I find New Year's Resolutions to be trite and contrived most of the time, yet I make them every year! I can't help myself. Anyway, here are my resolutions for the upcoming year:
- Lose 10 pounds. This is a biggie for me. I know I won't feel comfortable in my own body until I drop the excess weight. Ten pounds would make me happy.
- Go to church more often. Hubby and I rarely go... it just doesn't seem to happen Sunday mornings. But I'm going to make it a serious priority in our lives.
- Make more "mom" friends. My kids need a bigger social network, so I'm going to try to expand it.
- Rebuild our food storage. We really dipped into it during the past month, plus I never had a huge stockpile to begin with. I feel a sense of urgency to stock food, so I am going to make a committed effort to do so.
- Develop some skills. As in... useful skills.
- Kick my habits. Too much wine, too little sleep, too many potatoes in my diet... all of that needs cleaned up.
- Stick to a budget. Hubby and I are, fortunately, starting the new year in the black (with the exception of our mortgage). Just barely. Our savings got completely depleted over Christmas, and I really want to build it back up. In addition, living with in our means is not only sensible, it also helps reduce stress.
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Most of our resolutions revolve around home repairs, getting berry bushes planted, and getting a second income stream going! But I could stand to lose 10 pounds my own self!
Ah yes, losing 10 lbs. I lost the bulk of my extra weight, now it's time for some fine-tuning.
I want to learn how to produce a sweetener here on our property. Maple syrup or sorghum, being the likely sources.
This spring, my goals for the yard and garden include planting gooseberries, Egyptian walking onions and an asparagus patch.
But my major, major resolution: loving people that are hard to love. My friend calls it "EGR"...extra grace required! If Jesus could stand being spit on, mocked, cursed, beaten, surely I can put on a smile and try extra hard to love people whom I'd really rather throttle. I'll need all your prayers for this one :)
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