What Is Your New Years Resolution?

I make silent resolutions because when I make them aloud I seem to always fail and then EVERYone else knows I did too!
But, I'll stick to the one I have made every year for probably about the past 15 which is to quit smoking (again).
I'm a patient person, but I will try to even be more patient this year as you can never have too much of that virtue.
I will add another 20 bucks a month to my automatic savings account, which should be easy if I quit smoking right?

Focus on my own health - exercise, nutrition, sleep, stress management so that I can...

Be a better, more attentive loving spouse and parent.

Have a better year than 2010, which shouldn't be too hard because 2010 was nearly a complete disaster.

You know...the small stuff *laugh*

To take all the challenges that 2010 presented, learn from them, realize another year has gone by and I'm not getting any younger so DO SOMETHING FUN this year for myself and my husband since we have nothing to show for 2010. And to quit smoking. I have 17 cigs in my pack. I've been talking myself into thinking that they are bleach. (saw this on a youtube vid). If you wrap your mind around the thought that the cigarettes are like bleach you will not find a desire to light one up and suck on it. Would you drink a glass of bleach? No. Would you drink a glass of bleach even though you had a couple of cocktails? No. Would you drink bleach because you are talking on the phone? No. Would you drink a glass of bleach because you are happy or sad or mad? Um, NO.
So, as of midnite tonight.... cigarettes are BLEACH to me :)
The MIND is a very powerful thing. We are and do what we think. I hope this philosophy rubs off on at least one of you that is trying to stop a bad habit this year, label it as bleach and leave it alone...... even if its chocolated coated :)
Happy New Year Girlies!!

Here are mine:D

1) Eat well and lose 70lbs this year, getting back into all my "real" clothes
2) Work out 4 days per week
3) Read my Bible daily
4) Take my kids on at least one fun outing each week that is not a store of any kind!!
5) Keep my house a bit more organized

I actually have some plans in place to do this stuff and I have been working on some of it already, so I am really happy that I think I will actually do this this year. Happy New Year!!

Not to make one-it adds to the pressure. With respect to road rage-keep this in mind: If I was walking down the sidewalk and I accidently bumped into you, I would say "excuse me-I'm sorry!" -and you would say"that's ok!" -and we would go on. Most of road rage is the other guy not being able to apologize! The other part is someone truly being a jerk.

Sigh, as always, too numerous to list.

I'm a train wreck.

And so it occurs to me the thing to resolve to do is to spend a lot of time thinking about NEXT year's resolutions, tehehe.

:)

My new years resolution is to take time out of my week to actually exercise! I want to get rid of these love handles! LOL. :)

and I would love to get my daughter potty trained but im in no rush, She's almost 2.

anddddd possibly get married. The soon to be MIL wants us to get the show on the road, lol.

when i make resolutions, it generally sets an expectation to fail. i've had weight loss resolutions for years. last year's was to write. what i DID manage to do last year was get in the habit of tracking my calories and working out every day, so that's a Good Thing i want to keep up with. i ran my first 10K and plan to do a half marathon this year.
i took last summer off to write and got the worst writer's block i've ever experienced. so i'm going to work on applying my health habits to other aspects of my life, ie doing SOME writing every day, but not having grandiose plans for a short time period. i should also do this with my spiritual practice, which waxes and wanes like the moon.
actually, that's kind of appropriate.
:) khairete
S.

More exercise, fewer cigarettes, and a whole lot MORE pitching OUT of stuff!

Happy New Year, R.!

I do not make resolutions ... they never pan out ... I just make goals as the need arises.

2010 was such an amazing and educational year for me full of changes: I got my dream job that then crashed and burned, I moved to a new townhouse, I got married, after some job interviews that I really wanted and after some interviews I really hated and being unemployed for 6 months I had a career breakdown, and out of that breakdown (and therapy) could really identify some of the things I want with my life. So rather then resolutions, I feel like I know what is really important to me going into 2011:

- I want to find a new job with balance. My dream job was amazing, but I gave up so much (friends, social events, sleep, things I enjoy, and family time). I need something in that field that isn't demanding 100% of my time.
- I want to have kids. Several months ago my husband and I decided to start trying. Even though the situation isn't perfect and we have some debt, we rent, our cars are slowly dying, I'm still unemployed, we decided that waiting for the "perfect time" would be waiting way too long. At times scared at the idea of being a mom, but I'm so excited at the same time. I really hope 2011 brings me this great gift.
- I want to spend time fixing things that annoy me. The kitchen pots/pans cabinet that spilled onto the floor whenever I opened it, drove me insane, and the $13 to buy a shelf for it makes me so happy whenever I open it now. I think while I have this 'down time' using it to straighten things out, organized and get the house in order will really bring me peace. This includes: continuing to clean out the garage, helping get the man room organized, finding solutions for my office when my office *hopefully* becomes a nursery (this will require some new furniture, reorganizing a bit etc), finding better solutions for laundry and organizing our closet, and adding touches of color to the house to make it a bit more like a home.
- I want to spend more time with friends, and letting them know how much I value them. I really enjoyed the holiday season this year. A year ago, I was so overwhelmed with my dream job, that I threw presents at folks and was back to work. This year I got to spend time wrapping, baking, shopping for presents I thought people would really enjoy, looking at lights, decorating, going to parties - all things I love. What it's reminded me is that it's really important for me to show people how much they mean to me, and that's something I really want to make a priority in the upcoming year.
- I want to find and dedicate myself to the causes/organizations that I really love. This year has also been a time for me to rededicate myself to the organizations and groups that mean a lot to me, and have found new ones that really value my opinions. I want to remind myself I love doing these things, even when they annoy me at times, and put my whole heart into them because to me it's important to give back and be a valuable member of the community.
- I want to continue to be a good wife to my wonderful husband. This week, being sick, he has been so amazing to try (try being the operative word) to keep the house pulled together, but more so take care of me. I need to continually show him how much I appreciate his efforts. I want to make sure he and I continue our date nights, and continue our strong communication bond, particularly as we're TTC.

I think that this post is probably too long, but I've been thinking about it all day. What I hope and want in 2011. Best wishes to you all, and thank you for letting me share!

Hmm.... loose 15 pounds by eating properly and going to the gym 3-5 times a week (I have free access to the one at school). And finish the novel I am writing, and start the next one.

May I make a suggestion? Make a PLAN for your resolutions. Otherwise they are just words. Walking/running on your treadmill is nicely specific (may I suggest saying 20 minutes, instead of a mile? after a few months you'll be going faster and can get 2 miles possibly even, changing it up like that is much healthier than just 1 mile all year). As far as patience, make a specific plan, what behaviors you want, and how to gauge yourself, as well as where to "start over" when you do loose it.
Most "resolutions" fail because they are either too vague or too big, and not broken down into steps. Know how you will know you are succeeding, and exactly what it is you want.

Good luck and happy new year!

More exercise.
Be more patient with my mom and mil.
Send more personal emails to friends and family and not just jokes or forwards.
Rearrange all the furniture in my house because I'm bored with how it looks right now. (need hubby on board for that one)
Eat out more often because I deserve not to have to cook every night.

R., I had to laugh when I read your resolutions -- you and I made almost exactly the same ones! You sound a lot like me. I want to be more positive and calm down (how I'd love to be a peaceful, laid back, chilled out-type person), I want to keep power walking/jogging, and I want to organize my house, specifically the things most people don't see like the insides of drawers and closets. I also decided to try to take habitual negative thoughts and replace them with positive ones. I've already had some success with that in the past few days (I started early :)). Best of luck to you and have a wonderful calm, healthy, organized 2011 and beyond.

I would like to get a handle on getting my office and my home organized. I really am an organized person by nature and it kills me to know that things are in disarray. I really feel like if I had stuff organized the way I want it I would be a much happier person and any other resolution I may make will fall into place

I don't normally make resolutions, but this year I will be getting my financial situation in order!! I have other things I want to work on as well but this one is so much more important and I will be committing myself to this and setting monthly goals,

here are mine: work even harder than last year to get rid of debt (doing awesome), having patience with everything and not worrying about what could happen and just have fun, be a more attentive mom, do yoga each week and most of all just work on me!!!!

Happy New Year to all!!

My friends & I are making 40 Before 40 Lists this year instead of resolutions. Can't wait to get started on conquering the list!!