Goals that are decidely not resolutions

As any good procrastinator would, I have waited until Jan 4 to start thinking about what my resolutions for the new year should be. That is, if I were the type to make resolutions.  I like to think that I'm not that type.  In reality, I am.  My point really is that I make resolutions but I prefer to call them something else so I don't seem quite so traditionally set up for failure.
Now that I have made that as clear as mud, here is my list of goals that are not resolutions for 2012.

**Get organized.
I really want to work on decluttering our home and lives. This is harder for me than it sounds because of the next one.

**Work on expecting less perfection.
I am a perfectionist who gets hung up on the, "if you can't do it right, don't do it" philosophy.  Unfortunately, I rarely have time to "do it right" so, I just don't do.  That is unhealthy.

**Be more intentional about showing grace and love to my spouse and son.
I can admit, many times I fall short.

**Live on a budget and envelope system.
This one is going to be a tough one for me cause I am a tool when it comes to our finances.  I know we can do it though!

**Give myself some time but not too much.
I have to make some time to read, blog, etc. without feeling guilty for doing so.  I also have to be careful to realize that I have work to do!

**Send thank you cards and fill out that baby book!
I make this resolu..I mean..um..goal every year and never follow through!  Fingers crossed that this is the year! L is 3 and has an almost empty baby book! lol!

**Live life more intentionally.
I think this is so all encompasing, there is not much else I can say about it.

Okay, I have to go now.  It's time for me to follow through with the final resolution, I mean GOAL.

**COOK DINNER AT HOME!

Love ya peeps. I raise my sparkling cider to a fabulous 2012 for us both!

Howdy stranger!

Wow.  June.  That was the last time I blogged. June. That's almost 7 months ago!  You must have really missed me. I'm so sorry for putting you through the heartbreak of logging on again and again, only to find that I was still gone. Well, take heart my faithful companion! I have returned!  I will give you a moment to compose yourself...

hhhmmm...

**twiddles thumbs**

**looks at wrist where a watch should be**
 (On a tangent, I look at my left wrist.  I guess because I am left handed.  What wrist do you look at?)

**hums theme to Jeopardy**

Have you gathered yourself? Great.
Moving on.

I have decided to take my blog in a bit of a new direction.  Not necessarily a different one just, well, enhanced. 
In the past, I have pretty much stuck to sharing only about my weight loss.  Honestly, that got boring for me.  There are only so many times that I can blog about doing well (or more often, doing poorly and starting over) before I get a tad bored with repeating myself.  Also, there have been lots of times I wanted to share a favorite craft, activity, recipe, etc. and felt restricted by my own guidelines.  I didn't want to start a second blog because, well, you can see how well I have kept up with just one.  So, here is my solution.  I will share.  Not just about my weight loss (or lack of) but also about the things in my life I love.  Scripture that inspires me.  Songs that make me think. Books I am reading.  Crafts I am making.  Hilarious things my almost 3 yr old, L, is doing.  Crazy things my cats have done.  Places my family goes. Well, you get the point.  Welcome to my new blog and a little touch of my life.  I hope you enjoy the changes to come.