Looking Ahead

Well, finally, here are my goals for 2009.  The past year has been very, very, very difficult.  I haven't blogged about it, I haven't blogged much at all actually.  One hopes to reach the bottom of a never ending pit of despair just to have solace knowing that "up" is the only way to go.  Unfortunately or maybe fortunately, it can always get worse.  And it has.  And it can still get worse.  Before it does, I need to pull myself out of this funk and get a move on!

So, a New Year.  A New Beginning.  Live for today.  So without further ado...

Here they are, in no particular order...

• Do daily Random Acts of Kindness.
  
• Stop comparing myself to others.
  
• Face personal demons from my past.
  
• Feel less guilty if I take time for myself.
• No more soda!!!
  
• Drink more water!!!
  
• Stretch.
  
• Be more patient with my children.
  
• Be more grateful what what I do have.
  
• Write in my journal daily.
  
• Write my Life Plan (Thank you Carolina Mama).
  
• Continue to learn to knit (best site for beginners, cause I'm a beginner and learned from this site Knitting Help).
  
• Love more.
  
• Give more.
  
• Praise more.
  
• Re-learn to grow garden and be accountable to my commitment.
  
• Date night with hubby once a week, go no more than two weeks.
  
• Family night every week, no exceptions!
  
• Less T.V.
  
• Continue reading aloud to my children every day.  Try other times/locations as now we do it only at bed time.
  
• Live below our means.
  
• Get on a budget, get on a budget, get on a budget!
  
• Stick to it!  Stick to it!  Stick to it!
  
• Pay down debt, get on a plan.  The above will be a great start.
  
• Volunteer.
  
• Read more for me, this will help.
  
• Find a direction for this blog!
  
• Make my own soap.
  
• Take dancing lessons with my husband.  We've been wanting to do this for years.  Now that it's in print...
  
• Get back to Menu Planning!
  
• Explore home state with more Stay-cations, since we never get to go on vacation anyway.
  
• Show my husband how much I appreciate him.
  
• Use this year to explore homeschooling and decide if it's something I/we officially want to do.
  
• Sneak in better nutrition into our daily meals.  My children are soooo picky!
  
• Get my own Home Management Guide.  Using this as a guide, it is so wonderful!
  

Thank you to Toni over at The Happy House Wife for hosting this fun and accountable exercise.  You'll find many more goals for 2009 and in much more orderly fashion.

I know this list will change and manifest itself into something somewhat different that where I've started, but hey, at least I've started.  And I'm sure I've left something out.  I don't usually make resolutions or write down my goals, so even this is a beginning.  :)

Thank you for stopping by.  My best wishes to you for a fulfilled, happy and successful New Year!