Seth went back to school last Thursday but being the amazing wonderful husband that he is, he kindly cleaned out our "junk room" before he went back. Don't judge, I know you all have one :) He wanted me to help but I told him that "if I try to go through all that stuff, I will find an excuse to keep it." He knows me so he went through it first.
By the time I got home from work that day, he had a box of stuff for me to go through and a pile ready for the trash and a pile ready for Goodwill. It's unreal how much STUFF two people can accumulate (FYI: it wasn't ALL mine). Anyway, I went through the box, kept about 10 items out of it, and put the rest in the Goodwill box and kept a few items to sell on Ebay or at a yard sale (they still had the tags on them). The next day, we took the boxes to Goodwill and dropped them off and went by the dump and trashed all the "trash". The room looks completely different now and we can actually leave the door open when people come over. All that leads me to my typical yet probably unachievable "resolutions". Why do I do this to myself?
In 2010 I will...
* Keep the room Seth worked so hard on clean and organized
* Organize all my scrapbook stuff and keep my desk free of clutter (let's see how long that lasts)
* Keep all of my school books and papers together and in order
* Do all schoolwork ahead of time so I don't panic the night before
* Keep all church bookwork organized and on time
* Stop eating out so much...
* Therefore, I will cook more often
* Lose 25 pounds before June (6 down as of today)
* Get exercise on a regular basis (no, apparently once a month is not regularly enough)
* In general, I will use my spare time to accomplish productive things
* Not wear laundry from the basket. I will put clothes away when they are dry
* Eat yogurt at least 5 times a week and take my multi-vitamin everyday
Once again, chances are I won't do ALL these things but if I don't try I am not any better off. Maybe if I can just make myself do them until May or so, it will just become habit. Cross your fingers for me. Happy New Year everyone!
Beach Time is the Best Time!
12 years ago
Love your resolutions-the laundry one made me laugh, because our laundry is NEVER all put away! Hey, maybe if we walk really fast putting the clothes away that will count as our daily exercise? I'm just sayin... ;-)
ReplyDeleteI think that is a wonderful idea :)
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