tWeNtY-eLeVeN

As I rang in the new year with a kiss from my sweet husband, I got a wonderful feeling that this year is going to be a good one. I feel confident that 2011 holds great things for me and Allen. What those things might be, I'm not sure yet. But I sure am excited to discover what they are. :)

I've decided that this year is going to be different. My New Year Resolutions are going to be different. My goals typically consist of "lose ____ pounds in two months," "work out 6 times a week," do this, do that, don't do this or that....Well...none of those have ever really worked out for me.

So here are a few of my Resolutions for 2011:

1. NO WEIGHT LOSS GOALS: Rather than try to lose lbs. by a certain date and focus on the pounds and inches, I'm going to focus on forming Healthy Habits. I'm going to work on working out 3 times a week. Even if that means I stretch on my yoga mat for 20 minutes. I'm going to teach myself self control and moderation. I want to form habits that can make me feel better each day. I plan on making better decisions for my body. (wish me luck!)

2. HOUSEWORK: This past year was an epic fail on keeping up with my housework. And yes, it's embarassing to admit that. But hey...I HATE cleaning. My goal is to set aside up to 30 minutes each day after work to straightening my apartment. And I will set aside one full day each week for deeper cleaning.
I realized that I don't really have an excuse to have a messy apartment. I get off work at 3pm everyday, so I have plenty of time in the afternoon and evening to straighten up. We don't have kids, it's just the two of us, so I don't have the excuse of "I was chasing kids around all day." And I know I feel better when I'm living in a clean home.

3. PHOTO ALBUMS: Okay, this one may seem silly to some of you, but I want to start putting together photo albums. I take plenty of pictures, but I don't seem to do anything with them. They get uploaded to Facebook and then stay on my memory card in my camera. And Facebook is NOT a legitimate photo album, in my opinion. So my goal is to print off my pictures once a month and add them to albums. I want my children to have easy access to these pictures. I don't want them to have to login to facebook to see them. That sounds a little ridiculous, doesn't it?


Well there ya go. These are a few of the things I plan to work on this year. I have a couple other little goals for this year, but those ones I'm keeping to myself. :)
May all of you have the strength and power to accomplish your goals this year!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!