Melissa's 2008 Resolutions

I understand that it is January 26th, but it's still January right?

Here are some of my goals for this year,

along with lots of extra commentary...per usual.

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# one.

Be punctual. Not just more punctual, but downright punctual.

I suppose that means using my watches for more than just accessorizing.

Here at the Lindblom house, watches are kind of our guilty pleasure.

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# two.

Walk my shoes into the closet every day.

I have a tendency to take them off in the living room as soon as I walk in the door. At one point Philip counted five different pairs of shoes, plus slippers in the living room. Whoops.

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# three.

Put on lotion every day. Especially when I start school and will have to wash my hands every five seconds, and they will inevitably look like this:

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# four.

Make and follow a budget

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be more frugal and look for opportunities to save.

I kind of thought those went hand in hand.

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# five.

Use groceries before they go bad.

Usually this is what our fridge looks like after we go shopping, and then two weeks later, it looks about the same, but smells kind of funny, and then we throw lots of stuff away. I don't think that is very frugal of me...and remember goal four?

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# six.

Learn to play the piano again.

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# seven.

Read more books.

I've started the year off right because

I recently read this: which was amazing.

I am currently finishing this: which is totally inspiring.

And I'm about to start this: which my sisters have said will make me cry...which means I will love it.

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# eight.

Take Philip on a date that I plan once or twice or more.

Maybe then he won't have to date Guitar Hero, which by the way, he is getting so good at. I will challenge people for him...

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# nine.

Take lots of pictures of everything.

Including me and Alisse's lunch today for her birthday, but because she is the most generous person in the world, she had a present for me too... Poor Alisse, totally got the crappy end of the friendship. Let it be known though that she asked for socks, and the ones on the left have chihuahuas on them acting as cupid...can you find better socks than that?

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# ten.

Do cute things for and with my cute Sunbeams.

This is my class this year.

Words can't describe how much I love my calling right now. A couple weeks ago as me and my three girls (who were all folding their arms so reverently) walked into the primary room, the secretary said, "This is like the ultimate Melissa class." And it is. I am so excited for this whole year!

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# eleven.

Eat healthier snacks.

Por ejemplo, just one 100 calorie pack, not four.

But have you had the tiny Cheetos? They are so irresistible.

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# twelve.

"I really want to lose three pounds."

Maybe I'm kind of serious, because I would like to shop at 1.3.5 instead of Sears.

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# thirteen.

Drink more water, and maybe not as much Diet Pepsi.

Do you see how I threw the maybe in there? No pressure, just a friendly suggestion.

But seeing as how this is our current stash of the liquid magic, in addition to what's in the fridge, I don't see it happening.

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# fourteen.

Work out once a week.

Don't laugh people, we're talking baby steps here, and I'm trying to be realistic. Perhaps 2009 will be twice a week.

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# fifteen.

Learn to cook healthy meals.Perhaps this shouldn't be breakfast anymore.

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I figure the more goals the better, because even if half of them don't work out...I still accomplished like 7 things! Happy New Year by the way, and do you want to hear something crazy? I start school in 9 days! Ahhh! (nervous scream)