Showing posts with label New Year's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Year's. Show all posts

2.29.2012

Checking Off Some Resolutions!

So I posted the truth about New Year's Resolutions in my mind in December (here). But sometimes people forget a week or two in or a month or two in. So I have an Update!

This may be a bad eye opening experience...

1. Finally get up in the morning and exercise. At least 3 days a week 
2. Write in my hand written journal once a week
3. Finally organize the office (3/4 the way there)
4. Go on at least 1 date a month with Steve and dress up for it
5. Not be intimidated by cooking fish
6. Take myself to a spa DAY, the whole freaking DAY
7. Finally paint the console table I meant to do a year and a half ago
8. Actually keep my car clean
9. Have dinner ready on time
10. Pay off that doctor bill we have had since 2008
11. Go on daily walks with the kids (Weather permitting) (Although ongoing)
12. Maybe, buy our own home again 
I think it is a pretty good start for 2 months down. 2012, we may end up being friends after all! How 'bout them apples?!

How are your Resolutions going? I would love to know!
Bethany

12.30.2011

Happy New Year!

As I will be distracted with my family and friends this weekend, as I know you all will be as well, I thought I would let you know that I hope you all have a Happy New Year in 2012! 

My mother is from the south so our two traditions are:

Eating Black Eyed Peas on New Year's Eve for good health for the new year.

And we do NOT do laundry on the 1st, it takes away any good luck you may have.

Enjoy your last couple of days of 2011 and make sure you tell 2012 to 

BRING IT ON!

12.16.2011

The Awful Truth About My New Year's Resolutions

Hello! Is everyone almost done with their Christmas shopping? I am not either. 

I may have to put a camera in my own stocking, it is no where to be found. Isaiah probably took it downstairs to the battleground of the 10 million toys. (My name for the family room)

But as we all know, the day after Christmas means a couple of things.

1. Dodging the mail-man (All the delight of watching your kids get the coolest things is now gone)
2. Looking at the kids play with all the boxes and wonder where on earth the actual toy is
3. Putting the scale from the bathroom floor to under the bed
and last but not least: 4. Making your New Year's Resolutions REAL quick since the new year is 5 days away.

Who actually makes all their resolutions? For those of you that do, I applaud you and you are my hero. Really. But in the normal world, we last about a month. So, this year I have come up with a full proof plan.

I will have a different resolution for each month! What do you all think? When you have too many, it is too hard to breath, relax and honestly be sane trying to accomplish them all. So one at a time people!

Here are mine:

1. Finally get up in the morning and exercise. At least 3 days a week. I do not go to a gym or anything. Just a couple of ten pound weights and a yoga ball in my living room. That last 40 pounds of baby fat doesn't work itself off.
2. Write in my hand written journal once a week
3. Finally organize the office (Our filing cabinet is scary!)
4. Go on at least 1 date a month with Steve (Hard to plan ahead with his schedule so it will be a quick decision) and dress up for it
5. Not be intimidated by cooking fish
6. Take myself to a spa DAY, the whole freaking DAY
7. Finally paint the console table I meant to do a year and a half ago
8. Actually keep my car clean
9. Have dinner ready on time (Can you tell I stay at home?)
10. Pay off that doctor bill we have had since 2008
11. Go on daily walks with the kids (Weather permitting)
12. Maybe, buy our own home again

Let's see how this all goes, I do not plan to do this in any set order, just what sounds good at the beginning of the month. Does anyone have any different/quirky resolutions of their own?

Happy Friday!

Bethany