2010 Resolutions

I am going to make my resolutions public for 2 reasons. #1 if forces me to think about them before I actually commit to them and then also they are written down and therefore must be accounted for. So, if you are not interested in reading about my personal goals for the next few days, weeks, months and years then please feel free to read at a later time when I post something else. Resolutions are an interesting concept to me. I know it isn't likely that I will achieve all of them, or maybe not any of them, but I love what they stand for....CHANGE! They are an effort to realize where we are, a self-check if you may, and then an opportunity to decide what to do to change what we are or to decide if we are accepting where we are at in our lives. For me, I am not unhappy with my life, but I definitely long for MORE...peace, happiness, and improvement. So, today I am writing down some goals that I think will ultimately bring me more peace, happiness, and improve my life.

DAILY:
1. Compliment Eric and Taft. These two are the greatest joys and frustration in my life, but definitely bring me more joy in my life than anything I could imagine. I am not very good at complimenting them on the joy they bring me, so here is to a sharing of positive feedback!

2. Sincerely talk with My Heavenly Father. I am always in need of something. I think I must start a thousand prayers a day, but this year I want to learn to really talk to God. He is the reason I exist, He is the reason I am so blessed and even the reason I experience trials, but ultimately His approval is what I want at the end of the day, so I guess I am going to have to learn to talk to him sincerely and then learn to listen for His response.

WEEKLY:
1. Journal the experiences of our lives. Family history is not one of my loves, but I do think it valuable for people to understand the experiences that mold and shape the lives of their ancestors.

2. Learn something new. I want to learn something new in three different categories...Spiritual, Historical, and Professional. This is probably going to be a little challenging for me because it is going to force me to have to read more. I am not very good at reading for the purpose of gathering information. So here is to getting more informed on things that might actually help improve myself.

Monthly:
1. Increase my temple attendance. Since I am horrible at this, I am pretty sure that I can only get better at this. I am looking forward to scheduled trips with my husband that will give us time to spend together and remind us the promises we made at marriage to ourselves and to God.

2. Family Fun Night. I want to start planning evenings with our little one that helps enrich his life as much as he does ours. We are really good at playing with Taft individually, but as a family we don't do much to create fun times and memories. Some of that has to do with the previous inability of Taft to really follow instructions and do anything structured. He is getting to an age where he can cooperate to a degree with activities that are fun and attention getters for him. I am hoping that once a month we can find the energy, time and creativity to give our son the love, attention and opportunity to make fond memories with his immediate family, extended family and even friends that we consider family!:)

YEARLY:
1. Work towards a healthier me. To me this includes physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. So, of course this means exercise, better eating, a better sleeping schedule and less stress. So, here is to picking the battles, enjoying the moment, and and capitalizing on moments that will allow me to learn to laugh, smile, sing and love more!

If you have any ideas on how to help me reach my goals, or want to share yours with me, feel free to do so in the comments section! Happy New Year and hopefully IMPROVED year!