New Year, New Goals

Happy New Year! Now that the hustle and bustle of Christmas activities are behind us (for most), it's time to enjoy the beginning of a NEW YEAR! Typically, I don't make New Year's Resolutions. I've done it a time or two, and some years I follow through and sometimes not. This year though, is a NEW YEAR. I'm determined to make some RESOLUTIONS and follow through.

I'll need YOUR help though! Check in on me--make sure I'm doing what I say I'm going to! In effect, you girls (and guys) are my accountability partners!

Some of these RESOLUTIONS are long-term and will take years to accomplish, and others are more short-term....you'll see when you start reading.......

I RESOLVE to.........

1. Lose more weight! This RESOLUTION is subject to change at anytime by said RESOLUTION maker (hee-hee). My goal is 50 lbs. I'm already halfway there and have lost 25 HEAVY POUNDS. The rest will be gone this year! I might get to 40 and decide I'm happy--I might get to 35 and decide I'm happy. We'll see. I do know this though, MORE WEIGHT will be lost this year!

2. Get out of as much DEBT as possible. This is one of those long-term goals. We'll have a mortgage until we're in our 50's...but....by golly--we're going to get out of some other debt this year. It's a RESOLUTION! Our church is starting a financial class tonight that will run for 13 weeks. It's the Financial Peace University by Dave Ramsey. We are SO EXCITED about this class!

3. Be a better MOTHER. I am usually so stressed out all day every day that I don't take the time to enjoy my kids very often. They ask me to play this or that, but I'm always too busy. I RESOLVE to take the time to play Memory 9,000 times and "shoot 'em up bang-bang" too.

4. Be a better WIFE. Yeah, this one probably should have been put before mother, but all the Mama's out there know that your hubby can defend himself--I'll POKE YOUR EYES OUT when it comes to my youngins. (hee-hee) Same thing as above. I'm a busy woman and don't spend very much time with the hubby (he's a busy man and doesn't spend much time with me either, but that's another story). I'll RESOLVE to be nicer (as nice as possible situation permitting), more humble (which will taste like pure vinegar, ha-ha) and more forgiving (which won't be easy when he walks on my clean floor with dirty boots).

5. Spend time in the Word and Prayer. I don't do enough of either.

Alright, those are my RESOLUTIONS. Any of you out there make any?

~CB~