What are your resolutions for 2014?

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    Nixenkind

    Nixenkind Dreaming of boiling in Brisbane.

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    I'm just too curious, sorry- and I actually believe in resolutions, and have quite a few that really worked out in the past. So every New Year's eve, I jot down some new ones and try to work up the determination to follow through on them...
    Here are mine for 2014:

    I will...
    ...lose the remaining 70 lbs that still have to go. I lost 80 lbs in 2013, but there's still some work to do. I can do it, I'm so ready!!!
    ...scrap more than I shop, for god's sake... not that I'll stop shopping, far from it, but there has been a certain disbalance between things I buy and pages I scrap lately, and there are still a lot of kits I never used... THAT HAS TO CHANGE!!!
    ...be a lot more OUTDOORS. I've become such an agoraphobic. Has to change next year.
    ...resume writing my daily diary. My last one is from 2010, but I faithfully bought a new journal for 2014 and am resolved to do this!
    ...worry less about a certain tv show. Honestly, I have to take a step back, I'm starting to behave like a 13-year-old.
    ...spend less money. Wait... I'm having a deja vu here... didn't I say the same thing last year? Really? How funny... did I manage to do it? Uhhhhhhhmmmm... okay, let's try again next year... meh.

    What about you? Any resolutions? Or do you never have any?
     
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    rmcabana

    rmcabana Hit me with your best shot

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    Wow, 80 pounds!!! That's amazing. Good luck with your goals for this coming year! :)

    New Year's Eve always gets me feeling sentimental, then regretful and hopeful. I need to figure out what my resolutions are for 2014. I'm not great at sticking to them, but I try. I'm also 37 1/2 now so I'm just trying to figure out what I want to do with my life before that really big number coming up in a few years. Mostly I just want to be healthier and to have lots of fun.

    Happy New Year everyone! You all are part of that fun resolution! :)
     
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    jenevang

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    Congrats on the weight! Inspiring.

    Only two goals...

    Lose 50 lbs and get more healthy in the process.
    Tackle and complete Project Life.

    Easy Peasy, right? :giggle
     
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    AnneofAlamo

    AnneofAlamo Slippers IN sunshine? Even better!

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    main one and that is the court..
    to finalize the adoption of our 3 Littles...so we are done with the system!

    and

    just got a new kings james bible for my kindle
    read that in one year.
    I did the KJV last year...and bought went bonkers with thees and thous...lol

    I really really want to run a 5K this year...bad
     
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    vixen

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    no resolutions, I have a fear of commitment :shrug
     
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    jenevang

    jenevang Rocking a two-piece under my scrubs

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    My favorite translation is ESV. Kindle version free on Amazon. One of the most accurate of the translations and the one my husband uses and preaches from.

    http://www.amazon.com/Bible-English...UTF8&qid=1388507951&sr=1-1&keywords=esv+bible

    Their study bible is excellent as well, but you really need the "hard copy" of that :).
     
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    jenevang

    jenevang Rocking a two-piece under my scrubs

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    LOL! Love your Festive Siggie, BTW. Excellent.
     
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    AmaG

    AmaG Born in the wrong decade

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    I want to lose more weight so I can have a second baby. And I want to stop procrastinating about grading papers at work.
     
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    bcgal00

    bcgal00 Say, "birdseed!"

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    This coming year I want to organize my time better. I'm the queen of wasting time so I would like to lose that title. I think this is an attainable goal. I just need to stay focused and plan a routine that I can stick with. I also want to pursue a healthier lifestyle. I made a lot of changes in 2013 and want to change even more in 2014. I really want to get a few early morning workouts into my schedule which is a really hard goal for me b/c I'm not a morning person but if I can achieve this, it gets the workout done and out of the way so I can carry on with my day rather than plan my dinner, social/work commitments, etc around my late afternoon workouts and sometimes it just gets too difficult to fit it all in. So...those are my goals....all sound doable...hopefully.
     
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    LeeAndra

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    My OLW for next year is 'persevere.' That abt sums it up. :giggle

    Anne, I :beat:beat:beat the NKJV version. All the pretty, none of the thees. There is a running joke at my Bible study abt my version (since none of the rest of them use the NKJV) and how it's 'the best.'
     
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    lmccandless

    lmccandless The Force is strong with this one. Boss of the Applesauce

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    Congrats on the weight loss, that's awesome!

    I love hearing about everyone's goals.

    In 2014, I am giving up Starbucks. (This is an epic decision. I am a self-confessed addict. Argh.) I am also rejoining my yoga studio. Less caffeine, more relaxation.

    My One Little Word for 2014 is JOY. I want to focus on choosing it every single day and cultivating it in all the ways I can. I always like having a guiding principle for the year. We're doing a Fruit of the Spirit theme as a family but joy is the one that spoke to me particularly.
     
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    sushimommy

    sushimommy Could you point me to the helipad?

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    1. to read the Bible all the way through this year (already started so i would be ahead of the game on 01/01 - NKJV or ESV (or HCSB audio when dd wants us to read it together) using this book as a checklist: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A4BQ4QY/ref=oh_d__o09_details_o09__i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

    2. get healthy - i have about 35 pounds of me i would like to leave in 2013, and i want to start running again.

    3. my "word" is actually 3 - "Create something wonderful" - wonderful memories, family time, crafty stuff, etc! DD told me this afternoon she wants to learn to sew - i have hardly sewn in 2013 so i am excited about that!
     
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    Roboliver

    Roboliver I feel right at home at the Glitter Gulch!

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    No big resolutions, but the one that is most important right now, is that I need to get past an event that took place this year. Still reeling & need to move on. So I'm going to do just THAT!
     
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    amandac

    amandac Read, or Run? Hmmm ...

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    :D I'm with you Deb ... making a resolution almost certainly GUARANTEES that I will fail :D
     
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    amandac

    amandac Read, or Run? Hmmm ...

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    but I have decided my ONE WORD for this year is going to be FOCUS ..... I need to focus more on myself and what is going on around me and be less in a daze (my life seems to me to be fuzzy most days}
     
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    pagefrocks

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    Anne - We are sharing a goal . . . the 5K! I just signed up for the Color Run when it comes to Hershey in the end of May. Looks like a fun one . . . not too much pressure. A group of us have decided this will be our BIG resolution for the year, to finish this!

    Here's a link to their locations . . . http://thecolorrun.com/
     
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    RebeccaH

    RebeccaH Life is exciting, yes it is!

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    I'm not great at resolutions, but I do have goals. kind of the same. but not.

    My goals are
    1. Get back into rhythm with reading my Bible. I MISS it! I miss and NEED my quiet time with God. Also, to find a church that is right for our family. We have lots of churches in the area, but they seem to all be cut from the same cookie-cutter mold. So, we're on the hunt.
    2. Eat out less. I stink at this. I have to find some way to get committed to eating at home. I have a feeling doing #1 will actually help me be more persistent in #2.
    3. Keep up with PL. I'm so tired of chasing this project! And I want to have one completed year.
    4. My friend wants me to run a mini marathon with her in May. I have never even run a 5k. So this seems like a lofty goal. But I am going to mull it over and see if I can turn an idea into reality.
     
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    scrapsandsass

    scrapsandsass Oh Ricky you're so fine ...

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    I don't think I could run even if there was an ax murderer chasing me, but now I want to join in. How cool.
     
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    Ellie

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    I love every ones goals! They are so great!
    - 80 pounds is amazing!
    2013 was a crazy year for me- lots of downs but a whole lotta ups too- praise Jesus for all his support :)
    2014 is going to be the year I finally get fit. No falling off the wagon this time
    I will be more productive in every department of my life- lol not just the ones I feel like doing :)
     
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    Karen

    Karen Wiggle it, just a little bit!

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    I'm trying to keep my goals simple this year. I really want to drink more water (and less diet coke) and I also want to start exercising again. I also NEED to get back to reading my bible too. By the way, add me to the ESV fan list! :) I have the coolest Chronological bible for those that want to read the bible in a year. It made the task so much easier to do! It's listed by day and was so much easier to follow with it being in chronological order!
     
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