My intention is to try and make realistic goals, so I can actually achieve them without feeling defeated before I begin. If I find these goals to be too much I will revise them, but for now, this is what I'm taking on for 2013:
- Walk 30 minutes every day.
- Budget $100 per week for food/groceries - and stick to it. This includes eating out. It does not include dog food or chicken food. It does not include cleaning supplies.
- Create a more structured daily schedule - and follow it. Too often, I float through the day, not accomplishing the things I set out to do, because I'm not following a schedule. I'm hoping more structure will make me feel more productive, efficient, and effective.
- Crochet - 1 square a week, plus other projects. (Finish the mixed stripe blanket, etc.)
- Blog - once a week minimum. More is good.
- Read again. I miss reading for fun. I used to do it all the time. Goal - at least one hour of "extra-curricular" reading each week. Reading tied to specific work projects doesn't count.
- De-clutter my house and my life. Remove 1 big bag of stuff each week. It can be donated, recycled, or trashed, but it has to go. I have a terrible habit of accumulating stuff that "might be useful." My husband and Thing One are bad about this, too. Maybe I can get Thing Two to help..... she's ruthless about tossing things out.
- Garden more efficiently and effectively this summer. We didn't produce much in the way of veggies last year, and this needs to change - especially with my food budget goal in place. (I will not count the cost of gardening in my food budget.)
- Less television. Less Facebook and Pinterest. Not sure what goals I want to establish around this yet, but I know I want less of them in 2013. Perhaps the parameters need to be built around accomplishing the other goals first?
- When I fail, don't give up. I'm sure there are days I will not walk, and weeks I will not crochet a square, throw out a bag of stuff, or stick to the food budget. It's okay; I have permission to fail - but not to give up. There is always time to start again.
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