Resolutions 2010

Although I resolved several years ago to never make resolutions again, to prove myself consistent I broke that one and started making resolutions again. This year I’ve resolved to:

· Get healthier, lose some more of the baby weight, (22 lbs down and 40 to go). I’ve got to start going to the gym again. I’ve been on hiatus since I’ve been having some digestive issues. They’ve thoroughly checked my gallbladder and other organs but still there’s no answer as to why I’m suffering from constant upper right quadrant pain. It takes so long with all of the testing and such that at least I know it’s not serious. If it was serious, I’d be dead already.

· Attempt to make it to church at least once a month. This includes finding a church that’s not all judgey and weird.

· Have someone over for dinner once a month (I stole this from my friend Julie and it’s a good one). When I say dinner, I don’t mean getting all fancy, I mean just having someone over… even if we are eating tacos. No good china, just some good friends and a bottle of wine. Remember that we are gluten free, ‘round here so expect a dish containing potatoes.

· Finally find some way to take that Anatomy class that I need to start on my going back to school journey.

· Jorma resolved to do a family outing once a month and I’m totally piggy backing his. We don’t do enough fun stuff as a family. Usually by the time the weekend comes we are exhausted and content just to hang out together on the sofa like a pile of puppies watching TV and giggling.

· Get my blog moved over to something better like Wordpress or Movable Type. I’ve been putting that off forever because it requires actually purchasing webspace instead of riding out the free web hosting like I have been doing, but it really limits me. I’d like a little more control, a better site and maybe even a storefront selling something… maybe sensory toys? There are a ton of people making little bits of cash from their own websites online and while I’m not expecting anything lucrative, it’d be nice to generate some sort of something.

I like posting my resolutions on my blog because it helps to hold me to them. Because then I can go in and take a look at the end of the year and see how I’ve done. I need accountability. So let’s take a look at last year’s (cringe).

· Put on makeup everyday - Does chapstick count as makeup? If Chapstick counts as makeup I did this one!

· Try out some cardio. I love yoga, but I'm not losing any weight... just firming up. I did this! Religiously for a while. For a long while actually. I lost 22 lbs but then came to a screeching halt in September when the first cold come to our house.

· Embrace joy. I’m not sure I did this like I should have. I think I just got so busy that I stopped enjoying all of the things that I should have been and started just trying to make it through. I will try to do better at this, this year.

· Spend more time doing things that are creative. More art. I did this! I joined the Matthews Artist Guild and set up our spare room as an art studio. This involved getting rid of a bunch of Jorma’s weight equipment, but that wasn’t a big deal since we have a gym membership.

· Set up a budget for the family and use it... for a whole year. I did set up a budget. And we didn’t use it at all. This is because it was my intention to set up a cash budget for spending. But we don’t use cash. It would work better if we set up two additional accounts with debit cards and moved our spending money for the month to those. And then used the main account for bills only.

So all in all, I didn’t do that bad. Maybe I can make this year’s happen. I think I can, I think I can.