And happy 200th post to me! (I can't think of a more appropriate day to celebrate it.) I guess I've rambled a lot in the last year. I am so incredibly thankful for this space and this community. It has given me a vent for my stresses and support through what has become a longer journey than I ever expected. It has also brought me wonderful friends. Thank you so much, all of you.
2009 is over, and while in many ways it was a good year, I have been looking forward to this fresh start. It's a time to let the past go, and to look ahead.
This hobbit has a confession... I have never been good at resolutions. My mom was good at them. She woke up one morning and decided that after 20 years, she was done with smoking. And she was. She decided to lose weight, and in a year she lost all she needed to, and had maintained it long enough to get a gig as a Wei.ght Wa.tchers meeting leader. She's got mega will-power.
But I am not my mother.
What I am good at is lists. I have always been a list person. I love that little rush and wave of accomplishment that I feel as I cross something off my list. So, this year I have decided to not resolve anything. Instead, I'm writing myself a 'to do' list. That way, maybe I will accomplish what I set out to do.
- Turn off the TV - spend less time in front of the idiot box.
- Read 75 books - down from my prediction for 2009, but up from my actual reading total
- Focus on small weight loss goals - 5 pounds at a time and celebrate each victory
- Make the bed more days than not - make Mom proud
- Create & keep a managable housekeeping schedule - take better care of the hobbit-hole
- See all the Oscar nominated films before Oscar night - must make sure to request that night off
- Write more! - for at least 10 minutes a day, blog, character sketches, writing excersises, anything
- Become more active - again, at least 10 minutes a day.
- Eat better - not even so much for weight loss, but to keep my IBS in check
- Learn to cook Thai food - just because
- Make sure that my Beloved knows how much I love, cherish, and respect him - Everyday
- Finish decorating in the living room - bare walls are annoying
- Set up and regularly utilize a home filing system - no more stacks of paper!
- Get back to menu planning - I used to do this every week, and I need to do it again
- Make the spare room practical - organize, clean, and no more waiting for a baby!
- Paint the bathroom - I'm sick of lime green (it came that way... ugh!)
- Put up new curtains/blinds - I hate the white horizontal ones we have
- Do something, anything with our photos - photobook, scrapbook, whatever
- Get pregnant, stay pregnant, have a baby - in my dreams
- Be less hard on myself.
- Enjoy Life!
Ok, so not all of them are really 100% measurable, but I think having them written here will help me to keep them in front of me. I plan to revisit this list often, and to keep you all posted.
What's on your to do list this year?
