Wednesday, January 02, 2008

January Goals

I have so many things that I want to improve or change or learn but they are the same things as last year and the year before and...you get the picture. I'm not improving on very many things and my list of resolutions gets longer each year, so in order to try to check some things off of my list, I am going to break things down into categories and then work on a few things each month. Maybe writing it down and tracking my progress on my blog will help me to do better this year. I have "High Hopes!"

So here's my goals for

January
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Personal:
I will spend one hour each day renewing my spirit. During this hour I will read and study my scriptures and I will take time to practice playing the piano again.







Family:
I will take advantage of our evening time together. On Sunday we will study a Conference talk together and then have a weekly planning meeting. On Monday is Family Home Evening and Friday, this night will be our Family Fun Night where we just play together.






Health:
I will cook breakfast each morning before my kiddos and hubby head out the door and have dinner ready each evening before 8 o'clock.







Home:
I will completely clean one room each day. I figure by doing this, the whole house will be cleaned every two weeks.









Marriage:
We will have prayers together each night.







Long Term:
Food Storage-January:take inventory and make a plan for the year.
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Wow! It's a good thing I only picked to work on a couple of things this month. I basically feel like I have taken a very long vacation from my life and now I am playing catch-up! I have so many more things that I need to do but just putting this many down has already put things into perspective for me. I guess I tend to have "Big plans" but "Small actions"

Do you make New Years Resolutions? How well do you do at keeping them?



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6 comments:

ali cross said...

Wow those are some big goals there Laurie!

If anyone can do it, I bet you could! But it's too much for me. My resolution list is getting smaller and smaller as the years go by - NOT because I'm any better at keeping them but because I'm just not so sure I can even do ONE new thing let alone a handful!

I'll be here routin' ya on though - keep us posted on your progress!

Ashley said...

I always vow to lose weight every year since I was like 14. Some years I do, other years I don't. I really wish I did not worry about my weight. I will try and not worry about it this year. I definately do not want pass down any insecurities I have to my girls.

Cindy said...

Those sound like great goals! I keep going over things I'd like to work on in my head. I need to write them down. Good luck on them!

Jenna Harris said...

Laurie, That's a lot! Are you sure you need to "cook" breakfast? Doesn't cereal and/or toast count? I'm wondering if this is something I should feel guilty about.

Happy New Year and best of luck with your goals. I really, really, really hope I achieve some of mine this year.

Anonymous said...

That is a lot to take on in one month. I find it works best for me to work on one thing at a time. I'm with Jenna--cereal and toast for breakfast works great for us because everyone leaves at different times, and they can get it themselves! Toast is considered cooking, isn't it?

I'm not very good at sticking with new years resolutions. My goal this year is to work on the Personal Progress program with my young women. Even though I already completed it as a teenager, I know I will gain a lot from it. I'm thinking that should cover all my bases for now! My big goal this year is just to get my master's degree in April.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog. I always like to meet new bloggers. YOu have a beautiful design here.

Those are some great goals. I know I couldn't live without the piano. I love to play.