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2012 arrived the same way as 2011...with me comforting a dog who was terrified by all the fireworks being shot off! Poor Chaos. The cats weren't too happy, either.
A new year always brings about talk of resolutions and goals. Last year I wrote this:
Which is one of the reasons I didn't post New Year resolutions for 2011. After two difficult years, I want to focus on successes, not failures. 2011 is going to be the year I take care of me. I want to keep things as simple as possible. Not adding on worries or stresses over trying to stick to a resolution that's supposed to "help" me. I want to feel energized, not dragged down by "need tos" or "shoulds."That didn't work too well for me. None of the things I'd hope to "work" on really happened. I sure didn't take care of me. Though I doubt the kidlets and animals would have too many complaints!
The truth is I'm goal-oriented. I like making lists and checking things off. I, gulp, need dates and deadlines to get things done. So in that vein, my resolutions goals for 2012 are:
1) Get more sleep during the week. (No going to bed past midnight!)
2) Eat healthier so the extra weight will come off. (I haven't stepped on the scale in two weeks so have no idea what this number is. And not sure I'd post it if I knew!)
3) Exercise. (I still can't do the stuff I love doing, but enough being down about that. I can do other stuff like walking. Three times a week. Chaos would love it!)
4) Read a book a week. (I failed miserably in my reading this past year due to lack of time. There were only a few months I read two or more books.)
5) Focus on the positive. (This is a big one with a teenager in the house who seems to have embraced negativity!)
6) Smile everyday. Laugh, too.
7) Tell someone I love them everyday.
8) Pray more.
9) Get organized. (This is going to be a long-term maybe by next New Year kind of thing. But it is a goal! A big one!)
Do you have any resolutions for the new year?
Before I forget...
My December contest winner is Jane, who commented on my post Happy Christmas. Please use the contact button on the menu bar above, Jane, to send me your email address and whether you want a $10 BN.com or Amazon gift certificate. Thanks to all who entered!
Remember, a comment on the blog gets you an entry. I don't always update my contest page, but I usually have a monthly giveaway here. And sometimes another contest somewhere on the Internet.
Speaking of which...
Don't forget to enter the Twelve Days of Christmas Winter Garden contest at Fresh Fiction for your chance to win a Kindle Touch and a bundle of books from lots of different authors who are members of The Story Garden. That includes me!
