First off: To all those who read my now deleted post of December 5 and didn't avoid me like the plague that I was, thank you. To all those who read that post and gave me advice, a bigger thank you. And lastly, to all those who read the post and gave me advice and a hug (physical or not), the biggest THANK YOU of all! And to Yami, who got the psycho out of the crazy lady.
So now on to my 2012 Resolutions!
First off I want to get some money saved up. Like big-time money. I need/want a new car, and just can't bear to sign my life away with a loan again. We just paid off the Jeep! So following the Dave Ramsey plan, I'm going to be using the envelope system, and going cash only, and abandoning the debit card at home. I'm pretty sure that we'll be able to buy a new car next year, since my sweet husband works so stinking many hours.
Second I want to lose an average of ten pounds a month, which averages out to two and a half every week, before August. Yeah, I really do need to lose 50 pounds, but you're sweet for saying otherwise. This gives me a couple months of lee-way, just to be safe. So far I haven't been successful at this, but I do have a plan! I've signed up with some friends to run RAGNAR this June, and I'm using their workout plan to get ready. I've even entered my workouts on my calendar, so I can't claim I forgot what I was supposed to do. YIKES!!! Yep that just about sums it up. I'll be going from running a total of 45 minutes this week to a total of 265 minutes (that's 4 hours and 25 minutes folks) two weeks before the race. If I don't lose my 50 pounds this year it's further proof that there's something really wrong with me.
Then there's the one I've already messed up, only eat out once a month. Okay, it's been less than once a week, which is an improvement over last year, but still it's too much. I'm talking visiting the golden arches or calling for pizza, not going to a sit down dinner. That doesn't happen, except when my hubby takes a day off specifically to take me out. That I think I'd be okay with once a week.
And last, and probably the easiest/hardest depending on my day/kids/school/sickness/etc, keeping my house drop-in ready 5 days a week. In general I've been pretty good at this one. It's been a lot easier since I can blackmail my kids with the puppy ruining their toys if she escapes the basement. But I've had a few down days too. Last weekend a friend of mine was having a bad day, so I told her to come on over. When she got here I had to apologize for my messy house. Gratefully she said it wasn't messy, it was lived in. She's sweet, but I called her on the lie. Seriously I haven't mopped my white kitchen floor since before New Year's Eve. And by the way who picks white for their kitchen floor?!
So yes I've got a lot going on this year, and yes this means I'm still crazy! At least I've dropped the psycho part. Let's all hope that the world doesn't end this year, cause I'm already planning for 2013.
