New Year's Resolutions

I had so many posts brewing in my head but at the end of each day my posts have disappeared to the back of my mind with all the other static I accumulate during the day.

But in the spirit of New Years this post will be about my New Year’s Resolutions *gasp* who would have guessed right?

Let me start off by stating that I usually don’t partake in the tradition of New Year’s Resolutions. I find that in our busy world most people already expect too much of themselves (and other’s) and that resolutions just add pressure too all the other expectations that are piled on each and every one of us.

But this year I decided that I would try and try this resolution thing. And although I was tempted to make a list of the “regular” resolutions like lose weight (and we all know I could stand to do a little of that) or blog on a regular basis I have chosen to make “resolutions” in a much broader way.

1) LIVE A SIMPLER LIFE. Less stuff, less static & less drama! This stems from an Oprah episode where she challenged people to live a simpler life. Although I still want cable TV and the internet, we can live without all the things that have cluttered up our lives. I also want to GET BACK TO BASICS. Less text messaging and face booking and more old fashioned phone calls and talking face to face.
2) GET ORGANIZED. This goes hand in hand with living a simpler life. We are in the process of getting rid of this things we don’t need and organizing the things that we are keeping. My hubby indulged my goal of organization with a label maker under the Christmas tree this year and with a trip to the neighborhood Zellers to purchase some storage containers we are well on our way!
3) GET HEALTHY, now this could be misconstrued as the fore mentioned Lose weight that I talked about but please don’t confuse the 2. To make a resolution to lose weight is almost synonymous with gain more weight. My ultimate goal is not to lose weight (although don’t get me wrong that would be an awesome perk) but to get healthy. I want to eat more fruit & veggies, drink more water and less pop. Walk more, drive less. Get more fresh air.
4) BE HAPPY WITH WHAT WE HAVE. Although I don’t want to stop striving for a better life for my family, I don’t want the negative impact that is associated with not being happy with where we are. So although I would like to eventually get into a bigger home for example, instead of concentrating on the fact that our apartment is so tiny and it isn’t an option at this point to move, we are going to make our apartment a nicer place to live by getting organized and purchasing a few new furniture items when the time is right.
5) LIVE MORE COST EFFECTIVE. I am pretty good at this one already but I know I could be better at it. I am constantly getting great deals and get quite a thrill from it to be honest, I price compare (and now so does my hubby), but my downfall in this area is coupons…I need to clip them more. I also buy second hand but could possibly get away with doing so more often!
6) TAKE BETTER CARE OF MYSELF. I have gotten into a rut of not wearing make-up, wearing “comfy” clothes the majority of the time. I don’t take any time for myself and I KNOW that this is a problem for many mommies out there. So I am going to remember to paint my toes, put on a little lip gloss and put on some nicer clothes on the weekend. And once our financial situation picks up I am going to get pedicures and get my nails done.
7) BE MORE ASSERTIVE (FIND BALANCE). I find that in some area’s in my life I am very good at sticking up for myself, or getting what I want (sometimes too good), my poor husband probably doesn’t know what has hit him half the time. But in other areas I am can’t do this at all. I can’t stand up for myself or what I believe is right. So I want to find the proper balance, so that I can be assertive just the right amount in all aspects of my life.
8) FIND A CREATIVE OUTLET. I need a creative outlet and my dream would be to purchase a dSLR to achieve this goal but financially this is not possible so until such a time when I can make that purchase I need to find another creative outlet. As of this moment I have no idea what this may be but my goal is to figure that out.

So there you have it my “resolutions”. I feel that these are things that I can in a small way accomplish. That way at least if I cannot give it 100% I in no way will feel as though I have failed to keep these so-called resolutions.

Best Wishes to everyone in 2010!