Here I am---another year, another resolution. I have been pondering the resolutions I would make for this new year since November. I really want to make a conscience decision to choose things that are important to me and my current lifestyle choices. I want to make meaningful changes that will be fulfilling. These resolutions will go into effect on January 7th (since we cannot possibly begin resolutions mid-week...DUH), so here goes:
Resolution #1: Limit the number of restaurant/fast food trips.
In our household we have realized that a lot of money is spent on food: going out to restaurants, lunches, and money spent on groceries at Publix. WAY too much money. So, the aim is to limit going out for dinner/lunch to once a week. For some that may seem like a lot, but that is manageable for us at this point. Please, remember that we have an 8 month old, and this is a direct correlation to Resolution #2. To sum it up: Going out to eat only once a week and the rest of the week will me meals at home.
Resolution #2: Learn to effectively manage my time so that I can resume my organizational abilities
Since Cristian was born in April, my ability to segment my time into manageable order has diminished almost entirely. I am completely at his mercy and go by his schedule rather my own. I want to feel a step ahead rather than 2 steps behind. My life currently feels like an assembly line--as long as all the points along the line are working and doing their part, life is good. If one of those steps gets overlooked one day, pandemonium ensues. I want to learn to manage my time and also be okay when things do not go as planned. This resolution may be cheating a bit because I have already started to work on it. I just need to firm up some aspects of the plan.
Resolution #3: Cut out soda and caffeine
This is the big one, Elizabeth! That is a Sanford & Son phrase my Mom would use when something big would happen and cutting soda and caffeine from my diet is going to be huge. I have done it before (being pregnant kinda of necessitates the cutting of caffeine) but Cristian gave me focus and determination. I am starting slow--cutting soda down to one a day and coffee as well. I will move to only coffee, switch to half-caff and then remove it completely. I hope to have this feat accomplished by the end of February. Mark your calendars!
Resolution #4: Eat Healthier
190. 195. 201. 215. 226. 233. 245. 250. Yup, enough is enough. Weight, and the gaining and losing of it, is the bane of my existence. I hate it and everything about it. I can't remember not having a weight problem. I have gained and re-lost the same 60ish pounds. I am sick of it. However, this is not about the number this time around. Plain and simple: I want to be around for Cristian a LONG, LONG time. This means making some big changes. Do I like cupcakes? Nope, not at all. I freaking LOVE cupcakes! Do I need to eat 2? Absolutely not--one is more than enough. Those are the things I am currently talking about. Eating to live and not living to eat, which is my currently frame of mind. I am still trying to figure out what this looks like, but my aim is to feel better, eat better and maybe fit into more of my clothes.
So there you have it, the resolutions for 2013. I am hoping that I can manage all 4 effectively (see Resolution #2) and come out on the other side feeling a bit better. Here is to a great 2013 and may all your resolutions become realities!
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