Goals continued.

Alright, so I am a little late in posting this. One of my goals is to be more organized so that I can do things in a more timely manner.

Goal/Resolutions

1. Organization - have my house running like a well oiled machine by the end of 2011 and going forward. (This is very unlikely to happen - very unlikely)

Yes, this is the big one. To achieve this, I am going to try to schedule my weeks as far as household chores, duke's schedule, work schedule, bills, etc. It is going to have to be written down for me so I wake up and know exactly what to do.

This also means no more clutter so day by day I will have to work on clearing out the time sucking clutter in my life like all the mail I keep meaning to go through that piles up on our kitchen island and elsewhere.

Organization is my big one for 2011 because I feel like the house and disorganization takes up too much time from other things that I could be doing like more time playing with Duke and spending stress free time with my family. I'll be able to go places and have people over without feeling like I should be home cleaning.

2. Learn to crochet - this is because my little sister, Megan, got me a really cool basket of yarn and a few books to crochet cool little animals. I have wanted to learn to crochet last year but I got busy over the holiday's and just didn't have much time. I am going to have to "schedule" (see goal #1) learning to crochet into my weeks.

3. Exercise - I do realize that this goal/resolution is cliche and that everyone in the states resolves to become healthier and lose weight. That is not the goal. Mine is just to exercise and get moving again. Once I get back into it and "schedule" it into my days, I think it will make me feel better and motivate me to do more. I need the energy, desperately.

4. Save our hard earned money - I don't buy clothes for myself or have a closet filled with shoes but I do waste money on full priced groceries and other meaningless and unnecessary items. I collect things it seems. So by couponing and cutting back on my grocery bill and hopefully other expenses in our lives, we will be able to pay down some bills and I will be able to stop worrying about the economy going belly up. I've got one coupon class under my belt and learned a ton about saving money on grocery items. I just look back at all money I ever wasted on full priced items and cringe. Time to move forward.

So these may seem basic and like everyone else but at least 3 of the 4 tie together and will hopefully help me make each them a part of my life for 2011 and going forward.

Duke's goal for 2011 is to lose the double chin - or to not let Uncle Brian take his picture anymore :-)

Keep your fingers crossed for us.