Sunday, January 1, 2012

Fresh Start 2012

A new year, new beginnings.  Isn't crazy how a new calender years makes us want to change ourselves for the better?  It's just an excuse.  If we really wanted to change things, we'd start any day!  Oh well, I will be like most Americans and start the new year with some resolutions....
  • Be a better mother.  Be more proactive, patient, sympathetic, loving, fun, teach by example
  • Go back to school.  I tend to put others first, this year I need to be a little more selfish.
  • Focus on family, both immediate and extended.  Friends come and go, family is forever.
  • Stay physically active.  I could say I want to lose weight, which I do, but staying fit is more important...the weight will lose itself in the meantime.
  • Eat healthier.  Drink more water and incorporate more veggies & fruits, especially family and children's meals.
  • Be more cautious with money.  Saving would be nice, but spending wisely is more realistic.  One will turn into the other.
  • Work on the house.
    • Need to add more to the inside with furniture, trendy accessories, wall art, textures.
    • Paint the interior with an eggshell finish or washable flat.  Marks on the walls drive me nuts
    • Paint the front door
    • Add crown molding to the bedrooms and bathrooms
    • Install ceiling fans in the kids' rooms
    • Purchase glass/screen doors for front and rear entrances
    • Landscape
  • This is our 10th year of marriage.  Spend more "us" time and enjoy each other.
  • Dress trendier.  I need to get out of the jeans and shirt slump.
  • Don't be so judgemental.  Over the years I've learned not to judge someone the first time I meet them.
  • Don't hold grudges and get upset easily by others.  I am in charge of my own happiness.
  • Go on a family vacation.  A real one.
  • Enjoy my last year as a SAHM to two.  In the fall, C will start kindergarten.  I need to make this year memorable to both of us. 

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