New Year Goals 2012

 

 

Find time to exercise and do it,

 

Get caught up on scrapbook and organizing recipes and house

 

Plan Meals, and cook healthier meals for us

 

Drink More Water, Portion control,  Take better care of me

 

Have fun, spend more time playing, spend more time outside

 

Watch tv, computer time when Luke is asleep

 

Blog more about the details of our life-someday I will thank myself!

 

 

Each year, I make goals for myself and some I try to achieve and some I never achieve or even try because they are not fun at all or something I don’t have time for.  It all sounds good on paper but it is hard as a busy, working mom to achieve them all let alone stick to them.  I’m trying for some easy ones and a few harder ones to see if they are easier to start and/or stick to.

 

Notice, I didn’t say the 4 letter word DIET!  If I am exercising, drinking more water, staying busy, and watching my portions, I will lose weight! 

 

Luke is turning 5 this year, so these are the fun years that he will enjoy, remember,  and pretty soon, he’ll start wanting to hang out with his friends, so we really need to spend every moment we can with him and enjoying him.    Sooo, I am going to really make an effort to not watch tv or have computer time when he is awake.  Even if he is watching one of his shows, I will either cuddle with him or do something around the house that needs to be done. 

 

I have started the year off with meal planning.  I am going to try lots of new crockpot dinners so that I can exercise at least 2-3ays a week right after work.  If I don’t do it right after work, it isn’t going to get done.   When I was doing this, I had more energy for the rest of my night.  I need to walk ( I’ve found an after work walking buddy) or go exercise somewhere right from work.  Once I get home, make dinner, spend time with Luke, it just doesn’t get done, then I’m too tired!   

As the cartoon below implies, we all need to just love ourselves, accept that we are great just the way we are (not perfect by any means, though)  and use resolutions to help us make ourselves a little bit better versions of our wonderful selves.  Now, I'll try to convince myself of this!

 

So, that’s it!!  I’ll let you know how I am doing!   I will also be catching up the blog from the holidays and then I will be talking more about what is going on with us!