Those resolutions that I made back in January, like everyone else's, had fizzled by February. What's a girl to do? Try, try again! Instead of pointing all of the "reasons" for not making progress, I'm just going to restart my efforts on June 1st.
Happy New Year to me!
Wednesday, May 30
Friday, January 13
52 bites...
Recently, I've been looking ways to be more organized. The more I think about it, I also want to find ways of being more productive as well. I'm in the rut of waiting until the weekend to get things done around the house. Unfortunately, that means that a large amount of the weekend is spend cleaning the house instead of having fun with family and friends.
I've been reading the Simple Mom blog for a few years now. I've even read Tsh's book. Unfortunately, I haven't made it a priority to implement the great ideas that she has. Well, recently Tsh released an e-book called One Bite at a Time: 52 Projects for Making Life Simpler. It contains some of the same information found in the Organized Simplicity book and on the blog, but it's set up as 52 small projects that can be executed one at a time and in any order. I'm going to use this little book to help reach my resolution to be more organized.
I've been reading the Simple Mom blog for a few years now. I've even read Tsh's book. Unfortunately, I haven't made it a priority to implement the great ideas that she has. Well, recently Tsh released an e-book called One Bite at a Time: 52 Projects for Making Life Simpler. It contains some of the same information found in the Organized Simplicity book and on the blog, but it's set up as 52 small projects that can be executed one at a time and in any order. I'm going to use this little book to help reach my resolution to be more organized.
Tuesday, January 10
Resolutions
It's been a few years since I've made new year's resolutions. It's also been a few years since I've blogged here. It only seems natural that I might try blogging my resolutions!
My resolutions this year look much like they have in the past. By never fully achieving these goals any making them part of lifestyle, I'm doomed to see them reappear over and over. So here's the list for 2012:
1. Get fit and exercise more. AF and I ordered a treadmill. Once it get's here, I'm going to start with 30 minutes a day. I'm sure I'll start with walking, but hope to move on to running.
2. Eat more fruits and vegetables. I like to think that I eat fairly well, but I've been noticing that most of my snack involve dairy. I'm going to make more of an effort to include fruit or veg as part of my snacks throughout the day. I'd also like to sneak some into breakfast when possible.
3. Be more organized. This weekend, I took a load of clothes and cast off good to Goodwill. It felt great to reclaim some of the floorspace in the basement. I'd like to keep it up. By the end of the year, I'd like to have all of my closets serving an actual purpose other where I stuff things when company comes over.
4. Improve overall health. I'm going to make an effort to visit every doctor this year. Since having G, I've only made time to visit my OB. This year, I need to find a new GP, dentist, and eye doctor.
5. Drink less coffee. I usually only drink coffee in the morning, so I don't think I drink a lot of coffee. Unfortunately, I've been suffering bouts of insomnia. I'm going to cut back on coffee to see whether it's one of the roots of my sleepless nights. I'm drinking tea at the office, but I still get coffee on weekends.
6. Drink less alcohol during the week. Like coffee, I don't drink a lot of alcohol. However, I think that the drinks I have each night are contributing to the pounds I've put on over the last year.
7. Create a morning and evening routine. I'm still have no sense of organization about my mornings. I want to develop a short list of things that I could do before bed to make my morning easier and a short list of things to do when I get up to make the whole day go more smoothly.
Wish me luck!
My resolutions this year look much like they have in the past. By never fully achieving these goals any making them part of lifestyle, I'm doomed to see them reappear over and over. So here's the list for 2012:
1. Get fit and exercise more. AF and I ordered a treadmill. Once it get's here, I'm going to start with 30 minutes a day. I'm sure I'll start with walking, but hope to move on to running.
2. Eat more fruits and vegetables. I like to think that I eat fairly well, but I've been noticing that most of my snack involve dairy. I'm going to make more of an effort to include fruit or veg as part of my snacks throughout the day. I'd also like to sneak some into breakfast when possible.
3. Be more organized. This weekend, I took a load of clothes and cast off good to Goodwill. It felt great to reclaim some of the floorspace in the basement. I'd like to keep it up. By the end of the year, I'd like to have all of my closets serving an actual purpose other where I stuff things when company comes over.
4. Improve overall health. I'm going to make an effort to visit every doctor this year. Since having G, I've only made time to visit my OB. This year, I need to find a new GP, dentist, and eye doctor.
5. Drink less coffee. I usually only drink coffee in the morning, so I don't think I drink a lot of coffee. Unfortunately, I've been suffering bouts of insomnia. I'm going to cut back on coffee to see whether it's one of the roots of my sleepless nights. I'm drinking tea at the office, but I still get coffee on weekends.
6. Drink less alcohol during the week. Like coffee, I don't drink a lot of alcohol. However, I think that the drinks I have each night are contributing to the pounds I've put on over the last year.
7. Create a morning and evening routine. I'm still have no sense of organization about my mornings. I want to develop a short list of things that I could do before bed to make my morning easier and a short list of things to do when I get up to make the whole day go more smoothly.
Wish me luck!
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