Who’s late on their Resolutions? This Chick. That’s Who.
January 24th will be my 34th birthday. Yikes. 34!?! seriously. Last time I looked I was 23. Now, I’m going to be 34 with a 17 mos old, a husband, a playful labrador, a mortgage and just about anything else “grown-up” you can think of.
I find that having a baby will change you in ways that most people don’t mention. When I was pregnant I was definitely nesting for pretty much the entire time. I planted plants, cleaned, discovered and created new projects, went to church more, laughed a lot, napped a lot and just did more things at home. As soon as Maternity leave was over, it was back to the trenches and like a sad Disney Movie, all those pretty “home” projects withered away. I found myself stressed, tired and always running behind again.
I don’t think my bun in the oven gave me super powers, but I do believe it helped me to focus on what really matters: family and laughter. Sure I wasn’t always the happiest of preggo ladies, but dang it, I loved having the excuse to put my feet up and read a book or sew pillow covers or just think about ways to improve our home, lifestyle and more..all on a budget mind you.
So for 2014, I want to lose the baby weight, I want to set a bunch of goals that will help me to spend more time with family, get out and be adventurous and just plain be happy. Here goes nothin’…
34 Goals for 2014
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Get a Full Body Massage
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Go Rock climbing
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Find at least 1 Pinterest Project per month and finish it
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Meal Plan for my family and create a Weekly Menu
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Take Family Photos with a professional Photographer
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Kiss My Husband Outside the Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas
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Make a Blanket Fort and watch movies in it.
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Buy a Pair of Expensive Boots
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Complete a 1,000+ piece puzzle with my husband
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Tile my Bathroom Floor Myself (with help of course)
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Catch a Fish
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Volunteer at a Local Shelter or Food Shelf
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Make a Macaroni Necklace with My Son, Timothy
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Grow My Own Food
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Run Through a Sprinkler with My Son, Timothy
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Ride a Horse
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Read at least 3 new books
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Blog More / read blogs often because they inspire me
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Pay for a random person’s Groceries or Gas
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Can something (tomatoes, pickles, etc)
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Take a Sewing / Quilting Class
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Take a Kickboxing Class
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Sign up for and run a Fun Run (Color Run / Warrior Dash / etc)
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Drink More Water
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Fit into an Airplane Seat with EXTRA Room (aka shrink those hips)
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Make Apple Pie..The Kind in a Jar.
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Try at least 15 kinds of Herbal Tea.
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Squat 150lbs
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Invite Friends and Family for a ‘game night” at least 4 times
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Buy and wear my first WOMEN’s Northface Jacket
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Lose half my age in body fat % (17%)
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Take a College Course towards completing my degree
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Have Lunch from a Food Truck
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Get more Quality Sleep
Eat · Train · Lose 