Dec 30th, 2012 by Jennifer Lynn
The holidays nearly are over, oof. This week I will return to my regular schedule of visiting/reading/commenting on everybody’s fabulous blogs that unfortunately I have been missing out on. And overall playing catch-up with writing duties. It has been a strange feeling to be so absent from the blogging community these past few weeks and I look forward to interacting with you all again soon-ish.
Here are a few resolutions for 2013:
1. Start a dream journal.
2. Write every day. EVERY DAY.
3. Increase writing productivity. Blog maintenance and project participation is an excellent way to encourage consistent writing, in order to build up that mental muscle of transitioning thoughts to words (somewhat) gracefully. Also to continue to explore different styles in an effort to find my true writing voice.
4. Stop being such a damn shut-in. Be nicer and not so guarded with others and balance it somehow with the isolation of a robust writing schedule. I tend to clam up around those I don’t know very well and may come off as aloof, which makes me cringey because it really, truly, is not how I feel. It is just overwhelming and draining to be stuck in a crowd.
5. Continue to set new financial savings goals, even as a stay-at-home mommy. Purchase stock.
6. Seek out a cause I am passionate for and volunteer my time.
7. Have the gumption to finish a hands-on project. Bake more. Sew.
8. Unplug more with M. by incorporating “date nights” into our post-baby life. So more time with Hubs away from Bubs.
9. Learn to play chess.
10. Become more comfortable with spending money! Though I am a rabid saver, rarely will I splurge. For example, my purse is frayed and disintegrating—a quality-bought chewy leather replacement would be beautiful and useful.
11. Read a book each month.
Those are some of my resolutions, what about yours? Sweet mother of Cheetos this year flew by.
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Dream journal is a great idea! Have you heard of lucid dreaming??? You should try it! When you learn how to play chess let me know, there is a “chess with friends” app and always love to have bragging rights! Looks like a great list, looks like 2013 will be a good one!
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Lots of cool goals here, good luck! I need to work on #4 as well. If I may, some goals would maybe be easier to reach if you define them more. Like ”incorporate date nights” could be turned into ”have two dates a month”, so you can track your progress.
Good luck on your resolutions! I should definitely add #2 and #4 to my list. I know there’s no way I could make myself write every day though!
You have some great goals for 2013 and they all seem fairly reasonable. I don’t know how to play chess and like football likely will never understand unless someone teaches me. Good Luck for 2013 mate! Mr.CBB
Writing every day is going to be a challenge, but it’s a great goal to have. I’m aiming for three times a week.
Chess is a brilliant game. We should have a game at some point if possible!
A dream journal sounds interesting. I should totally do that. I have some very vivid dreams that would make for some unusual reading.
If you want to play chess I’m sure we could have an online game or two.
I did a post a few days back about spending more money next year. Strangely (or maybe not so strangely) spending money and planning to spend money is actually really hard for me. I don’t think I know how to play chess properly.
My goal is to write every day as well. It just doesn’t happen very often! I still try =)
Good luck in 2013!
I love your number 4. I have not made a list, maybe today I will contemplate mine. But I am def. stealing your number 4.
Happy New Year!!
I know what you mean about being a shut-in. I could totally see myself being a hermit.
My resolutions:
Get rid of the weight I put on this year (10lbs) or, if I can manage it, the weight I’ve put on since getting married (25lbs)
Not miss a day of my writing schedule (6-8 posts per week).
Get a freaking job already!
Earn $3000 in online income.
Finish every project I start.
Read 25+ books (that was my goal for this year, and I just finished #31 this morning).
I like these goals, and think that if you can stay on task, you have set yourself up for a very nice year.. I can tell that you have a lot of self-betterment goals in there, which is important when you are a parent. It’s very easy to lose ourselves in our kids and our roles in their lives, but we have to remember ourselves as well!
Nice List!! I find that playing Chess semi-regularly keeps my mind SO alert! It is a great plan
I think we’re mostly the same person. Love your goals! We’re doing the whole date night thing as one of ours right now, too. It’s so easy to let that slide, and then when you finally take one you’re like, “Why don’t we do this every week?”
Great goals! A big one for me is focus, as in focusing on what’s most important and discarding activities that aren’t. Another is sleeping more – I really feel that we can all be so much more productive and healthy if we get the requisite amount of sleep each night. Too many people compromise sleep with the idea of getting more done (see my comments on focus above!).
Good luck with your goals in 2013!
I agree that there needs to be way more date nights in 2013!
I like that you’re going to learn how to play chess. Every now and then I like to play. I always lose, but the possibilities still make it fun.
I definitely want to read more in 2013. I read a lot in 2011 but hardly anything in 2012!
I love your Resolution #4 – “Stop being such a damn shut-in.” I am the same way. I work from home, alone, blogging, online – joined at the hip with my laptop. I often have no desire to even leave the house if I run out of creamer. I have made it a point to force myself to join a couple of business networking organizations, pick a volunteer opportunity, and walk my dog at least 4 times a week. Good luck to you in the New Year!
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Huh…interesting what Savvy Scot said about chess and alertness. I might have to give that a try as well. Stimulating my brain with challenging games/puzzles should be something I try to tackle on 2013.
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My one big resolution is to get more organized. I lose bills, important docs, receipts, it’s crazy.
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