Resolutions for 2010

Usually I don't make resolutions for the New Year, but this year I feel that making this particular list will set the groundwork for a good year for me.

Spiritual Goals

• Read through the Bible this year (currently reading it chronologically).
• Continue to do daily devotions that I started in 2009.
• Start daily devotions with my son, before he goes to sleep every night.
• Continue to pray about joining Heritage Community Church.
  

Emotional Goals

• Work on not taking responsibility for other people's feelings.
  
• Do my best to shake off and heal from the emotional abuse I suffered at my last FT Job.
• When I feel myself getting worn down, try to love myself enough to know when to say when.
• Work on only saying "I'm Sorry" when I've actually done something wrong - not when I bump into someone accidentally or when someone requests something of me that I can't give. I feel like I spend my whole life saying I'm sorry and I don't know how that pattern got started.
• Really invest in the friendships that I want to maintain; and not worry about trying to please every acquaintance and fair-weather friend that has come into my life.
  

Physical Goals

• I would like to lose at least 50 lbs by the end of this year. I had thought about signing up for the weight loss surgery; but I know that I will need to do a 6-month supervised diet plan first. If I lose enough during that 6 months, I will not continue on the path to WLS.
• Try to eat better, eating more raw foods, less carbs (this is going to be hard) and more veggies.
• While I may not have enough money for a gym, I hope to find something that will allow me to get into some sort of exercise routine.

Fun/Personal Goals

• Continue to keep a list of books, movies, and projects that I'm working on.
• Try to finish at least 5-10 of the projects currently on the list...can we say procrastination.
• Work on a cleaning routine for the house, so that i don't feel so overwhelmed. Perhaps invest in Motivated Moms calendar.
• Try to blog at least once a week.
• Create a new craft blog to keep me on track with my projects, whether through blogger or Ravelry.
• Learn more sign language this year - starting my class on January 11th at HCC.
• I would really like to start a Genealogy scrapbook or binder for the next generations, with stories and clippings and personal items from our ancestors. (I will need my family's help with this one though.)
• Achieve a 3.0 average (or better) in the classes I take this year, and see if I can work out graduating in the Spring 2011.
• Try to build even stronger relationships with my family. I would like for my sisters to become my closest friends and for all of us to have a stronger bond.