I read somewhere that 70% of people don't keep their New Years resolutions. They said it was mostly because people have so many other things going on in their lives that they can't/don't incorporate their resolutions into their lives. Its a bit discouraging actually because I've made some goals for myself and I really want to keep them so hopefully I'm one of the 30% that will actually keep their goals. My big unspecific goal is to be more proactive, I feel like since I've had Abigail I've been doing good at meeting my family's basic needs but I've been letting other things slide that are important to me. For example having a clean house, folding the laundry, and actually getting myself ready in the morning. Even little things like making my bed and putting the dishes in the dishwasher after each meal. So that's my big not super specific goal, to start reincorporating those daily tasks that I've been neglecting. Two specific goals I've made are first to be more healthy by being more aware of what I'm eating and by exercising. These last 5 years my body has been threw the ringer having children. With both Savannah and Abigail I gained 50 pounds and with Olivia I was good and only gained 30. Its taken quite a toll on my body to gain and then try to lose so much weight. I know it comes with the territory when you have children and I'm so proud that I've had 3 successful pregnancies. I know that I will never have the same body that I did before I had the girls but I can improve my health and be in better shape then I am now. My third goal is one I'm actually pretty excited about because its one I've been wanting to do for some time. I found this link on Pinterest for reading the entire standard works in one year. That's the Old and New Testament, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. On average you're reading about 7/8 pages a day and I can't wait to accomplish this goal!
So there you have it blogger world my 3 New Years resolutions. We'll see how well I do at actually completing them and I'll keep you posted threw out the year too. Have you set any goals? If you have good luck in meeting them. What is it they say? It takes 21 days to turn something into a habit?
Good Luck with your goals!!!
ReplyDeleteYou can do it! I am adding in exercise to my routine...for now that is my only goal, for now...I will add more as needed. Last summer I started focusing on doing better at the daily tasks - and have so far succeeded very well, I still have days I do almost nothing (like today) but overall my house feels more in control. And in October I started a weight lose journey and am down my first 20lbs, thus it is time to start exercising and keeping that going!
ReplyDeleteI read the entire standard works as a goal about 10 years ago...crazy that it's been that long! I worked out my own schedule and finished by mid-November, giving myself plenty of time to catch-up if needed! It was a lot of reading each day, but a really great experience. Good luck!
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