2010

I love setting goals. Without them I'm afraid I would get nothing done. But sometimes I think when I start setting goals(especially at the beginning of a new year), I get a little over-ambitious. So I'm trying to limit myself a little more. I would love to have a perfectly clean and cutely decorated home, an amazing yard/garden, 3 perfectly healthy, balanced meals on the table every day, accomplish amazing craft projects, get some scrapbooking done, a better routine for Emma, journal more, read more, practice the piano more, serve others more, bake bread weekly, coupon more... and the list can go on and on with things that I wish I did a little better or a little more. But I have set some priorities for my goals this year. I will work on all these other things, but I will try not to let them distract me from the others I have set.

Physical: Exercise. A minimum of 3 times a week. During and after this pregnancy. This is in large part to help the pregnancy go more smoothly as well as the delivery, but also because I am planning on running at least a 10K at the Pocatello Marathon this summer. I need to stay on top of things so I will be able to be ready and train for the race in just a couple of months.

Mental: Take a class. I haven't decided on which one yet. But CSI offers a lot of good community ed classes and I have a list of ones I would like to take. Spanish, gardening, cooking, parenting, sewing, finance, digital scrapbooking, photography. I have taken several classes there and have loved them all. I'm excited to take another one, now the trick is choosing!

Financial: Stick to the budget. I'm a little obsessive with keeping our budget current, and I also frequently update our debt payoff schedule. This year I want to stick to the budget rigidly so the debt payoff schedule doesn't have to be adjusted.

Spiritual: Attend the temple monthly. Preferably with Jared. At least every other month will be with Jared, but if I have to go on my own, that will still count. There is no excuse for me to miss a monthly temple trip when it is only 4 miles from my house.

Spiritual: Finish the Book of Mormon. I'm am happiest when I am consistently and daily working toward this goal, so I intend to accomplish it. I will re-evaluate this one monthly to make sure I am still on track.

Domestic: A project a week. This doesn't mean paint my house. This means clean out the coffee table and end table drawers one week, organize the kitchen junk drawer another week, sort through Emma's clothes and store the ones that are too small, etc. Just baby step projects to help keep the house more organized and clean.

Most of all, I plan to make my family a priority.
-Mealtimes around the table;
-More quality time with Emma everyday(reading together, going for walks, going swimming, getting down on the floor to play with her);
-Weekly date nights with Jared(even if date night is playing games or watching a movie together after Emma goes to bed at 8).

I really have so many other things I would like to improve and do, but for now I feel these are reasonable and attainable things. When I master all of these, I will add another...