I’m not making New Year’s resolutions this year because a) I never stick to them and b) I like having room to let things change and evolve.
So inspired by this post at Be More with Less, this is my list of things I’d love to do in 2012 that is subject to adjustment throughout the year.
- Try yoga again.
- Go on vacation and completely unplug (this is a must for my honeymoon in August but my fiance and I will probably do a long weekend in the spring for me to practice).
- Read a book a week or more.
- Walk Lucky more. Get my fiance to go with us more of those times.
- Make homemade bread every week.
- Focus on quality over quantity. In how I spend my time and my money.
- Declutter something every day. Regularly list those items on eBay or donate to Goodwill (in which case be sure to get a tax receipt).
- Eat more fruits and vegetables. Ideally at least one with each meal.
Are you making New Year’s resolutions or doing any other sort of goal setting right now? Tell me about it or link me to a post you’ve written on the topic.
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I think these are all great goals! Specific enough to have a tangible goal, but general enough so that there’s wiggle room.
Personally, I love taking technology holidays – I feel like I’m too over-stimulated by gadgets.
As far as clutter goes, I try not to buy anything new without getting rid of or repurposing something old. (I visit Goodwill to donate seasonally.)
And dear hubby & I are joining a CSA this year to get fresh vegetables every week during the growing season here. $20/wk for a large bushel of whatever the farm has in season, the money goes to feed homeless people, and we don’t have to do any of the work, just pick up the goods from the market.
i was doing a csa until our fridge started acting up and freezing all my produce. now that our new one is arriving i might sign up again but i was going to investigate our local farmers market which is just open through the winter for the first time this year.
Every year I say I’m not going to make any resolutions for the New Year, but then I do. Only they take a different form every year. I think that it is a good idea to set goals. But when I set resolutions, they are always too big and I can never stick too them.
I like this idea of setting down some things that I’d like to do and then breaking that down into smaller pieces. Maybe that will make my so called resolutions more manageable and more practical.
Excellent resolutions. All will add to your happiness, which is really what new habits should do.
The unplugging thing is a big challenge but you can do it. I remember when I got married, the reason we took a cruise was because no one from Carlton’s work would reach us. Email was still relatively new, but he had a pager. Sending faxes to/from the ship was too expensive so they left us alone. I don’t like cruises all that much but knowing we’d be unbothered was worth it.
We’re expected to be accessible. But if you establish the expectation that you won’t be, those who love you won’t bother you and will respect your need to be untethered. And, friends like me will just wait for the beautiful photos and stories when you return.
Wishing you all the best in 2012!
I love this idea instead of New Year’s Resolutions! Thank you for the idea!