A New Year, A New Me
Not likely. I’m not a resolution kinda gal, but I am very much a list kinda gal. If it’s on a list, I’ll do it. I don’t know why, but I draw immense satisfaction from checking things off of a to-do list. I’ve even been known to do something, realize it should have been on my to-do list but I forgot to write it down, write it down anyway, then immediately cross it off. Just because it feels good. I’m weird like that.
In the interest of holding myself publicly accountable, here are a few of my goals for this year (and beyond).
- Read through the Bible (with the girls) in its entirety this year.
- Make a monthly donation to Goodwill or somewhere similar. Purge, purge, purge!
- Learn to use coupons. I want to be that crazy woman who pays $4 a month for groceries!
- Learn to play the guitar. I’m teaching myself so this could be ugly.
- List the 6 huge tubs of inventory I’ve been tripping over for months weeks.
- Work out 3 times a week, and the treadmill doesn’t count. I despise lifting weights and sadly, it shows.
- Go through every room in the house, purging and organizing.
- Blog ‘more regularly’. An intentionally vague goal.
- Pay off our rapidly increasing medical bills. No clue how this one will happen, but it’s good to dream big, right?
I’m going to try to blog about some of these things as I do them too, to help me stay on track. I already did the kids bathroom closet and it feels so good! One space down, 27 to go! So, what are your goals this year?
Tags: goals, new years resolutions, to-do list
How I See the World | Heather January 4, 2010
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By Becca - Our Crazy Boys, January 4, 2010 @ 1:17 pm
That list looks completely “do-able.” I really like the purging and organizing section… I might make that my goal this year!
.-= Becca – Our Crazy Boys´s last blog ..The 10 “best” of 2009! =-.
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By Soliloquy, January 4, 2010 @ 3:24 pm
Go girl!
I have found for myself that because I am so inconsistently consistent, accountability is over-rated.
Pretty sure I’m going to keep my one resolution to drink more wine though.
See?? I AM consistent!!
.-= Soliloquy´s last blog ..Why Tuesday? =-.
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By mary b, January 5, 2010 @ 9:55 am
Great idea on the monthly donation purge. And I like the vague blog goal
I just did a post on my Financial Goals for the year. I need accountability there.
.-= mary b´s last blog ..It’s 2010, time to set new financial goals =-.
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By Julie From Inmates, January 8, 2010 @ 2:18 am
Our lists look strangely similar. I am so guilty of doing the write something in just so I can mark it off thing. And, I too, am purging my house, one Longaberger basket at a time. =) Good luck on your goals.
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By Darcie - Such The Spot, January 8, 2010 @ 10:07 am
Count me in with the weirdos like you and Julie who write something on a list just to cross it off. Feels so much more productive that way…
PS. I like the blog more regularly one. I miss you when you disappear!
.-= Darcie – Such The Spot´s last blog ..My Hidden Talent: Unveiled =-.
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