Stalking the Stacks with Library Lil
*Stalking the Stacks with Library Lil* |
2008-01-03 I have a ton of stuff to write about, but also a ton of dishes laundry and other things to deal with. I thought the easiest entry to ease back into things might be the resolutions entry.Normally, when I make resolutions, I like to have some sort of quantifiable status. So instead of : lose weight, I like to say lose 10 pounds. I've struggled with how to quantify some of the things I want to do, and in the end, I decided that with one exception, I'm going to leave those things off and just sort of work on them. Ok, so officially In 2008 I resolve to: 1) Lose that last 5-10 pounds. I've been hovering between 138-140 for a long time, and I think I just need to be more strict in my eating--perhaps go back to tracking my food on Sparkpeople. At any rate, I'm proud that I haven't really gained. 2) run a 5K in less than 30 minutes. I think I'm going to try to do 2 or 3 races this year. I guess this means I need to get back to my running, now that MIl has a treadmill bought for this purpose, i can't use weather as an excuse. 3) I probably should have put this first, since it is the big one, the one both husband and I are working on. But by Jan 2009, I want to have the credit cards paid off--all of them. I won't say debt free since the house still has 10 years, and we'll likely take on a car payment after the Subaru is paid off, but I figure if I didn't have that credit card debt hanging over me, I'd be able to do all the things I really want to do: give more Money to charity (we already give some, I want to do more), support a political candidate, beef up my IRA, perhaps run for school board. All will take keeping a bit more of the money we make instead of sending it to visa or discover. For the record, husband tells me that pre-Christmas, he was within one payment of paying off the discover. He also tells me he thinks it might be a stretch--since we want to vacation a bit this summer, but he does think if we are frugal, it is doable. So 2008, will be my year of less consumption (of course after saying this I have to tramp down the 50 "I Wants" that have popped up). 4) my only resolution without some sort of definitive measure: I want to be a more patient and loving mother. I really struggled with quantifying this--I have no idea how to say at the end of 2008 that I really achieved it. Heck, I'm not even sure what steps I need to take. But I know I need to do it. So there you have it--good thing I don't have 101 things to do in 1001 days or some such, because I need to get cracking on lunch for the ladies. |
