(Note: Yes, I am reading right now … my goal is to finish Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon by the end of the year. I’m about 200-ish pages away from the end. This book is so long!)

For the past many, many, many years, I’ve always started the New Year without any kind of resolution. Yes, I have goals – exercise, eat right, read – but I’ve never written anything down or made an actual plan about something I want to accomplish in the New Year.

I’m hoping that 2010 will be different. I’m in my second year of marriage, entering my 6th year at my current job, have 5 wonderful animals at home, and am feeling more content now than I think I ever have. So why not make some concrete resolutions?

The thing I like about this blog, too, is that it’s not something I feel I have to update regularly. This is probably the first life post I’ve put in here and don’t want to force myself to write something every day. But I digress. Let’s look at the resolutions, shall we?

1. Read More

Yes, this has already been established. I’ve joined 2 challenges and am really looking forward to cracking open my first book of 2010. My library is overflowing and I still haven’t decided what to read first! I remember in 2008 I had a goal to read 12 books in the year – I can’t believe that I didn’t have the time to read more. Not only do I want to read more, but I want to make sure I’m reading the books that I’ve already bought that are sitting in my library, unread. I’m sure I bought them for a reason, right?

2. Be more efficient with dinner

OK, that seems a little vague, but here’s the deal: I work in spurts. One week we’re eating pizza every day (albeit, healthy homemade pizza) and another week we’re having balanced meals that were actually planned. This year I want to make my plan for the week, STICK TO IT, and better my cooking skills. I want to follow recipes, NOT throw away unused food (i.e. eat it before it goes bad!), and still be healthy in the process. That being said … Continue reading →