Wow … another year has passed. How time flies! I took the triplets to their 2 year check up this morning. They are 10 lbs apart!!! Logan and Jaden are only 6 lbs apart. Weird how genetics work.
I took a look back at my resolutions for 2012 … I didn’t do horrible, but I didn’t accomplish all that I had wanted to.
Cook with more vegetables.
Well I started the year off pretty well with this one. I made a homemade chicken pot pie … lots of veggies in that one! I did, however, make keeping fresh fruits in the refrigerator part of my weekly shopping trip. I have the boys hooked on apple slices and oranges. So I wouldn’t call this one a total loss … but I still have some improvement to do.
Publisher
I did research! I actually took a class at UW-Waukesha called “How to Get Published.” I have TONS of notes on how to get a book published. I guess the next step would to actually take a step. Who knows … maybe I’ll actually get around to that when all the dishes are all washed (and put away), the boys are fed, laundry clean and the kids are in bed. Who am I kidding?!? If all those things happened at the same time I’d be in bed by 9pm 🙂
Hang pictures.
Yeah …. I think I hung one. And it was on a nail that was already in the wall from the previous owners. Big FAIL on this one haha Oh well …. life still keeps going and God still loves me. I have found lots of time for crocheting hats & blankets and doing pinterest projects. I’m not sure it counts towards this resolution, but it does go to show that I had some fun and not all work in 2012.
What are your New Year resolutions? Got any ideas on what I should work on? I’m not feeling very motivated to goal plan right now. Maybe I’ll end up with “second quarter” new year resolutions …
I do think having yearly goals are important. I was actually pumped to sign the square “made 2012 resolutions” in one of those ice breaker BINGO games. Looking for things to improve in your life and in yourself are important. It’s important as moms that we invest in ourselves and we work on the things that are still important to us. Yes, our families usually come first but we still need to be a role model in how to care for yourself. One day our little ones will be in charge of themselves … they will need to know how to be their own care giver. Act in a way that we hope our children will act one day.
So … I’m going to keep brain storming on what my resolutions for 2013 will be. Unless you’ve got a good idea for me??
Love, Mel
The women in my bible study are trying something that was mentioned in the new Proverbs 31 magazine. Rachel Olsen takes on a whole new perspective rather than making the usual list of resolutions. She encourages you to choose JUST ONE WORD to focus on for the entire year. The idea (from as much as I’ve read without yet reading the book) is that you take this word and focus on it, pay attention to what God is looking for you to do in your life; use this to direct prayer, journaling, etc.
The book she has written is called My One Word: Change Your Life with Just One Word by Rachel Olsen. There is also a website that is very good called http://www.myoneword.org.
I haven’t come up with my word yet, although one word keeps popping in my head, so that might be my word… time will tell. I’m game to try it and see how successful I am.
Only time will tell! 🙂