I thought I should post something at the beginning of the year for no other reason than to hold myself accountable for what I may or may not do this year. I'm not making any resolutions because that implies changing my life in some way and I pretty much like my life the way it is. I do, however, have a short to-do list. Or maybe it's really more of a keep-doing list.
1. I'm going to keep exercising. My couch to 5k is going very slowly, but at least it's still going. After almost 3 months I'm only on week 5 of the program, but that's mostly because I've been repeating weeks, not skipping my workout. As a reward, if I'm still doing this in 2 weeks I'm going to buy myself a good pair of running shoes. I thought I'd put my reward in the middle of January to make sure I stay motivated through any winter weather we might have. There were a couple of below-freezing days in December (or was it November?) and I survived those with a couple extra layers of clothing, but I still haven't decided what I'll do if it rains.
2. I'm going to keep sewing, although I have no specific plans in place yet. I have a couple of projects I need to work on for Ashley this month then I'll do something for myself. I have some vague ideas but I'm not ready to commit to any of them yet.
3. I'm going to make bread. Lots of bread. This was pretty much our dinner last night:
I bought the book "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day" and I'm having lots of fun with it. Now we can have warm bread for dinner almost every night. Good thing I'm running, to work off some of this bread, right?
4. I'm going to clean my desk. Ok, that's a to-do item, not a keep-doing item, but I thought I should put it on here anyway. Every morning I say I'm going to clean my desk and then I don't do it. I'm pretty sure I can manage to get it done sometime during 2012. I want to clean my sewing room too. And maybe paint it and redecorate a little. That doesn't get it's own number on the list though because it's more of a wishful-thinking item. I just thought I'd throw it in here so if I actually do it I can brag a little.
That's it. That's as big as I'm going to dream this year. Now I have to end this post because the picture of the bread is making me hungry. Happy New Year everyone!!
1. I'm going to keep exercising. My couch to 5k is going very slowly, but at least it's still going. After almost 3 months I'm only on week 5 of the program, but that's mostly because I've been repeating weeks, not skipping my workout. As a reward, if I'm still doing this in 2 weeks I'm going to buy myself a good pair of running shoes. I thought I'd put my reward in the middle of January to make sure I stay motivated through any winter weather we might have. There were a couple of below-freezing days in December (or was it November?) and I survived those with a couple extra layers of clothing, but I still haven't decided what I'll do if it rains.
2. I'm going to keep sewing, although I have no specific plans in place yet. I have a couple of projects I need to work on for Ashley this month then I'll do something for myself. I have some vague ideas but I'm not ready to commit to any of them yet.
3. I'm going to make bread. Lots of bread. This was pretty much our dinner last night:
I bought the book "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day" and I'm having lots of fun with it. Now we can have warm bread for dinner almost every night. Good thing I'm running, to work off some of this bread, right?
4. I'm going to clean my desk. Ok, that's a to-do item, not a keep-doing item, but I thought I should put it on here anyway. Every morning I say I'm going to clean my desk and then I don't do it. I'm pretty sure I can manage to get it done sometime during 2012. I want to clean my sewing room too. And maybe paint it and redecorate a little. That doesn't get it's own number on the list though because it's more of a wishful-thinking item. I just thought I'd throw it in here so if I actually do it I can brag a little.
That's it. That's as big as I'm going to dream this year. Now I have to end this post because the picture of the bread is making me hungry. Happy New Year everyone!!
