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NY resolutions
Can't believe this hasn't been asked yet... but, do you have a new year's resolution or some general goals for 2012?
Mine are threefold: organization, creativity, and volunteering. I want to get a couple rooms in our house organized, I want to take an art class (or, at least putter around with some art supplies), and I want to volunteer at least 4 times (gotta start somewhere!)
I decided that I'm DONE with weight loss and health related goals. LOL.
Re: NY resolutions
I'm pretty sure there was a QOTD about this a little while ago . . .
But, I've refined mine in the past week and need to write them down so I'll play again anyway!
-Grown up stuff: will, life insurance, finally get a PCP
-Declutter, clean up house and prep for rental
-Be more active (I'm over weight related goals, but need to get out of my lazy funk): walk during lunch 3x a week, practice yoga 2x, take the stairs,
-Related to above, walk/hike with the dogs more. They were seriously neglected in 2011. I'm aiming low for 2x a month (I told you they were neglected).
ChCh - I'll come help you organize!
I am making an effort to walk for an hour at least every other day, which is +/- 3.5 miles. The new (very basic) treadmill works quite well for that, since it means I don't use the weather/lack of sunlight as an excuse. That's as much as health-related/weight-loss related as I can promise myself.
Also, limiting dinner out to once a week (no more!), preferably at a place like Paolo's on half-price pasta Sunday so we're not breaking the bank.
Also, a vacation before July. If I learned one thing in 2011, it's that I need time away from my office, so as to avoid The Crazy. Even if its "just" Chincoteague (John's cousin has a house there that we can rent cheaply), it's time away.
Also, and somewhat oddly, find one new song/artist a week. I tend to listen to the same old stuff, over and over again. I need to broaden my horizons.
"What is a week-end?"
- Join the REC center (cliche but we lapsed for a few months in order to get the better deal at the start of the year)
- New job! (if anyone is willing to help in this endeavor - let me know!)
what do you do? what do you WANT to do?
"What is a week-end?"
Be healthier
leave work at work so it stops making me so miserable all the damn time
We make the rockin' world go 'round.
I do healthcare/education policy things at a nonprofit.
I'd like to do the same at either at a larger/more broad nonprofit/agency/etc.
UGH, this is my resolution too. So hard to do.
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DH and I jointly resolved to go to the gym three times per week -- no excuses!
I want to get to bed earlier to make waking up easier so my personal resolution is to be in bed (with a book) by 9 on school/work nights. It also helps with my second resolution to read more. I've got a giant stack of books 'to be read' and got more for Christmas.
Also, I plan to drink more beer/wine. Our basement is full of bottles. We keep buying but then never get around to drinking all that much/often. We tend to buy a lot of the bigger (750 mL) beers, and for some reason we tend not to open them as much as smaller bottles, so yeah, drinking more in 2012. Woohoo!
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-stay in touch better with my long-distance friends. no more using Facebook as a crutch, I need to actually call!
-have this baby ;-)
-not go insane being a SAHM with a toddler and an infant
I think that's about all I can put on myself at this point ;-)
Dude, that is my kind of resolution.
amen.
(and I think that goes along with my "not go insane" resolution perfectly!)
i think most of these were covered in the QOTD but this is a good reminder (and i copied some from MrsHabious
creativity: take another photography class and a photoshop class. i'm also doing a project 52 on my blog, which will also ensure i post regularly.
continue with good eating habits (took a little holiday vaca on that . . .) and get back to exercising regularly. i have a gym in my building so i've no excuse not to.
once i'm full-time at this job, re-start contributing to my 401K at a higher rate and try to save like 1/2 of my salary.
be more organized and do the 15 mins/3x week (thanks MrsHabious, i know we can actually do this!)
i love stargirl's resolution to drink more and i will absolutely be following in that too
we have a nice supply of wine & beer to get drinking too!
You need a dog like ours. She refuses to poop in our yard, so walking her is not optional.
Yeah, it's not exactly a typical resolution, that's for sure! We came back from Upstate NY with a case of beer, and nearly a case of wine. DH said, "We need to stop buying alcohol!", and I said, "Or we can just drink more!" Problem solved!
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Same here. I elaborated on my resolutions in my latest blog post, but basically I intend to run more, read more, and stress less; spend more time with family and a lot less time stressing over work.
Mine in the QOTD post mainly focused on fertility, health, and career/business, but in reality I do exercises every quarter where I review eight areas of my life and write down a crapload of wishful thinking notes. [my 8 areas = Career, Money / Finances, Health / Wellness, Friends / Family, Significant Other / Romance, Personal Growth (may be spiritual or not), Fun / Recreation, and Physical Environment (your home, neighborhood, etc.).]
This week, I'm letting this round of notes marinate and am trying to take in all the "to-dos" and think about what the overall "to-bes" are to guide my actions (see my post "S/O NY Resolutions - To-Do Goals vs. To-Be Goals"). I need to do this for myself or else I get overwhelmed by the wishful thinking notes.