I absolutely love that quote! For the past week, I have been reflecting on how I can improve myself better this new year. I have came up with eleven realistic goals for myself that I feel will not only benefit myself but for my whole family! I will do my best in accomplishing them! My 11 goals for 2011 are the following:
1. Organization and Time Management- get my recipe book organized! My recipe box is a cluttered mess and difficult to find anything! For my birthday 2010, my girls got me a photo album, dividers, and clear plastic sheets. I have been S L O W L Y compiling my favorite recipes either typing them or copying and pasting them into a file. In the future, I will print them out and add them to my book. Basically, over the years, I have collected recipes from all over the internet, cook books, family members, relief society sisters, and friends. I thought having all of my recipes in ONE book would reduce some time and stress in preparing a perfect menu plan.
2.Spiritual- read the Book of Mormon every night with my family. Improve on our church attendance, tithing/fast offerings, family home evening, and daily family prayers! Write in my gratitude journal!
3. Health and Fitness-Continue to shed some pounds by dieting and exercising. I want to keep track of my progress by journaling my food everyday on My Fitness Pal and exercise at least 5 times a week. Over the past few months, I have been doing Turbo Jam
which is a lot of fun shaking my body for 20-60 minutes a day! It is an AWESOME workout filled with aerobics, dance moves, weights, and kick boxing! When it gets warmer outside, I will start jogging again. I would love to enter another race. I have lost 17 pounds so far and need to continue my weight loss goals. 
4. Meal Plan-Try a new recipe at least twice a month and get the kids involved! Instead of making the same entrées over and over again. I want to try some new recipes, which hopefully pleases the children's taste buds! My husband and I love to create food masterpieces in the kitchen. In the past, cooking has been a fun family activity for all of us. The kids love making pizzas, baking cookies, decorating cup cakes, making bagels, and so forth. I really want us to experience new flavors and add more recipes to my book!
5. Education- Register and declare my major as nursing at Salt Lake Community College. First, I need to request my college transcripts from Utah Valley University. Next, I will meet with a SLCC career advisor to discuss my credits that will transfer from UVU and get the list of classes that I still need to take before I can apply to the nursing program. In addition, I may need to get re-certified as an nursing assistant. So I may need to take the 6 week course and pass the written and skills tests. Twelve years ago, I worked as a certified nurse's assistant in a nursing home. It is frustrating to me to have to do the class over again. I believe it is a requirement to be a current licensed nursing assistant to get on the nursing school waiting list at SLCC.
6. Career- Get a job... After I complete my CNA training, CPR certification class, and become a licensed certified Nurse's Assistant in the State of Utah, I will find a part time nursing assistant job during the hours while the girls are at school.
7. Reading-Read more Nicholas Sparks books! How can I say that I am a Nicholas Sparks fan when I have not read all his books. I still need to read his following books:
Safe Haven
True Believer
At First Sight
A Bend in the Road
The Rescue
The Wedding
Nights in Rodanthe
The Lucky One
A Walk to Remember
I saw A Walk to Remember Movie
and absolutely loved it! I own most of these books and they are just sitting on a shelf collecting dust!
8. Scrapping-Get caught up on my digital scrap-booking memories. It seems like that is always one of my New Year's resolutions, but this time I will be more specific. I would love to finish my daughters baby and toddler years books and get them printed out sometime this year! In order to do that, I need a better working computer that can handle Adobe Photoshop Elements 8
, lol!
9. Financial- I would like to budget our money wisely. My father and mother in-law have taught us a valuable lesson about managing our resources better. We want to be more like them. We will save, save, and save for a rainy day!
10. Developing Talents-- I have a creative itch! Last month, I made some adorable bookmarks and a darling picture frame. I will blog more about those later. Anyway, I want to explore some more hybrid creations using my digital scrap-booking materials as well as other crafting supplies. A couple months ago, Hubby and I walked around Hobby Lobby. Oooh, there are so many crafts that are exploding in my mind that I want create. My goal is to make many pieces of art that I can display in my home and share with others.
11. Self Reliant- Learn how to make strawberry and pear jam! As well as can some fruit this summer. I have an incredible visiting teaching companion who is very self reliant. She has inspired me to learn more about gardening, canning, making juices, and so forth! Thanks Ruthann for being a great example to me on living a more provident life-style!
I absolutely love that last canning image and it's appropriate to end this blog post now saying YES, WE CAN!!! Bring on 2011!!!!
4 comments:
My Lovely, this list shows just what an amazing woman you are. You've inspired me and are such a good example. I sure love ya, my very talented and gifted sister-friend!
Way to go babe!!!!!! I am so not good at lists like you are, glad your teaching me things about it!
Good resolutions! i hope you get to through all of them. It sounds like it will be a great year if you do.
Wow, as I read this I thought - that sounds just like me...minus the CNA and craft parts, and add in potty-training... :) Way to go public with your resolutions.
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