a moment to refocusonlife ~ resolutions redux

Happy 2014! Can you believe it? Another year has come and gone.

Several times in the history of this blog, I have mentioned resolutions. I consider resolutions to be an important component of my lifestyle changes. Life is difficult. Things get messy. Isn't it great that we get the opportunity to start afresh every year? At least that's how I like to look at it...

So, with that said, let's take a look at how 2013 turned out, and then I'll tell you what I've got planned for 2014...

1. Fix Finance: Complete, but still a work in progress. I think this is something that everyone has to continue to work on at all times, but I can tell you we made considerable progress in 2013. 
2. Build Muscle Tone: wah wah wah (<----means it's a failure)
3. Take Classes to Build Knowledge: In 2013, I took some great classes and put some new techniques to use. 
4. Read 15 Books (1 Non-fiction): I read 20 total books! Complete. 
5. End More Prescription Medications: Complete and successful! I am off all my diabetic medications and have significantly reduced a couple others. 
6. Electronic Quiet Time - Dinner: Work in progress. We try hard, but sometimes you just have to check the phone during dinner, right?

a future resolution: LIVE in this building.
Working on those finances has never been so
danged important! 

So, 4 out of 6 is not bad, right? Unless it's for a grade. Then I'd be failing. Okay, so let's not put that on a scale of 100. I'm going with the fact that I got 2/3's complete! That sounds better, right?

On to 2014...

With my successes and failures in mind, I came up with a list for 2014. Drum roll please:

1. Fix Finances: if it's a work in progress, let's keep working! Maybe I'll have better news at my midyear review. 
2. Read 18 Books (Audiobooks count). 
3. Lower Blood Pressure Naturally: I think I need to work on my stress levels...so with that said, I plan to do some relaxation and natural methods here. I'll keep you posted.
4. Spend More Quality Time with the Kids: every parent should have this goal.
5. Let People I Love Know it More Often: <3
6. Maintain Weight Within a 3 Pound Scale: I've heard everyone's goal should be a 10 point scale, but I'm going with 3 because I did it in 2013 and I plan to keep that up! 
7. Increase Daily Steps to 8000 Average: I'm currently getting around 5000 per day. Not sure how I'm going to meet this goal with my job, but I'm going to work hard on it this year!  How many 40,000 step days can I get on the weekends? <blush>

That's it! That's my list. Don't judge. It's my list. It's very personal. I'd love to hear some of your resolutions and would love to have you all give me feedback about how you're doing when I do my review in a couple months! 

And, with that, ALWAYS remember that one of your resolutions should be to take just a moment to refocusonlife. 

Love.