- Read my Bible/do a devotional most days. Even when I'm tired. Even when I'm already in bed with the lights out when I remember. Even when I don't want to, which is pretty much all the time.
- Teach Owen to recognize all the letters of the alphabet, and numbers 1 through 10. (I'd like to teach him to spell his name, too. Maybe that's pushing it? Oh well, I'm going for it.) And I will teach Owen to spell his name. Just O-W-E-N; I'm not holding myself to the last name.
- Potty-train Owen, and not feel guilty for whatever methods I have to use to get him into underwear, even if it involves candy and/or McDonalds.
- Cook dinner at least several times a week. Really cook, not counting Hamburger Helpers and frozen raviolis. Implement a decent system for making this happen.
- Make all of Ari's baby food fresh. Finish breastfeeding him, either until he weans or until the supply dries up, whichever happens first.
- Write in the boys' journals once a month.
- Take three weekend get-aways with my menfolk. Not expensive or fancy, just good family time.
- And take one weekend get-away with my husband. No babies. Just couple time.
- Be less selfish with my time. No more playing with Owen in the living room so that I can keep one eye on the television. Both boys will get All Mom, All the Time. At least until I collapse under the pressure.
- Visit the Yus twice. At least twice. Friendships like theirs are worth working on and maintaining. Anticipate return visits; make them feel guilty if they do not comply.
- Paint my bedroom and bathroom. This might be a resolution more for Keith, not sure.
- Decide what country we will adopt from; start preliminary paperwork.
- Follow up on homeschooling options, especially Pre-K. Make a decision regarding Owen's educational needs, i.e. find out if he can start kindergarten in Arkansas at 4.5 years if he tests appropriately.
- Send Keith to library if we are interrupting his study time. Be supportive with his schoolwork, i.e. do not complain about 5 hours spent in kitchen making lemon puff cookies and scones for presentation on Great Britain.
- Start planning to sell our house and move home (December 2005)!
That should be plenty to work on right now. None of them are too deep and emotional, and I certainly didn't list "lose weight," although I probably should have. But I think I've listed 15 attainable goals to accomplish by December 2005. Now I will file them away and not think about them until next New Year's! Just kidding, just kidding. I think I'll print my list and hang it up at home and at work, and hopefully stick to most of them. What are your resolutions?
1 comment:
Loved hearing about your New Year's resolutions. Of course I enjoyed the part about seeing us twice a year. And of course we will do our best to do our part. Thankfully we got in a couple visits in 2004 so we will just keep it going in 2005. I have just a few resolutions for 2005, 1. to become a smarter shopper at the grocery store, i.e. coupons and special offers. 2. write thank you letters for gifts in a timely manner. 3. remember birthdays and anniversaries of friends and family, including sending a small gift or card. So there you have it. Nothing too wild and crazy but somethings I would like to become better at. Love and miss you,
Betsy
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