As I mentioned in my last post, my goals from last year were many and I managed to hit about 8-9 of those 15. I'm disappointed that I didn't hit all 15, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give up on them!
My goals for this year are:
Be smarter financially –So we can get Isaac his dream truck and possibly move into our dream home! I will start by sitting down with the hubs and setting a budget and talking about how we will stick to it! I will also try to come up with a way or two to have extra income (I have a couple of ideas but I need to work out a few things first).
Be healthier – I want to go back to being more active at least 3 times a week. I also want to eat more fresh and organic foods rather than lots of processed, prepackaged foods.
Learn to sew –This will also save me money because I can either repurpose old clothes I would otherwise get rid of and I can fix clothes to get some extra wears out of them!
Learn to knit –This will be fun, get me off of my electronics, and I can make some fun gifts for friends and family!
Spend more time with loved ones –Have more get-togethers at our house!
Be a better wife –Unfortunately, I think I have gotten so used to having the sweetest husband on earth that I take it for granted at times. I want to deliberately be more prayerful, respectful, encouraging, uplifting, and positive for Isaac. At the end of a long, hard, and emotional day doing what he does as an EMT, I want him to come home to a safe, relaxing, and fun home. The last thing I want to do is to make our home a stressful place to come to!
Do more for others –Sometimes I feel like I get desensitized to others going through hardships thanks to the horrible things I see daily on the news. I need to not only be more compassionate toward others who have less than I do and who are going through tough times. And I think that volunteering more will help me achieve that.
Get off the phone – Ugh, I can’t believe I have become one of those people. Hi, my name is Judith, and I am addicted to my iPhone. Poor hubby asks me all the time to get off of it so we can just hang out! So I am making a commitment to not be on it so much when in the presence of others. Words with Friends, Matching with Friends, and Gems with Friends will have to wait.
Build a stronger relationship with God - My time in the Word, prayer life, and study time can always get better. So I want to improve on all of those things! He has blessed us SO much even in our struggles and I want to know him more each day! And as a youth leader, the best way to lead is by example! If the leaders are all on fire for God, I can't wait to see what will happen to the youth group and the church!
There you have it! What goals will YOU set for 2013? Feel free to share them in the comments below!
Judith
Happy
New Year dear friends!
I
am officially the world’s worst blogger… cause, well, I don’t blog! I’ll try
again this year and we will see how it goes. As we get into this new year, it
almost feels like the slate has been wiped clean and you can have a fresh
start. However, I wanted to look back at my goals from last year and see how I
did on them. I did set a lot, so I’m hoping I at least made it halfway through
them!
Cook more – I did better at this in the
first couple of months of 2012, but overall, I think we were able to stay in
more than we used to. So I’d say this was accomplished, but we still have work
to do!
Learn to knit - I didn’t even buy knitting needles. This one
is a fail, but I’m adding it to my list for this year.
Pray more – I’d say I did this, but I still
feel like it’s never enough. I’ve been better at asking others what they need
prayer on and thinking of praying for those people throughout the day. But the
area I need improvement in is praying for others without a specific thing to
pray for. I need to pray for Isaac and my family more, as well as for our
religious and political leaders, etc.
Organize! Goal was to have at least 5 more
organization systems set up around the house this year. I did it! I got my
jewelry organized (well, still need to do the necklaces but the earrings are
all in their place as we speak), got a little organizer for my scarves, one for
my belts, got a bunch of baskets and bins for cables, got my makeup drawer
organized, and redid our entire guest bedroom with TONS of organization in
there. I love it, no more random books and boxes everywhere in the spare
bedroom!
Give better gifts – I did okay here, but still gave
too many gift cards…
Learn about photography – I totally
did this! Took a couple of classes and learned a LOT. Still much more to learn.
My parents got me Photoshop Elements for Christmas so as soon as I get my
laptop cleaned up, that’s going on there and I’m taking that class!
Have a cleaner house – Overall, I managed to accomplish
this one. It was tough after we got Halli and she had her puppies, but I mopped
at least once a day and it helped a lot. I still manage to keep things picked
up and clean most of the time… now if only my floors would clean themselves.
Ugh.
Be more adventurous and spontaneous –
Not sure I’d say I accomplished this, since I can’t think of one really crazy
thing I did without planning it this year. Darn.
Read more – Goal was to read 4 books.
Failed miserably. Started 2-3, but didn’t finish a single one. :o/
Be healthier – I halfway got there. I got in
pretty good shape doing Insanity for about 6 months and I was even eating a
little healthier, but once we got Halli and we had the surprise of the puppies,
every waking minute was dedicated to those squealing little furballs and I
stopped working out altogether.
Spend more time with loved ones -
I did manage to have quite a few get-togethers at our house (including my
sister’s massive bridal shower), but I still want to do it even more!
Save more money – Not good. We took a few hits
this year with our rescue having puppies, me losing a big account at work the
previous year, and Isaac losing his job, so the car fund did NOT grow as
planned and we didn’t make extra payments on the house as we would like to. Oh
well, it’s a new year and I’m expecting better things!
Go somewhere I’ve never been. – I’m not sure we managed to do
this… we went to the usual spots: Charleston, Asheville, and NYC. But I guess
that within NYC we saw a lot of things we hadn’t seen before, does that count?
I also went to Toronto for work and saw some parts of it I hadn’t seen before!
Give more! I did this! I gave a good bit of
my time, energy, and money this year to great causes. As a church, we helped an
orphanage get beds for every single child there (hundreds I think). I also
volunteered a lot of time for the Operation Christmas Child project at our
church. And as I do each year, I volunteered at Dunbar Child Development Center
for their Christmas carnival.
Learn to sew. – Didn’t happen. We were super
delayed in buying a desk and getting it set up in our guest bedroom so by the
time that was done, it was October. And then I got busy. So I went to the store
to get some thread yesterday and plan on starting this one in the next week or
two!
So
out of 15, I did about 7-9 (or at least got started on them). I’d say that isn’t
bad, but I wouldn’t be honest if I didn’t say I was kind of disappointed in a
few of those. So here we go. Time to set new ones for 2013! That will be in my next post :)
Love you all,
Judith
