Dec 29 2008
Good Intentions for 2009
Only a couple days left for 2008. My biggest accomplishment this year has been having my daughter. It’s been challenging, bringing a new little person into our lives. But, I think we’ll keep her. Ha!
Now, on to 2009, what would I like to happen? Well, let’s have new ‘dream’ job to appear for hubby, one that brings in more money, more stability and most important, lets others see how great a worker he is. I’d also like to find a way for me to bring in some money and be creative.
I want to refocus our weekly menu’s to include more whole foods. I’d like our daily meals eaten with more raw and natural ingredients. Problems arise as we don’t all like the same types of food and we want to keep the food bill reasonably low.
Like I wrote before, I need to get more personal time to myself. Even to go for a walk or next spring, take out my bike! I didn’t get to bike at all this summer and I missed that.
I need to get creative. This I can involve my son somewhat. We can paint together, take pictures together now that we have two cameras, and he likes to play with my sewing supplies as I sew. I also knit, but my son will pretend he’s a cat and bat around my yarn, it’s a constant struggle.
This summer, I want to grow a few things in the backyard. That was put on hold this year too. It’s always fun thinking about what you can grow; flipping through seed catalogues and figuring out what plant could go where. We also need to travel up north to visit my folks and do some camping. A big thing is to simply be outside more. It makes everything feel better.
Oh, decluttering and getting organized. My favourite things to procrastinate! I need to keep writing my daily to do lists and mark everything off. They make me feel like I’ve accomplished something during the day, even with getting sidetracked. I’d love to have my house nicely fixed up, so I’m never embarrassed having friends pop by.
This is what I intend to focus on next year. I may have to revisit this list on a monthly basis to evaluate how I’m doing but writing it all down is a start.
