How did you do with your New Years Eve resolutions from last year? Did 2010 go as expected or are you glad it’s over?
Here are a few of mine:
Stay in school and get good grades - I did fine with that, with the exception of my last class. Working F/T instead of P/T is kicking my butt.
Lose weight - epic fail. I gained a few pounds. Nothing huge, but I’m very inactive now and want to change that this year.
Get a new job - so far so good. Bonus points that I’m still employed and things have settled down for the time being.
Reduce debt - meh. I did pay down some, but the student loans are piling up and the house is worth a lot less than it was a year ago. Not so good there. I also didn’t save or invest nearly what I should have.
Get rid of clutter - mission accomplished! I donated an enormous amount to the Salvation Army & Purple Heart. I read something that made sense. It said that in every area of the house, have only what you want to have and discard or move the rest. For example, what do you want to have in the kitchen “junk” drawer? Get rid of the rest or move it to where it should go. That helped a lot.
Fix up and decorate the house - that has gone well this year and I have no reason to be embarassed when someone stops by. Finally.
Realize that the things that are beyond my control are beyond my control and I need to let go of trying to orchestrate certain things. I always worry about my kids but am slowly realizing that they are getting older and there is only so much that I can do to help them. I will always be their mother and I will always love them, but the choices that they make are up to them. My daughter OD’ed twice in 2010 (that I know of) but she has over 100 days of sobriety right now. I don’t know what the future holds but I do know now that what she does isn’t my fault. It took a long time to realize that.