"Goals are dreams with deadlines." -Diana Scharf Hunt
With the holiday craziness wrapped up neatly for another year, the internet is abuzz with resolutions, fresh starts, theme words, and goals, so I've been thinking a lot about my goals for the new year. I'm working through Simple Mom's newest book, One Bite at a Time: 52 Projects for Making Life Simpler, and I've already marked off five projects! I hope writing down a few specific and attainable goals will help me live out our family mission statement more fully.
"Your body is built for walking." -Gary Yanker
exercise at least four times a week
It's easy to get moving when it's pretty outside and I can push my boy around the neighborhood in the stroller, but getting on the treadmill is a lot harder for me, so with winter looming, this one may be a challenge. Thankfully, our winter has been very mild so far. This week has been especially pretty, so I've already gotten four days of walking in!
"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them." -Mark Twain
read 12 books
This one will be a challenge for me because, though I read lots of blogs, books are typically too big a commitment for me, and even when I start a book, I often don't finish it. I've read only the first few chapters of way too many books. Inspired by my dear husband, who read a book a week last year, I'm hoping for a book a month! Maybe I'll post little reviews on here to help hold myself accountable.
"Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful." -William Morris
give away or throw away at least 365 items
Drawing inspiration from this quote, I want to get rid of at least one item for each day of the year. The new year has be in a decluttering mode, so I'm off to a great start on this one. Let's hope I can keep it up!
"What a wonderful thing is the mail, capable of conveying across continents a warm human hand-clasp." -Author Unknown
write and mail at least one note per week
This is an ongoing goal of mine. I go though periods of time when I send lots of notes, then there are periods where I send none. I'm hoping for at least one a week. So far, so good!
"Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose." -from my favorite childhood television show, The Wonder Years
document Carson's growth and development at 18 months and 2 years
For his first year, I did this every month, then made it into a fun book that I will always treasure. It seems he's learning new things every single day, and it's a bit overwhelming to think about documenting every detail, but surely, I can hit the highlights with two letters this year!
