New Years Resolutions

The past few years I have succeeded in the few resolutions I have made.
At the end of 2010 I made the resolution to remain smoke free (I had quit that year) and I completed that goal.

This year my resolution is a bit more .. well more. My list is a lot bigger and a lot more in depth. Our lives are heading in the direction I want, but not fast enough. So this year I really want to push it forward. With mom's diagnosis it puts a bit of a crimp in the plans, but we are going to get through it. So here's to starting the list! Let's see where I end up this time next year.

Deirdre’s 2012 Resolutions

1.   Lose weight, goal= 150 lbs or less (ideal 135 lbs [potentially not possible in 2012. 2013?]):
                  a.      200 lbs

b.      190 lbs

c.       180 lbs

d.      170 lbs

e.       160 lbs

f.       150 lbs

2.    Healthy eating:

a.      Make fast food a rarity.

b.      Home cooked meals

c.       Cut out one item that is bad for you:

                                                           i.      Sugar

                                                           ii.      Caffeine

                                                           iii.     White bread

                                                           iv.      Red meat

3.     Healthy lifestyle:

a.       Consistent gym use

b.      Run:

                                                          i.      30 sec straight

                                                          ii.      1 minute straight

                                                          iii.      2 minutes straight

                                                          iv.      5 minutes straight

4.     Arts and crafts

a.       Art:

                                                             i.      Take an art class

                                                            ii.      Push recognition of own Art forward

                            1.      Goal: 120 Likes on Facebook Page

                            2.      More commissions

                            3.      Gallery/coffee shop showing.

b.      Organize craft supplies in labeled bins.

c.       Complete wedding scrapbook

d.      Start year by year scrapbook (reference Facebook for picture dates)

5.     Money and savings

a.      Save (ideally) $500 each month.

b.      Pay off credit cards and maintain 25% balance.

c.      Pay off major debts:

                  d.      Save for family vacation

e.       Have 2010 and 2011 taxes completed

6.    Friends

a.       Make new friends and network with people with similar interests (art, reading, writing, etc)

b.      Make larger efforts to enrich the relationships I already have.

7.     Family

a.      Keep close. Don’t let another death remind you that family is important

b.      Communicate and spend more time with Kendra and Ethan. Would like to know my nephew.

c.       Have the girls over more often.

d.      Add to the family

                  e.       Try to bridge the gap between Grandma and self

f.       Extend more contact with Opa

g.      Try to arrange more regular trips to see relatives.

h.      More common phone calls with Dad

8.    Be the wife Andrew deserves, the daughter Mom deserves, and the friend my Family and Friends deserve.