A few goals for 2009

As promised, here is a second pass at my goals for 2009:

1.  Return to my Weight Watchers goal weight by Valentine’s Day. (6 weeks) Depending on what time and what day I weigh myself, this could be 5 to 9 pounds.

How am I gonna do it?

1.      Journal every bite I eat

2.      Attend at least 3 WW meetings between now and Valentine’s Day.

3.      Get moving! 30 minutes a day minimum, 4 days a week (Plus my anti muffin-top moves 5 times a week)

4.      Be more proactive in making healthier eating choices: Get better at menu planning and make, enjoy and post on a new salad every Saturday. (Is this possible? I hope so!!) Cut way back on the garbage and rev up the fruit and veggies in my life.

2. Keep up the SOAP posts 6 days a week as I read and journal through the Bible again in 2009. (Wanna join me in my reading? Send me an email and I’ll mail you a bookmark with a quarterly Bible reading schedule to make it through the whole thing this year.)

3.  Create and maintain an inviting, comforting home environment. (Doesn’t that sound lofty?)

How am I gonna do it?

1.      Keep my cool. Or get some cool. Just stop flying off the handle and take a step back when I feel myself becoming irritated. (Be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger…. Thanks, James from the Bible, for that advice.)

2.      Seek God’s guidance in setting my priorities and try my best to LISTEN

3.      Reduce clutter (I don’t have a specific plan for this yet. I’d like to say I will tackle a room a week or month, but I know I won’t actually follow through. I need a different plan… any ideas??)

4.      Be more proactive in doing things for my husband and also ask him what I can do for him

4.  Be a better friend. (I’d prefer not to expand too much on this one publicly. I just could reach out more than I do and, you know, maybe send a birthday card here and there.)

5.  Stand for and pursue truth. (More on this later. I am so irritated with all the deception and emphasis on style over substance that I see in the world. This is an entire post in itself… no, a campaign. More later.)

6.  Train for and complete my second MS 150 bike ride with joy, dedicating every one of my rides to God. (Ride weekend is April 18 and 19. And believe me, you’ll have the opportunity to read much more about this in the coming weeks. :) )

So, what about you? Any plans for the new year? I’d love to hear what you have planned. Or if you have any thoughts or suggestions for my goals,  please, comment away.  (Hey family and friends– now’s your chance to tell me what you really think.  :) )

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