A new year! Time to start over fresh. Make new goals and resolutions and then tell them on this blog so you can all hold me accountable. Yikes!
I'm going to break mine up into categories this year.
Spiritually: I want to continue on my journey of a relationship with Christ. I want to know all I can know. This year I will do Daily Devotionals to help me understand what I read last year a bit better!
Physically: I'll be happy if I can maintain my weight this year...go into 2010 at the same weight that I entered 2009. Or 15 pounds lighter...that would work too! I'm not stressing about this one...it's not high on my priority list. Of course, I'd be happy to have a surprise pregnancy and go into 2010 slightly heavier from that!! (That one is all for you Jimmy Wayne!)
Emotionally: Choose happiness! I want to laugh with my husband and kids everyday this year. I will choose kindness. I will choose honesty. I will choose patience....yikes!! I will choose to love others and myself.
And the big one....Financially: This is my big project of the year. I will use cash only. No more VISA for me. Ugh! It's not that we're in debt or even bad at paying things off...its' that we always buy now and pay later. I want to learn to save up and then spend. It's going to be hard because we have a list of stuff to do this year and we are going to have to say no to some things in order to be able to do it all with cash. Some examples:
1. Put in a backyard fence. We've already had the estimates and we have chosen Colorado Fence Company. And we know we will pay $4000 for what we want. That will be a big chunk to save up ahead of time...hopefully we can do it by summertime! We absolutely need it for the dog.
2. New counter tops. Not a huge deal but what we have sucks! I mean ugly sucks. We would definitely see a return in the investment, we just have to decide how high on the priority list this is going to be to get it done this year.
And the places we want to go this year:
1. Camping at Yellowstone.
2. See Mount Rushmore.
3. Drive to Canada and spend the month of June with my family.
4. Fly to Texas, rent a car and spend 10 days there for Thanksgiving with Jim's family.
It's going to be tough to do this...but I am committed! I will post about the journey throughout the year and even ask for your suggestions. I'll probably boo hoo every time I have to say no to something but really enjoy what I get to say yes to. Pray for me!
One thing I really want to do is get a part-time job. It's tough with everyone's schedules around here but there has to be someone out there who needs help for just a few hours a week. Or needs things typed up from home. And, of course, I did write that I want to try waitressing this year so I will have to do that at some point too. It's going to be hard to find something but I'm really going to try....then I won't have to say no too often!! hahaha Once school starts back up in August then all the kids will be in full-time and I'll actually get to have a full-time job....oh, the adult conversations I'll have!!
I've enjoyed reading other's resolutions on their blogs and I'd love to hear yours too....you can leave them in the comment box. Remember, if you don't have a blogger ID you can write anonymously (its' more fun for me when you sign your name at the bottom, please!).
Happy New Years. May the year be full of happiness, love and lots of surprise blessings in your life!
1 comment:
Krista,
You are such an inspiration. I wish you still lived close by because I would so be hiring you to help me out part-time! I hope your resolutions go well throughout the year. As for wishing me a year full of surprises, I don't think I can handle anymore of those sister! Maybe a few good ones wouldn't be so bad. My resolution is pretty simple...try to stay sane! :) Have a great day!
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