Well, now that we know how 2012 turned out, it’s about that time to talk about goals for 2013. I liked paring down the resolutions to four categories last year, so I’m going to stick with that again.
1. Faith – for real this year, going to read the Bible, cover-to-cover. Well, actually, I’m going to read everything between the front and back cover, but not exactly in order from beginning to end. I’ll be reading along with our church using the Discipleship Journal Reading Plan. I’m already 11 days in and you can use the YouVersion App for this reading plan, so I have the paper PDF calendar cut up in tiny pieces for my regular calendar, but I’m also checking off the readings using the app. Double the accountability, right?
2. Budget – we’re sticking to our budget this year (seriously, we must!). We’re REALLY trying to save money on our biggest area of spending (food) so that we can pay off our student loan debt. We would absolutely LOVE to kiss those payments GOODBYE! You can see we switched over to a monthly menu plan, and so far I'm loving it. It is hard work once a month, but then it simplifies things a TON for the rest of the month.
3. Health – run another half-marathon (going to accomplish that next week) and plan for my 4th ! Also want to make better decisions regarding food and keep up a regular fitness routine, to include running at least 3x/week, and perhaps picking up speed. Talking to my running buddies about starting this plan after next week's race!
4. House – I’ve got MAJOR plans in the works for our house this year. We got a new TV for Christmas and that is snowballing into a big re-arrangement of furniture in our house, new chairs for our den, and I hope the plans also will include new paint throughout, getting countertops re-done and a few more improvements along the way! Stay tuned for posts on our progress! **Since I originally wrote this post, we have already purchased some super cute recliners from Marshall's.... Let me just tell you, never hesitate to negotiate with the manager for a better deal... hurrah extra 20% off and getting two chairs for less than the original price of one!**
So those are just a few things I'm looking forward to in 2013... what are your goals this year??
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