New Year's Resolutions, if you will

I have spent the entire first week of this new year trying to word my "resolutions" into things that will be easy to have success in. For instance, one year my only resolution was to not have any late fees at Blockbuster. (However, maybe our late fees were paying somone's salary.) Proud to say we went an entire year returning all videos/dvds/games on time.

In the spirit of 2007, I am publishing my list of things to look forward to in every aspect of my life.

Personal:

• Be more organized. I pride myself of being an organized person with files for even the most inane things, but it is always a work-in-progress. I am determined to get the 30 years of photographs belonging to my parents out of their boxes and into something more useful.
  

• Take time weekly (at least) to practice the guitar (and enjoy other hobbies). My guitar looks so nice hanging on the wall that I don't want to disrupt it's peaceful slumber. However, my Guitar Hero 2 skills are being finely tuned. If only pushing a few buttons made me sound as good on my acoustic...
  

Physical:

• Continue with exercising 6 days a week. Luckily for me this is a habit I developed in September. Now all I have to do is keep it up. Should be easy to do.
  

• Continue with healty eating. Again, something I have been doing for 4 months.
  

• Drink 72 oz. of water every day. My husband wonders why I don't have to pee more often than I do.
  

Family:

• Less time getting frustrated, more time playing. I am one of those people that loses patience easily. Like last night when my 3 year old spilled his milk all over the table, I freaked out. Then not two minutes later, my 7 year old spilled his milk all over the table (how old is too old for sippy cups??). Instead of yelling, I should have at least been grateful that the placemats soaked it up and it didn't drip through the table crack to the rug below.
  

• More structured Family Nights. We have been getting into the habit of counting our trip to the grocery store for the treat as the activity as well. My focus now will be on implementing some lessons and activities that my children can learn from.
  

Spiritual:

• Read in the scriptures every day. Pretty self-explanatory
  

• Fast with a purpose each month. Fasting should not be about just going hungry, which is what I've been doing the last few months.
  

Financial:

• Food Storage. While we can afford to, my husband has given the go-ahead on spending some money on building up our food storage. Now what to do with 5,000 pounds of wheat...
  

• Build a budget and manage money better. My husband used to make his living doing just this for other people, so our finances were the last thing he wanted to think about. Hence, I have always taken on the task. We lost control of our spending for a few months after we sold our 1,200 sq. ft. home for more than double than we owed on it. Now is the time to tighten that budget belt and gain control over our spending again.

There it is, and in writing.