So I don't usually do new years resolutions because, to be totally up front, I never carry them out. I hate this about myself (so change that this year, Amber), but anyone who knows me well knows it's true. In spite of not doing "formal" resolutions, I have - like most everyone else - done some thinking about things I would like to accomplish this year. So here is my informal list. If you're reading this be on my ass in about six weeks and request status updates to keep me accountable, will you please?
1. I'd like to blog more. I fell off the wagon (again) after Grayson was born with my posting of 3 good things each day. Part of my game-plan to blog more is to at least post those three good things, each day, for the whole year. Since I couldn't even do 100 days, this seems like an awfully lofty goal, but part of my problem is that I'm too wordy. I say too much; I explain and expand on too much. So to be successful this time, I'm going to tone down the posts and there will be many days when I simply don't have the time, so on those days, I need to let go of wanting the post to be well-rounded and fully explained and just list three damned things. So there. That's what I'm going to do. I'll post for yesterday and for today later today.
2. I need to gain control of the picture situation in my house. Jeff and I have been married for 7 years this summer and I never did print out photos and put them in albums. I'm that behind on doing photo albums, which means I also need to do Carter's album and start one for Grayson. This is a seriously daunting task. I have an entire tote downstairs full of old pictures, frames, albums, etc. waiting to be dealt with. So, I just need to start working on it because this isn't a project that will be done in one weekend - even if it was a completely kid-free weekend.
3. Speaking of pictures: I want to take more pictures of my kids. And more videos. And I want to be in more of those pictures (lack of make-up and cute hair most days prevents me from wanting to be in the pictures, but I need to get over that). And I want to really learn how to use our DSLR camera. Jeff bought me this nice camera and I leave it on auto - which is basically a sin, so that needs to stop. Then, when I take pictures of the kids, some of them might actually look pretty nice!
4. I really want to organize my house better. That sounds really general, but there are a couple areas in particular that I need to tackle. The top drawer of my nightstand is a catch-all for everything, it seems. The nightstand in Carter's room is wasted space; the coffee tables in our living room also need to be organized better. I feel like it's easier to keep the house clean when every single thing that comes into it has a home, so if I organize those areas they can become homes for things that will not be cluttering up my house somewhere else.
5. I want to start reading again. I'm a slow reader, despite having done an MA in English. Combine that reality with my current lack of time situation thanks to the kind of busy that two kids bring, and I don't read. Ever. I want to try to read a book a month. I've started reading some when nursing Grayson in the evenings once Carter is in bed. I'm just over a quarter of the way through Gone Girl and I'm enjoying it so far, so my January book is well on its way :)
6. Once a month I want to cook something new and I want to bake something new. I am not a good cook. I'm not at all confident in my cooking skills and would say that I really don't know how to cook. I want that to change. I don't know that I'll ever LOVE cooking, but I'd like to feel confident in my ability to make a good meal for my family. I get frustrated when things I try turn into an epic fail, so I need to go into this one knowing that there will be epic fails and god dammit, that's okay!
7. I want to eat more fruits and veggies. I'm not getting enough of either, and I know it. On that note, I need to drink more water.
8. Once Grayson starts sleeping less like a newborn, I want to start working on toning my core. My stomach has gone down a ton since Grayson's birth, but my belly has stretched to grow two babies, so it needs some toning. I would like to go back to wearing a bikini and feeling good about myself... some day. I'm naturally thin, so putting in a little effort to flatten that belly out really isn't something I should complain about or avoid doing!
There. I'm sure as the year goes on, I will come up with more changes that I will add at the bottom of this post as add-ons, but for now those are things I would consider goals for myself this year.
What are yours??
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