(My quick display I threw together after I felt my house was naked but that is was too soon to put up Valentines day stuff)
I'm a couple weeks late but Happy 2013 anyway! I've done my recap of the previous year for the past 5 years but I'm going to skip it this year. I've spent a lot of time thinking about 2012 and how I would answer all of the questions that I normally do at the end of each year and honestly I feel like I'm still PROCESSING all that happened in 2012. I just can't bring myself to organize my thoughts and feelings enough to verbalize how I feel about the year. It was a doozy in so many ways.
I'm a big believer in setting resolutions or goals at the beginning of each year. We always set resolutions growing up and it has carried over into my adult life. Last week we spent our FHE time reviewing our 2012 goals and setting new goals for 2013. Looking back we had a pretty good year. I broke up my goals into different categories and it worked well for me. Here are my goals and how well I did (or didn't) do accomplishing them.
Health
- Lose remaining baby weight - I did this BUT I ended up gaining some of my weight back. Blech.
- Floss daily - DONE (I can't floss when I'm pregnant so I had gotten out of the habit)
- Run a 5K - Did not do
Spirituality
- Read the BOM twice- DONE - I timed it so I would finish the 2nd time on December 31 which was an awesome way to finish the year
- Attend the temple every month - I got 10/12 months so I feel really good about this one (moving/single parenting for 3 months account for the 2 months I didn't make it)
- Read Thomas S. Monson's biography - DONE I loved it so much that I also read another book by him "Faith Endures"
- Take a photography course - Did not do
Habit
- Stop swearing - DONE - yep I'm putting it out there for the whole internet world to see. I've had a bit of a problem swearing over the years- not a ton but enough that I know it's a BAD habit that I knew was so un-classy. So... I told my kids I would drink a shot of Tabasco sauce if I said a bad word. Well, that was the motivation I needed and I completely broke my bad habit. The only reason I'm sharing this is because I never thought I could break this habit but I put my mind to it and found a good motivator and got it done. Turning weaknesses into strengths one bad habit at a time :)
So I guess 2012 had mixed results with my goals. I had a couple more that I will keep private that I did accomplish. I've thought long and hard about what I wanted to accomplish in 2013. Here's a few:
Health
- Lose that extra weight AGAIN.
- Run a 5K (this is a family goal too)
Spirituality
- Read the D&C and the BOM
- Attend the temple 6 times this year (I had to set a realistic goal due to Allen's crazy work hours and YM responsibilities)
Education
- Do Project 365/Project Life again. I did not do it last year (after having done it the previous 3 years) and I totally regret it. I even have my 365 blog back up and running (click the link on the right side of the page to get there)
- Get my younger girls baby books done
- Take an adult dance class
- Drink 100 oz of water every day
Family/Household
- Better meal planning - try once a month cooking (I did this last week and I'll do a blog post about it soon but I am LOVING it so far)
- Spend 15 minutes of quality alone time with each child every day
I feel like this is enough to keep me motivated without making me feel overwhelmed. I also decided to choose a word for the year. After a lot of thought I have chosen the word BRAVE. My goal is to try lots of new things this year and not be afraid. I've already tried a few new classes at the gym this year and have signed up for a dance class that starts in a few weeks. I have other ways that I am planning to incorporate being BRAVE into my life this year! Stay tuned!!
4 comments:
Ah, crap (oops! Does that count as swearing?)!
Now it's going to look like We copied your family... we are setting a goal to run a 5K as a family too! Promise that David and I talked about it months ago!
I love your honesty with what you did accomplish and what your new goals are! Good Luck this year!
Monique, I think you are one of the most amazing and real woman I am blessed to know. I love reading your blog. I chose a word this word as well. I am always inspired by you. Have a beautiful day.
glad to know i'm not the only one that didn't follow up on all of my goals last year. hoping i do better this year. trying to schedule benchmarks throughout the year so that i'm more accountable you know? i wanted our family to run a 5k last year too! wish we had done it...but we didn't get the kids ready in time. I think it would be a fun goal to try for again though. i've never chosen a word...do you think it helps? i know lots of people who do it, but haven't done it myself yet.
Uhm. I should try less time thinking about what I'm going to do and more time doing. Some of this has to do with age and some with pain but mostly just realizing, like always, that I produce more when I have less time. It has to do with deadlines! And your goal setting: I think it's essential to knowing of one's progress. I have lost the same 15 pounds at least 500 times! And a word? That's a new thought. Perhaps mine should be BRAVE, too!
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