So I have decided not to make any specific New Year's resolution because, let's face it, not very often do resolutions get carried through on. Instead, I want to make a list of goals for this year. I'll start now and probably add more as I go along.
*Make sure that I am spending daily time with God. I need to learn to stick with my devotion time and instead of trying to solve all of my own problems, go to Him. He's the only one who can really make things better in me from the inside out.
*Continue working toward becoming the Proverbs 31 woman The Proverbs 31 woman is the ultimate woman in my opinion. A lot of my 2011 goals will be set around this.
*Be the best wife that I can be for my husband. Mitch is an amazing man, the absolute most amazing man that I know actually. I spent my life praying for a man who would be the complete opposite of my father and I was so blessed the day that Mitch entered my life. He is so loving, passionate, helpful, he's a great listener, an amazing provider, a loving father and of course he's incredibly good looking!! I could not ask for more than what I have with him, in a partner. So, I want to make sure that this year, I am the absolute best wife that I can be for him.
*Be the best mother that I can be for our daughter. Sophi will be here very soon. I am a whirlwind of emotions. Happy, excited, nervous, scared and some other stuff too. I know that being a mommy is what I was meant to be but I am so scared that I will mess something up. I guess my real goal is to know that, every mother messes up sometimes and that as long as I am the best that I can be for her, then I will be #1 Mommy in her book!
*Be more eco-friendly in 2011. I've already started down this road somewhat but I'd like to expand my eco-friendly horizons this year. We will be using cloth diapers for Sophi, have switched out some of the household cleaners for more "green" options, started recycling but I need to educate myself more on it. So we need to recycle more, swap out more cleaning items for "green" options and start using reusable grocery bags. If anyone has other ideas, I'm very open to learning. :)
*Spend more time outside. This is an easy one, really. I just need to stop being such an inside person and get out more. I know that the dogs would love it if I got out with them for 30 minutes a day and threw the ball around or took them for a walk.
*Start walking the dogs again. I know that this totally plays off of the last goal of spending more time outside but our dogs seem kind of depressed since I haven't been walking them the last few months. I have not had a lot of energy to get out and play with them and I feel like a terrible pet owner but growing this baby has really taken it out of me. Now that we are one month away from due date though, I think it's time to start walking again. It will be good for the dogs to get some good exercise before the baby comes and it will be good to get me in shape for labor. So, I'll start walking this month and will continue until Sophi makes her arrival and then once we are cleared, we will all walk together.
*Get back into shape after Sophi gets here. I miss working out so bad. I miss my morning runs and sweating it out with Tony Horton in the living room. I miss feeling strong and being able to feel like I look really good. So, after the doc clears me to work out again, I am going to hit it as often as I can. Besides, Mitch is over in Qatar getting all buff and working out for 2 hours a day. I can't have him come home looking all Rambo and not be looking good myself!
*Stop being so judgmental and opinionated. It seems that pregnancy has really brought out the Judgey McJudgerson in me and even though no one has been blunt enough to tell me, I'm tired of hearing myself. So I need to realize that people are different and that no one on this Earth, especially me, is perfect.
*Get my life organized. While I like to think that I am a pretty clean person, organization is not my specialty! Mitch has always been here to keep me organized. If I need space for something anywhere, he can move things around and organize and find space where I never would be able to. He is my Tetris master and the one who always finds room in the refrigerator for a gallon of milk when it seems impossible to me. With him overseas, I need to learn how to get myself organized so that he doesn't come home to a giant mess of a house! This is why I am taking the 21 Day Challenge over at A Bowl Full of Lemons. Today was Day One, organize your junk drawer. I will take and post pics tomorrow of our drawer. Mitchy will be so proud!! :)
*Learn how to sew. I have always wished that I was crafty like some of the girls that I know but have never really seen myself as a knitter or a crocheter. So I've done some research and I think that I would like to invest in a sewing machine & a Sewing for Dummies book and give it a shot! I want to be able to make blankets and dresses and Halloween costumes and cloth diaper stuff and BABYLEGS!!! We were at Target tonight and they have all of these super cute knee socks for $2.00 that I could turn into baby leg warmers so easily if I had a sewing machine and babylegs.com sells them for $10-12 a pair. That's just crazy!
So these are the things that I can think of for now. It's a lot but none of it really seems out of reach so I'm just going to stick to it and do the best that I can. Happy 2011 Everyone!!
