Resolution Update: Month One

I am great at planning.

Poor at execution.

This has always been one of my weaknesses, and this month's work on my New Year's resolution is a perfect example of this. My goal for the month was to work out twice a week and to log my eating in an online food journal.

Sounds easy, right?

I did start the food journal, and probably only logged my meals three days this month. Add that to a trip to Illinois, a week of conferences, and a lot of sick in the house, and I think I may have worked out a total of five times this month (and even that may be generous).

On the plus side, I did really curb my eating and improve food choices to make more healthy ones, and as a result I am down two pounds this month. I guess it hasn't been a total loss.

Next month's resolution is to work out three-four times a week and to keep my purse more organized. Here's to hoping that I can improve on last month!

...And in With The New

Everyone makes resolutions. Right? Every year I seem to make at least one or two. This year, I plan on making 12 - one for every month of the year. You see, there is a lot that I would like to change and improve about myself and the way I function in life. Rather than try to tackle everything at once, I think I should go month by month. Hopefully, by the end of the year, I will be a well-oiled, well-toned, well-organized superhuman.

So, in my effort to help with my motivation and self-control, here is my list of New Year's Resolutions:

January: Weight-loss will be a recurring theme in my resolutions. Now that we are done having kids, it is time to get my body into shape. This month, my goal is to record my eating in an online food journal, make healthy food choices, and work out twice a week.

February: In my birth month, I have two resolutions: 1) to keep my purse more organized, and 2) increase workouts to three-four times a week.

March: This month I will focus on my car, which is always full of old napkins, random school stuff, kids' books, and other crap. I will work on keeping a more tidy car.

April: I would love to be more organized with my coupon clipping. I will also be admiring my newer, skinnier self by this time.

May: I will begin to experiment with new fruits and vegetables in my cooking, trying to incorporate a new one into our food every week. I also plan on running my first 5K.

June: During the summer, I want to be active outside every day with the girls that the weather cooperates.

July: I will work on being more organized in my bedroom, which seems to be the dumping grounds for the rest of the house.

August: Run another 5K.

September: As I return to work from the summer, I will work on being more neat and tidy in the house, putting things away as I use them and picking up after myself. I also plan on holding my kids accountable to this resolution. (Mitch is the clean one of the house, I am clearly the messy one)

October: Buy Halloween candy that is not my favorite. (This one will be hard, since I have not met candy that I don't like. Let's just say I won't be buying Snickers.)

November: Continue to be committed to my workout routine, even as the holidays near and things at work become busy.

December: I will be more proactive about my holiday budget - planning purchases, and staying within my means. (This year I was not so successful.....)

So there you have it - my personal goals for the year. I can only hope I have the time and energy to achieve them all.

Let the year begin!