Dare I say it...Resolutions?

[DCJenn]

Resolutions:

Continue to eat healthy food, in smaller portions!

Limit the vino!!!

Drink more water.

Write a letter to my grandmothers once a month.

Learn to knit.

No not start thinking about where we go AFTER this move (that I don't know where we're going)

To continue to exercise and to start training for the T in Training marathon, somewhere. (add in: to run more than walk or at least beat my 7 hour time...shouldn't be too hard!)

To pay more attention to my spouse.

to pay off the Nikolai Adoption Debt by the end of the year (2006)

Jenn

[Vishenka69]

I don't usually make resolutions, as I know how impossible it is to keep them. I can't even stick to a day plan. But I'll play.

Figure out what I want to do with my life.

Help DH figure out what he wants to do with his life.

Learn to procrastinate less.

Be more active and try to get DH to lose some weight.

Pick a side of the fence on the kids issue.

Find a stress outlet other than alcohol and shopping.

[Rapunzel]

No resolutions here.

I resolve to be honest with myself -- which means that I shouldn't be making any resolutions.

Really, one that I made last year and didn't keep was to take swim lessons so I can be a more proficient swimmer be more comfortable kayaking and such. But now I don't want to ask my kids swim instructors for lessons.

Where is Kelly, the unofficial Queen of Resolutions?

[SueC]

I've got some!

1. Keep better track of my finances (a recent snafu that cost us a small fortune motivated this one).
2. Get on a schedule with housekeeping stuff and stick to it.
3. Go to church more, with or without dh.
4. Call my grandmas more (I sort of stole this from jlorene, but it's a good one!).
5. Eat out less.
6. Compliment dh more, lord knows he deserves it!
7. Play with my kids more (geez my priorities are screwed up, this one is #7???).

7. Play with my kids more (geez my priorities are screwed up, this one is #7???).

You just saved the best for last.

[Vanquisher]

Okay, mine!

1. Crawl out of our financial hole this year.
2. Get more nookie in this year than last.
3. Find something nice for our 10th anniversary, and not be disappointed about not getting the jewelry I want, but we can't afford.
4. Make a better effort to get out, make friends, and have fun.
5. Be healthier at the start of 2007 than I am today.

No resolution to be less bitter or complain less on this site. Sorry, got to be realistic you know.

[spotty_dog]

Get back in shape.
Get my diet back on track.
Cut way way back on alcohol.
Cut way way back on coffee.
Drink more tea.
Don't stress about things I can't do anything about like where the *(&^ Match will take us and can we afford a house there and how do we start the buying process and should we or shouldn't we have a baby based on the location and should I get a stupid job or go back to school and...

Yeah, that stuff.

I've been avoiding this b/c I'm generally a 'resolve not to resolve' type, but here goes:

1. Be more positive. While I may have struggles of my own, I need to remember that there are lots of folks out there who would love to trade places with me. I want to first be grateful for what I have, and then work to improve the parts I'm not satisfied with.

2. Work on my health. I'm a generally healthy girl, but I must do something about my weight so that I can continue to be healthy ... at least that part I can control.

3. Be more patient. With my kids, with my husband, with myself.

4. Pick up a hobby (other than eating).

5. Manage our money better. We've fallen into a situation with a great financial adviser (thanks SueC), now I need to make the most of it and clean up our act.

ohm......ohm.....ohm.....ohm.....

[PrincessFiona]

1. Spend more time actively engaged with the kids after school...as opposed to letting them run off and play with each other while I check my email or whatever...

2. Get rid of junk food in the house and begin serving healthier meals. I got a start on that today by going out and buying a Betty Crocker Cookbook We WILL be having veggies and salad at every meal....I tend to get a little lazy about this, particularly by the end of the week....we end up having just the meat/starch....

3. Get the whole family out for some light exercise as much as possible...a walk around the block or anything...we are all going to start MOVING our butts.

4. No more aspartame...that will be easy to keep.

health health health

[Sheherezade]

1. Cook and eat at home much more. In fact, I'm going to cut us down to one restaurant/take-out visit per month as a family. DH and I will probably still get 1 lunch out a week on his easy day. This is for better health, physically and financially.

2. Exercise routinely - every morning. It can be a long walk with the dog, yoga or a run. Even dancing like a crazy woman around the house with the kids..... but every morning without fail.

3. Force the kids into more activities. They are great about playing with each other and shun activities ... but they are in a rut and both very shy. My daughter's excited that I signed her up for ballet and piano and my son will be starting a weekly fencing lesson in addition to the basketball team. We'll try this for awhile and see if they get a bit more outgoing and comfortable trying new things.

That's all folks.

[houseelf]

I love New Year's resolutions.

Here are mine:

1) Less goals, less details, less planning, less activities, less shopping, less "what if-ing", less obsessing. This goal is *especially* important where the kids are concerned. I'm going to try to have more moments and less plans/goals. This resolution is especially important with sweet baby girl whose babyhood is fleeting. She is more laid back that her more demanding big brother who takes center stage. No more. She is going to get more of me, all of me.

2) Run a fall marathon in 2006.

3) Try to clean out the house in very small chunks at a time in preparation for putting the house on the market next winter.

Kelly