To review past goals for 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, click on the year.
I put these goals on my blog so that I'm more accountable to myself and those who know me. I do not do this so everyone thinks I'm perfect. If somehow after reading my blog, you think this, you need to come over and visit me (wake me up first!)
NaDell's Goals for 2013
1. Read books and magazines that inspire me spiritually as well as intellectually.
Because I bit off such a big goal last year of reading the entire LDS Quad set of scriptures, I'm way behind in my church magazines and other good books (although I still read close to 60 books in 2012...) I'm DONE with continuing to read books that have foul language and behaviors that don't make me a better person for reading. Curiosity over what the book's end might be is finished with the last few books I read that were bad. Hopefully, sticking with suggestions on Goodreads from friends I know and trust will help more in this area. My mind and time are too important to let filth into it.
2. More family exercise.
Somehow this has got to work. Andy and I were asked to be "parents" on the Trek our Stake is doing this summer (right after I turn 31), so we need to do some walking to prepare our bodies for hot summer days of walking. Hopefully, by doing this I will lose the last 16 pounds I'd like to get rid of too. We also are nearly outfitted with bikes for our family and I'd like to go on family bike rides (and teach our children to learn to ride bikes---no, none of them know how!)
3. TEMPLE with Andy monthly.
Sometimes when we finally have a weekend evening free it's hard to pick whether to go on a "real" date or a date to the Temple, especially since we end up paying babysitters either time. (If you happen to be reading this and want someone nearby to trade with, I'd love to!) I'd like to have more evening dates at home this year too.
4. Catch up my family scrapbooks.
This won't take me too long, but if I don't make a goal of it, I might just wait another year and then it will take awhile. I generally get all of my photos printed, lined up with the paper stuff (invites, calendar, awards, etc.), and then just go for it several nights in a row. I'm not a perfectionist and care more about getting the pictures and journaling on the page than fancy layouts, so I can do a month or so in a long evening after the kids go to bed, which is a lot because of how many pictures I take.
I think four goals for this year is sufficient. I hope to continue budgeting better, getting more food storage, and so many other things, but I will focus on these four goals this year. Maybe when I finish #4 I'll replace it with something else.
What are your goals?
