I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. I can’t recall a single resolution I’ve
made. I just try to be the best me I can
be. Sounds cheesy. It is cheesy.
But this girl is busy enough – who needs the added pressure of trying to
achieve some lofty goal?!? I recently
came across this and thought it was a nice alternative to New Year’s
resolutions. I won’t hold myself to
anything, but it was thought provoking.
A bad habit I’m going to break: This is going to sound silly… I’m an avid
list maker. Lists for everything… to do
lists at work, to do lists at home, lists of baby products to buy, lists of
songs to add to Spotify, etc. You get
the idea. I NEED lists. But for some unknown reason, I NEVER make a
grocery list. I basically show up at the
store and hope I remember to purchase all the groceries we need. The problem?
I ALWAYS forget something (often I forget several somethings). And that means that either A or I stops at
the grocery store about 2-3 times per week, which is just crazy. And unnecessary. We also suck at dinner planning so I’ll add
that to the improvement list as well (see… I love lists).
A new skill I’d like to learn: Fitting into my pre-pregnancy pants. No, really.
My favorite store had pants on sale for 60% off… less than $25 a
pair. And for some reason, I thought it
was a good idea to buy 4 pairs in my pre-pregnancy size. I now have buyer’s remorse. I probably should have bought at least one
pair in the next size up. Yikes. Ok, I admit, that’s not a skill. But it’s all I’ve got right now. Here’s hoping that a toddler and newborn will
turn out to be a great weight loss plan!
A person I hope to be more like: This is easy… My mom and A, but for different
reasons. My mom is super super
outgoing. I am not. I don’t think I’m unfriendly; I’m just not as
sociable as she is. My mom will talk to
anyone and everyone. I’ve always been on
the quiet side. So I’d like to be more
outgoing, get to know more people. As
for A, he’s very laid back. He doesn’t
let things get to him or bother him. I’d
like to more relaxed. I think motherhood
has a tendency to force you to lighten up and I’ve definitely gotten better at
not taking things so seriously, but I’d like to continue to improve.
A good deed I’m going to do:
We’ll continue to adopt a family during the holidays and I’ll work at my
high school’s auction. I’d also like to
buy someone’s coffee for them at Starbucks.
An easy, simple gesture that could make someone’s day.
A place I’d like to visit:
Ireland! Hoping for another
opportunity since I missed my chance.
A book I’d like to read:
Hahaha. Does People magazine
count? How about Green Eggs and
Ham? Honestly, I read Divergent and
would like to read the next two books, but I doubt I’ll find the time.
A letter I’m going to write:
Hahaha. I do plan to send post
cards to W’s BFF in Georgia. I got the
post cards almost a year ago and never mailed them. Terrible.
My friend and I decided our boys would be pen pals – they’ve exchanged a
couple post cards (you know, with the help of their moms), but we both dropped
the ball.
A new food I’d like to try:
Hmmm… sadly, I can’t think of anything.
I’m not very adventurous when it comes to food. I’m open to suggestions!
I’m going to do better at:
Umm, didn’t I already list enough things above?? I would like to get better at planning
activities for W. Pinterest probably has
a ton of easy activities for toddlers.
Instead of blogging, I should use my lunch break to look up some of
those!! Update: I wrote this a couple weeks ago and I have
started pinning some ideas. Yay! But holy moly, there are a ton! I’m overwhelmed!
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