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cinna

cinna

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I am and I really wanna make this one! I have decided that starting January 1 I will not buy ANY CLOTHES for a whole year! The only exception is underwear and socks and the ones I can sew myself from my fabric stash.
I just realized that my wardrobe is full of stuff that I don't use so I won't be adding any more.
This will be my wardrobe cleansing year!

Are you setting up any resolutions for 2020?
 
cinna said:
I am and I really wanna make this one! I have decided that starting January 1 I will not buy ANY CLOTHES for a whole year! The only exception is underwear and socks and the ones I can sew myself from my fabric stash.
I just realized that my wardrobe is full of stuff that I don't use so I won't be adding any more.
This will be my wardrobe cleansing year!

Are you setting up any resolutions for 2020?
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I did that back in 2012! It really helped me see that I didn't need new clothes! LOL and it was actually stress-relieving to not ever look at clothes online or in stores.

I don't typically make resolutions. I try to change things throughout the year as I might see bad habits catching up with me. I do try to have goals to reach. I'm still sorting through what I want my goals to be this year. I usually try to pick a personal goal, a home goal and a business goal.

But this is what I've been thinking about...
1. Personal - Prayer/Bible time first thing every morning no matter what! Also, I'm trying to do this 30 days of nothing negative towards or about my husband and a word of encouragement every day. So far I've done 4 days! I may try to make it a year long goal....eeek!

2. Home - Fix wall in the living room and paint (we had a roof leak earlier this year and our drywall is all messed up). After that is done get custom bookshelves installed. Saving money for the project is the goal...and then getting it going. We've literally been talking about it for 6 months and neither my hubby or I have done anything about it! I think my goal will be to get the ball rolling.

3. Business - Re-do my blog. This is something I've been wanting to do for a long time but it just seems so daunting...but I really want to do it. So I think it's going on my list.
 
Since I'm frantically catching up on my daily life documenting for 2019, my goal for 2020 is to finish each month by day seven of the next month. Wish me luck!
 
I don't do resolutions but I do sometime set goals. So I guess my short term goal will be to finish the scrapping of scanned photos that I am in the middle of doing right now. I have planned out what needs to be done and it goes fast when you have a plan! And, if I don't get these done, I'll have all these loose 12x12 pages sitting on my table. I don't want to put them in albums until I have everything done since I'm tired of moving pages around.
 
Good resolutions, everybody. I don't really make any, because I never keep them. Haha It is a great time to reflect on things that I'd like to improve/change about myself, though.
 
ooh i like the no clothes shopping thing but i already doubt I could go 3months - I'm not good at resolutions at all but 'drinking more water' is usually one i manage thru the rest of our summer anyway & the 'walking more' is always easier in Feb aafter MOC!
 
Not so much resolutions, but I do set a goal list each year. Some items are usually carried over from the previous year. Always a blend of health goals (2020 is the year for the first colonoscopy), home improvement goals (big category), financial goals, and a personal interest goal. I have "write a book" on my bucket list, so I'm taking a year long writing class in 2020, starting in January. Baby steps . . .
 
I've struggled for a long time with social media. It's so interlaced with my personal and business life so it's difficult for me to unplug. I have given myself permission to not be available 24/7 or at the mercy of emails and social media notifications. I need personal time in order to recharge and be more creative. And while I'm having personal time, I don't have to scroll through to see every single thing that's available in my social feeds. I'll see what I see, and be OK with that, instead of being OCD about making sure I view everything everyone posts. I know. It's crazy that I think I need to do that. LOL

Use my planner to my advantage by keeping lists, reminders, and memories. I was great about using my planner during the last half of 2019, and I want to keep that momentum going.

I want to continue to lose weight, so I have to refocus on my eating plan (the holidays wrecked me ha!).

There are loads of other areas that I want to improve in, but I'm focusing on these to start!
 
2020 I'm taking my art pursuit seriously. I have a mentor and have the studio ready to go. I got a really nice planner ( which I don't normally use) to enter goals and priorities. I don't do "resolutions", I prioritize long term and progress steps for the year's focus.
@gonewiththewind Cheryl, I am with you re: social media. I don't mind Insta, which I only started using. But FB is soooo problematic. I sometimes dread opening it due to past negativity from specific people. And with the recent huge breach of personal info security this week, I really would like to delete my account. Sad thing is I would lose contact with several cross country/intl. friends if /when I do.
 
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bellbird said:
...- I'm not good at resolutions at all but 'drinking more water' is usually one i manage thru the rest of our summer anyway & the 'walking more' is always easier in Feb aafter MOC!
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You crack me up! "...after MOC!" But, living in the South- February is better for walking, 'cept it rains a ton!
 
I don't set resolutions but I do set goals and I have found that weekly goals work better for me. That way I can set aside a specific day to do each thing. I did accomplish a lot this year in spiritual and fitness goals. I want to continue those. This Christmas to New Years week is kicking those habits to the curb.

One thing I learned to do well this past year was to like myself as is. When I accepted myself, it gave me the freedom to change. That may sound weird, but when I did not accept myself I was too busy beating myself up to try changing. I would give up rather than press on. Now it is: tomorrow is another day to start again and make better choices.
 
I am going to take a page from Scrapping with Liz and set the following goals for 2020:

1. Personal - 2020 my OLW word is going to be Aspire since I need to improve my health/wellbeing. To begin with I am going to start improving my eating, reduce soft drinks and walk 30 minutes at least 3 days a wek.

2. Home - I want to continue focusing on keeping up with the day to day organization of our home. I try hard to maintain the clutter so this will be a year to continue that. I also want to work with my husband so that he can build the china hutch I have been wanting.

3. Work (Paying Job)- I really need to focus on prioritizing items and not get hung up on doing everything and asking for assistance when needed. I am also really bad about delegating to others so this is something I need to improve on.

I also love the idea of not buying any new "clothes" for 2020 but I have to admit that will be hard. Maybe I should start with just saying I will not buy anything in January and then move by each month
 
I want to continue on my pursuit of a healthy lifestyle. I’ve been decluttering my home and will continue that, it feels so good to let go of things I don’t need or haven’t used for quite awhile.
 
I don't do resolutions which tend to have a negative connotation....usually give up something...in my mind. But goals I like. I'm going to have to think about this on the 1st when I drive granddaughter back to her Mom and have the drive home to think.

@Scrapping with Liz the 'no negative thoughts' is one that has come up for me in a meditation I heard, remind us/me that the thoughts we have send out that negative energy even if no word is spoken. EEK. Something I knew but forgot about. Thanks for that reminder. :heartlub
 
Self care is my focus in 2020.
That includes mental and physical health. So I’m going to listen to my body and mind and actually do what I feel I need or want.
That’s the plan anyway.
 
Overall my goal is to live more, this year was about existing in the end which isn’t fun so with that in mind I have a few goals which in a lot of ways are all tied up together if I think about it.

Looking after me is goal number one in 2020 as this year has pretty much been a year of health issues in one form or another. The major goals is get my sleep apnea diagnosis and fatigue sorted by getting on to my CPAP machine every night, and eat better and move more which in turn should enable me to lose weight.

My second goal I’m almost scared to put on paper as the track record for achieving this goal is pretty dismal for the last 5 years (and it’s not for lack of effort or desire either)......get a job that uses my qualification.

My third goal is pay back debt - one debt won’t be touched until I’m working as it’s automatically paid back through my tax but the second one while a heap smaller almost kills me more to have it as it’s from family. Sure they say they don’t mind helping me and it’s a only around $3k but every job interview with travel adds $350-550 and I’m only able to pay off small amounts at the moment - way less than I borrow.

My fourth goal is be more creative - not sure how yet though
 
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