Let's Talk New Years Resolutions.....

JBDamonM

Who has them and what are they!?!?!?

kzawisl

I'd like to lose the 5 lbs I gained between Thanksgiving and Christmas. >_<
And be better with my finances. I would love to be able to put away a significant chunk in each child's college fund this year.
Edited: spelling. Damn you autocorrect, and fat fingers!

JBDamonM

I've got a whole long list. But some of them are really goals:

1.) Start reading again - I love to read, and I find it to be a great outlet to end my day. It's one thing I dropped due to exhaustion after LO and have not picked up again. I actually made a list of books I want to read this year.

2.) Less take out - DH and I have gotten really bad since LO came and we spend way too much money on to go food.

3.) Be a better wife. I admit my marriage has not recovered from the addition of Molly. I need to spend more time with my husband reconnecting on what brought us together in the first place. I'm going back to the goal I had before Molly came of a date night a month. We need that time.

4.) Do more with my family. Invite them over for the ocasional dinner etc.

And then my goals:

New Job, New Car, and get pregant with number 2 sometime late summer or fall.

I've got high hopes for 2014. Here's hoping it delivers

Ruthie04

I really want to focus on me this year! After years of IF, twin pregnancy, and nursing, I feel like I don't even recognize myself. The emotional and physical toll of all of those things has changed my body and my social self. I want to tone up, eat better, and focus on making new mom friends.

Last year, my goal was to be better about flossing and I'm doing that, so I figure I can do this one too!!

mcgeeva

Ugh where to begin!!! Haven't done anything yet but get some finances under control since moving we have spent way too much and are not putting enough money away. Get relationship back on track, get a new job while on maternity leave, hopefully get my butt back into shape after this next baby comes and lastly..be a better me!

Ruthie I hear ya..sounds like you need some you time!!!

Robeano

Ah New Years Resolutions

1. Pay off some big debts (one will be done in July, but I'd like to maximize and pay off more)
2. Get down to pre-pregnancy weight, so I can start trying again
3. Spend as much time as possible doing stuff as a family

Mrs.AmyDylan

I'm not really a new years resolution kind of gal. I tend to get going on something right away or not at all.

That being said I've had the topic/lifestyle change of Clean Eating bouncing in my brain for a 6 or so weeks. I asked and got some good books and cookbooks for Christmas. We have some family in town right now and I'm not going to start that with the here (they leave Jan 5th). 

But I've really been thinking that i dont want J eating crap. I also think there is some possible connection between unexplained infertility and eating habits. So after some beginning reading on clean eating, my goal is to eat between 80-90% clean. 

kbeach82

1. Get healthier. It's not necessarily realistic for me to resolve to get "skinny," or lose X amount of weight, or get down to a certain size. But I know I can make a conscious effort to make healthier decisions when it comes to nutrition in general.

2. Be more patient.

3. Limit spending on unnecessary items. I don't go out and splurge on expensive items, but I have a habit of picking up little things at Target, etc. that we really don't need.

4. Reconnect with my DH and make an effort to argue less. This past year has been stressful and wonderful all at the same time. Adding two children to our family has really put a strain on our relationship, and we need to work on it. My mom and dad have offered to watch the kids one night a month so DH and I can get back to a better place.

5. Learn to let go and live in the moment more. That saying that the "Days are long, but the years are short" is so true. These are some of the best times of my life and I will enjoy every moment that I can!

Saraevh

I always say I'm going to try to stop swearing and that never happens .... 

I'm with @Ruthie ... 

I love my three little boogers more than anything in the world but I want a bit of myself back.  I feel fat and gross and just want to feel confident again.  Sooooo my goal is to take off these last 15 lbs and be back in my two piece swimming suit by Summer.I'm sick of feeling like the fat mom at the pool     

Cwhitaker27

Personal Resolutions:
Start exercising again!! Probably more so after baby #2 arrives.
Try to keep the house clean/ purge stuff instead of a constant hurricane of crap in my house (Must be the Christmas aftermath speaking)


Family Resolutions:
Family game night once a week
Do more outdoor activities, ideally an outdoor activity daily
Pay off some major student loan debt, considering going Dave Ramsey (I've heard great things about it)
Cook and eat healthier together

Most importantly, have a healthy baby!

Edited to add most important resolution that I forgot!

Cwhitaker27

Saraevh said:

I always say I'm going to try to stop swearing and that never happens .... 

I'm with @Ruthie ... 

I love my three little boogers more than anything in the world but I want a bit of myself back.  I feel fat and gross and just want to feel confident again.  Sooooo my goal is to take off these last 15 lbs and be back in my two piece swimming suit by Summer.I'm sick of feeling like the fat mom at the pool     

You go girl! As much as kids bless our lives like crazy you totally lose a huge chunk of yourself! I truly hope you can get your groove back @Saraevh

ccam

1.  Declutter and organize our house. 

2.  Go on more dates with DH.  Even though our relationship will forever be different now that DS is here, I feel like we still need our adult time to reconnect.

3.  DH's resolution is to quit smoking and eat better.  So I agreed to do the eating better part along with him.  Although we don't eat bad, we do way too much snacking and overindulging on the weekends.  I'm also going to try and be as supportive as possible when he stops smoking, even though he gets pretty grumpy every time he tries! 

ETA:  And have baby #2... does that count as a resolution?!

itsmevkb

Get my act together.  Ha!

To be more specific:

I've already lost 30 pounds so 5 more would make me happy and to maintain the loss would really, really, really make me happy.

Continue to work little by little on my clutter problem and on organizing all of the kids stuff.  There is just sooooo much of it.

Spend less and save more.  Like seriously for real this year.

Oops, hard to spend less and save more when my next one is do a FET.  Ugh, there is always something.

Mr. & Mrs. Woodtick

Here are three of mine: 1. Finish projects that I start 2. Spend more quality time with DH 3. Keep in better contact with my friends who live far away

luvboston

1. Lose weight
2. Get a job- I was supposed to stay home with LO till she was 6 mos but have been really lazy about looking
3. Try to sort out my extreme anger with DH's mother already I see this failing as I hate her guts

jessica_gail2

1. Lose weight / start exercising again (I called today to rejoin my gym and will start Thursday)
2. Stick to cleaning routine (I love Clea.n Ma.ma's)
3. De-junk the house (we are overrun with clutter right now. It probably isn't as bad as it seems but with all the toys S got for Christmas I feel like we're drowning in stuff)
4. Meal plan so we can be better about what we buy and what we will eat instead of stressing about what groceries to get last minute
5. Quit procrastinating. I'm not awful at this but I could use some improvement...

MoFree

Exercise more regularly. Be more patient and less judgmental. Live more in the moment and obsess less about 'what if,' especially in terms of expanding our family.

Goals: Conceive in 2014 since having a baby in the upcoming year is extremely unlikely to happen Start learning Hebrew and attend synagogue more regularly Date night with DH once a month

CarrieB.

1. Get DD2 on a schedule and figure out a time I can work out. I want to do elliptical 2x a week and yoga DVD 1x a week.

2. Organize our finances and work out a new budget to accommodate the fact that we will be buying a new car this week. Ugh... Mini van time.

3. Find time to go out w DH again. I'm not comfortable leaving the baby yet, so I need to get over it.

4. Really do an awesome job when I go back to work after maternity leave and not feel anxious about it.

kzawisl

I think we need to pin this to the top! (Can we do that here, pros my Facebook obsession showing?).