Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months

What is your New Year's Resolution?

Mine is to make ME happy in 2012. All my adult life, I have put others ahead of myself. To a point, where I am constantly unhappy. Next year that is going to change. Not in a selfish way, but I will just make sure that I am as taken care of as the rest of the people I worry about. Does that make sense?

I would also like to lose weight, but I am trying to be realistic here! Wink

So, what is your resolution?

Yeah, I am PWing it up today. So.

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  • I'm on the take care of me boat! : ) 

     

     

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  • I'm going to wear more colors. I know, lame, but realistic to accomplish. I always wear brown, black or gray. This is the year of color for me!

    last year it was to floss every day. Big fail. Although I do floss more now than I ever have.  

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  • 1) graduate on time

    2) run a half marathon

    3) save more money

    4) stick to my new cleaning schedule so I don't have to deep clean on weekends anymore.
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  • I want to better myself, lose weight and not drive like such an ***.

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  • imagekfrix13:

    I want to better myself, lose weight and not drive like such an ***.

    and knowing is half the battle. That's a good one though.
  • 1) Make an honest effort to look better: wear makeup, buy new clothes, accessorize

    2) Do everything I can, within my means, to overcome 2IF

    3) Buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (unless something more spectacular--and cheaper--is revealed at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show)

    4) Get back on track with physical fitness, including resuming the Couch-to-5K program

     

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  • imageLILBIT1221:
    imagekfrix13:

    I want to better myself, lose weight and not drive like such an ***.

    and knowing is half the battle. That's a good one though.

    Yeah, really I don't know why I am such an aggressive driver.  Luckily, I don't drive like that with DS in the car so I am not sure why I do with just me. 

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  • imageBeanie_mrt:
    To stop swearing!  

    I also need to cut down on the swearing.  Sometimes I love swearing and then other times I feel like an idiot.

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  • 1) Finish p90x strong - I'm 32 days in and going great!

    2) Read more books. Finish one of the ones I'm writing and submit it for publishing.

    3) Get on Jeopardy! and win some dough - this would be like a bucket list dream come true. I'm already registered to take the pre-test.

    4) Leave the boy-child with Nana and Papa so DH and I can go on a weekend adventure somewhere.

    5) Run the Warrior Dash with hubby. 

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  • To be an amazing mommy to my 2

    Lose some weight

    Take a shower everyday

     

  • imageSookieFrackhouse68:
    Oh, also: better communication with DH.
    This is mine. We (I) made great progress with this over the course of this year, but I still have a ways to go.  With #2 coming, I know I'll be tired/cranky all the time for a while, so I want to make sure I'm communicating with DH and not just screaming at him! :)
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  • I need to develop some genuine humility and really practice that humility with my husband. (a.k.a. stop being so genuinely shocked when I'm wrong)

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  • imageBeanie_mrt:
    To stop swearing!  

    Yeah, and this too. 

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  • 1. Better control my spending, and stick to a budget.

    2.  Give up my daily hot chocolate from Chik-fil-A

    3.  Exercise

  • imagescoutkate:

    1. Better control my spending, and stick to a budget.

    2.  Give up my daily hot chocolate from Chik-fil-A

    3.  Exercise

    I need to do this SO BADLY!!!

    ::clicks X on amazon window::

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  • I am somewhat just recycling last years.

    1. To PR in the marathon (hit that one last year, but I want to do better)

    2.  PR in at least one other distance, preferably the 5k (missed it last year)

    3.  Keep my priorities in line

    4.  Eat better

    5.  Spend less on myself and give more.

    6.  After reaching 1 & 2, get pregnant

     

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  • imageHelloWaldorf:

    I'm on the take care of me boat! : ) 

     

     

    that becomes much harder when you have kids. :/
  • - Eat healthier, exercise more.

    - Finish my MBA.

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  • imagesolidio:

    I'm going to wear more colors. I know, lame, but realistic to accomplish. I always wear brown, black or gray. This is the year of color for me!

    last year it was to floss every day. Big fail. Although I do floss more now than I ever have.  

    That is a good one though, and it is one that isn't so far out that it can't be done. Start with accessories first, then it wont seem so drastic.
  • imageSookieFrackhouse68:

    Eat healthier.

    Be content in my circumstances and focus on the good rather than the bad.

    Don't put so much stock in appearance. Outer beauty fades.

    Save up and buy an Ipad. What? A girl can dream!

    you is perty any damn way woman!
  • Stay on top of cleaning/organizing.

    Try and limit processed foods - I'd like to say to 20% but I think I better be more realistic.

    Exercise 3-4x a week. This one is going to be tough with 2u2.

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  • Start losing the baby weight.

    Quit the part tie smoking or st least cut it down to very very part time. Which will involve less alcohol.

    Save enough money to get my hair cut. It's almost been a year!  Which puts me in the take care of myself group. DS and myself will be tied for first place instead of putting me in the back.

    Fix my relationship or end it. I can't take the little bs that pops up way too often.

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  • Also, stop comparing my child to other children.  I'm seriously freaked that Ryan is not walking or talking (at all) yet, and I'm constantly comparing him to other children. For my own sanity I need to stop doing that.

    Of course it doesn't help when people are always asking if he's walking/talking and when I say no they go on about how their kid started at 10 months or whatever...

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  • 1. Get my pre-preg abs & ars back

    2. Get a promotion

     

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  • imageSookieFrackhouse68:

    imageKoalaBear103:
    imageSookieFrackhouse68:
    Oh, also: better communication with DH.
    This is mine. We (I) made great progress with this over the course of this year, but I still have a ways to go.  With #2 coming, I know I'll be tired/cranky all the time for a while, so I want to make sure I'm communicating with DH and not just screaming at him! :)

    Right. We are just so busy and tired that we have become exceedingly impatient with one another. I don't like it and I want it to change. GL to you guys!

    And to you! Seriously noting that there is a break in the communication somewhere is half the battle! Once I finally admitted to myself that this was something I needed to work on, it was like there was instant improvement. Like I said, I have a ways to go, but things have gotten so much better already.
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  • imageKoalaBear103:

    Also, stop comparing my child to other children.  I'm seriously freaked that Ryan is not walking or talking (at all) yet, and I'm constantly comparing him to other children. For my own sanity I need to stop doing that.

    Of course it doesn't help when people are always asking if he's walking/talking and when I say no they go on about how their kid started at 10 months or whatever...

    I feel the same way about my DS not having any words yet. And upon learning this, someone will inevitably do the whole "Oh, really? My son was singing 'Ave Maria' by the time he was 9 months old!" routine.

    Anyway, no words of wisdom. Just wanted to let you know you're not alone! 

    "To me, you are perfect."
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  • imageKJmashup:
    imageKoalaBear103:

    Also, stop comparing my child to other children.  I'm seriously freaked that Ryan is not walking or talking (at all) yet, and I'm constantly comparing him to other children. For my own sanity I need to stop doing that.

    Of course it doesn't help when people are always asking if he's walking/talking and when I say no they go on about how their kid started at 10 months or whatever...

    I feel the same way about my DS not having any words yet. And upon learning this, someone will inevitably do the whole "Oh, really? My son was singing 'Ave Maria' by the time he was 9 months old!" routine.

    Anyway, no words of wisdom. Just wanted to let you know you're not alone! 

    It's nice to know I'm not alone!  I really noticed how much I do compare him this weekend when MIL was calling every single relative of hers and saying how Ryan doesn't walk or talk at all.  It just rubbed me the wrong way.

    He's healthy and happy and I need to realize he will get there in his own time. But that is easier said than done!

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  • imageBeanie_mrt:
    To stop swearing!  
    that is stupid. Stick out tongue
  • Mine is to be a better parent to my dog. He's not neglected by any means but he has definitely taken a back seat since DS was born. Our patience and energy to take care of him has plummeted. And with DS #2 on his way I know I need to make a conscious effort to be better with him and not let it get any worse.
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  • imageSookieFrackhouse68:
    imageLILBIT1221:
    imageSookieFrackhouse68:

    Eat healthier.

    Be content in my circumstances and focus on the good rather than the bad.

    Don't put so much stock in appearance. Outer beauty fades.

    Save up and buy an Ipad. What? A girl can dream!

    you is perty any damn way woman!

    You wanna go out sometime? ::scuffs toe in dirt shyly::

    well, gosh...ya wanna? *blush*
  • I'm still working on getting back to PP weight from #2 so..

    continue going to the gym. I've been going regularly since October which is HUGE for me because I'm such a quitter.

    stop buying myself a treat when I do the groceries. I'm like a child! I usually throw something in like Oreo's or Poptarts when I sooo don't need to.

    have more patience with my kids Angel

     

     

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  • imagejustbeachy109:
    I have another one: to have a GTG with LB!
    YES! we seriously need to do this!
  • Since in 2012 I won't really have my body to myself (pregnant and then breastfeeding), my resolution is to take time to do something for 'me' every week.

    So, I signed up for pre-natal yoga to do once a week until the baby comes.

    And I plan to register for something one evening a week after the baby is born and leave DH with a pumped bottle of milk.  Whether that's Bikram yoga (which I LOVE but can't do while pregnant), or a photography class, or just having some coffee with a girlfriend.  Something. Anything that's just for me.

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    imageKJmashup:
    imageKoalaBear103:

    Also, stop comparing my child to other children.  I'm seriously freaked that Ryan is not walking or talking (at all) yet, and I'm constantly comparing him to other children. For my own sanity I need to stop doing that.

    Of course it doesn't help when people are always asking if he's walking/talking and when I say no they go on about how their kid started at 10 months or whatever...

    I feel the same way about my DS not having any words yet. And upon learning this, someone will inevitably do the whole "Oh, really? My son was singing 'Ave Maria' by the time he was 9 months old!" routine.

    Anyway, no words of wisdom. Just wanted to let you know you're not alone! 

    It's nice to know I'm not alone!  I really noticed how much I do compare him this weekend when MIL was calling every single relative of hers and saying how Ryan doesn't walk or talk at all.  It just rubbed me the wrong way.

    He's healthy and happy and I need to realize he will get there in his own time. But that is easier said than done!

    My Mimi (the wisest old lady in the world) told me not to worry about when he's going to start talking because "you'll never have peace and quiet again." And as far as walking goes, my bff's DD was almost 2 before she started walking. After all that anxiety about her not walking, now my bff would give anything for her just to sit still. Mommy Catch 22.

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  • imageheckysue:

    I need to learn to be more organized and prioritize better on household stuff.  I have house-cleaning ADD.  I get halfway through one thing and then see something else and get distracted.  I always feel like everything in my life is half done.

    And I need to not be so hard on myself about some things.  I wonder why I feel like I have anxiety and then realize I'm holding myself to some pretty high standards.  Like I think I need to be the super-mom who's house is always clean, is great at entertaining, stays in shape, wears cute clothes, cooks all homemade healthy meals for her family, etc. etc.  I need to let some stuff go.

    I've been thinking I need to see a doctor about this myself but I know there's not much (med-wise) that I can do while pregnant and breastfeeding.

    I get insane anxiety if things are out of order, if the house is messy, if we've had one too many take out meals...  Urgh.

    I wish there was a real life 'Don't Sweat It' switch, you know?

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  • Mine is to be healthier...I've been trying to cut down on junk like soda and junk food, and I need to exercise a lot more.

    I also need to get better time and stress management. I don't want to lose my temper as much as I do. Idk, I might need to talk to my dr about that because I might need my meds to be changed also. But I think that if I lost weight I would be happier and I probably wouldn't need to be on meds anymore.

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