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Archive for January 4th, 2012

Did you set goals for 2012? I didn’t. I don’t think I ever do. Not really.

What I do is I tend to get started on things I would like to accomplish around the beginning of the school year (old habits die hard) so they end up blending into the new year without a thought. I have a few I’ve been working and I’ll list them here really quickly and then point out some other great places for you to find goal setting for 2012.

Personal: I’ve needed to lose some weight over the past year. About 15 pounds to be pre-pregnancy and fit into all my lovely clothes. I have some nice stuff left over from my work-outside-the-house days and I really hate to see it go to waste. I’ve been working out regularly, about six days a week, since about October. I wasn’t losing weight at first because I hate to change how I eat but I found a way that’s working (list that later) and so I’ve dropped about 3 pounds over the past three weeks. I use Sparkpeople, in addition to my girlfriends to keep me on task and motivated.

Finances: We have the nudge to build up the savings. Not sure what for but God knows so we just do it.  We paid off debt about 14 years ago. That was a nice feeling. I recommend it highly. And don’t be discouraged. It is doable even when it looks bleak.

Home: I like  Raising Arrow’s new theme of making homemaking a more lovely venture (my words not hers). So while this is not necessarily a goal it’s something that I’ve also thought about and hope to be able to link up with some loveliness to share…

Business: I’ve been TRYING to finish the newly updated Homemaking Planner. It’s coming along. I can’t rush it. If something doesn’t feel right I have to change it. I was hoping for spring and I’m still hoping.

Okay so if you want to see some real goals…

Money Saving Mom: Crystal has an impressive list to complete this year. If she can share what vitamins she takes that would be wonderful..

Raising Arrows:She  has a new theme for 2012. Finding more joy in homemaking. It’s a weekly linkup and a nice idea. I’ll do my best to follow along.