So, I posted earlier about a couple New Year's resolutions I wanted to start working on. I guess I view my resolutions more as goals or things to strive for or to work on changing in the upcoming year. I reflect on my last year and find the things I didn't stick with, or stunk at, and think of ways I can work to change them.
One of my biggest goals this year was to read through the Bible, but Santa forgot to leave me a "one year Bible"??? even though that's the top thing I asked for. So, for now, I'm putting that on the shelf. I do, however, have a goal of having a quiet time every day. I want to spend time in the Word, in prayer, and also reading good Christian books that challenge my faith. I feel that for years I have had such a weak faith, and have doubted so many things, and, well, I want that to change for good. I've had a mirror put in front of my face, showing me how much further I need to come in this area, simply by teaching Evan "Bible" every day. It's like my faith is starting to awaken again. I've had a lot of time to think about what I truly believe in, and what direction I would like for my life to go in. I just started reading Ray Comfort's "The way of the Master", which has commentary from Kirk Cameron, and even after only 3 chapters, I'm hearing things that are blowing my mind!! Things I've never thought about. Everything is backed up by Scripture, and eventually teaches you how to share your faith in a more "real" way. I'm not to that part yet, but parts have made me almost cry, get spitting mad, and challenge what shallow things I've held as true in my spiritual life. So, my first goal is to work on my Walk. Starting daily, even if for 15 min, reading my Bible.
2nd goal I have is to work out 5 days a week, 3 of which are at the gym. The other days can be doing a video, like Gilad or Jillian, running outside, etc. 3 of those days have to have serious cardio, with no less than 3 miles of cardio on the tready or eliptical. I want to continue to do 5ks, as many as I can, and hopefully get a new PR!!! I would love to break through to 26 minutes!!!! I would love to do another Half as well, or at least a 15k or something. I have been sucking with working out and I can tell.
3rd goal is to lose 15 lbs!! Yes, this sounds vague, so let me say how....By doing goal #2, that should shed at least 1/2 that 15...the other 1/2 totally refers to my diet, so that has to change BIG TIME too. When I was at my lowest over a year ago, I was eating every meal off of a saucer, eating very little meat, NO CAFFEINE or cokes AT ALL, and almost never allowing myself to have chocolate. When it comes to chocolate, I turn into a buckwild maniac!!! I can NOT control myself. I will eat a whole bag of choc kisses, or a plate of cookies. It is just CRAZY. So....I am not allowing myself to have chocolate all this week, (starting tomorrow. seriously), to rid my body of the insane addiction that I have to it. I literally dream of it somedays bc I love it so. Also, I have to stop buying Kraft mac n cheese. It's just not good for me to have it here. I make it for the kids, then eat whatever they don't eat. It's just GOOD. If I were ever on death row, and had 1 last meal, I'd have fresh Kraft mac n cheese, and wash it down w/ choc milk. Why is it so good??? there's gotta be a healthy, not so tasty organic version that I can fool myself into loving??? right?! When I was smaller, I remember my mind-frame was completely different, and I want to find that again. I know God can help me with this...the "renewing of my mind". My friend told me today, while battling taking a big hunk of choc chip cheese ball (YES! There IS such a creation), that "skinny tastes better than food.", to which I replied, I'd like to eat a skinny chick and find out! hhhaa. So ridiculous. But, I really battle food. I love food. And, I love chocolate. It's sad really. So, I have to find a new way to still be able to cook and not get fat. I think portion size is a big key. I'm glad I love to work out so much, bc it wouldn't be pretty if not!
*Some other things I've wanted to do more of this year are: Random acts of kindness, esp when it comes to my friends... cards, gifts, random drive-bys to leave things, and more I can't list here.
*I want to stay consistent w/ keeping my house more clean and organized. (by getting up earlier than the kids at least 3 days a week. Hey, it's a start:) That would also help me in being more organized w/ my menu and what I'm gonna prepare for dinner/lunch every day.
*I want to freeze more meals...I did some of this last year and it was a Godsend! Even getting some Stouffer's meals when they were on sale for 4$ helped us out so much. Just popping in a lasagna (and eating it off a saucer!! ha) and not having to worry about dinner, took down my workload considerably. I got a new "Idiots Guide to freezing meals" cookbook and the ideas are awesome! They even have b'fast and lunch ideas! Those are the meals I get so bored w/!!!
*I will clean out my emails. I have over 6300. Seriously. I hate emails. I get so much junk, and freecycle notifications. I have unsubscribed to so many advertisements etc, but for some reason, I still get like 50 emails per day. So, I just let it go for a few months, and then it's in the thousands. So, gotta clean that out and KEEP it purged! UGH. I miss so many good photo deals bc I never clean out my email!
*And the last thing I can really think of here, besides starting to coupon again (on a much smaller scale), is reaching out more to my neighbors. I have 3 neighbors. 2 sets are older couples, and 1 40-ish lady w/ 2 grown sons. My neighbor lady across the street is pretty much homebound bc she has a lot of health issues and is on a lot of medication, so I really want to take her more meals, or just some of the above-mentioned Random Acts of Kindness...she is lonely. That is for sure. Maybe if I'm lucky she'll give me s'more bulge-hiding jeans or "strap magics" to hoist up my saggy boobs, as she so kindly noticed:) hhaa. Life is full of interesting ppl. She's really sweet for real.
Well, there I have it. I want to look back on this and see how I'm doing, come June or so.
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