{"id":10465,"date":"2012-01-01T10:52:28","date_gmt":"2012-01-01T16:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/?p=10465"},"modified":"2012-01-27T10:03:47","modified_gmt":"2012-01-27T16:03:47","slug":"new-years-resolutions-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withamymac.com\/news\/2012\/01\/01\/new-years-resolutions-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year’s Resolutions 2012… Yep, I made them too."},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Starting a new year can be exciting and overwhelming. You make so many big new year’s resolutions that you don\u2019t even know where to start. I\u2019m not usually in to New Year\u2019s Resolutions but more into setting goals for the year and little milestones to help me achieve them. This year, however, we are ready for an overhaul! Food, finances, priorities, stress, sleep, time… you name it and it\u2019s on our list this year!<\/div>\n
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However, I\u2019m so motivated and anxious to start anew but I really don\u2019t know where to start so I thought we\u2019d start with one day at a time, working up to those big goals. Instead of saying, \u201cHey, It\u2019s January 1st, let\u2019s eat healthy, finally pick up Yoga, clean and organize the whole house, enjoy each other\u2019s company, not spend any money and then get a great night\u2019s sleep…\u201d, try the plan below to help you tackle one thing at a time. Now you\u2019ll have to come up with new thing\u2019s every day and some might be the same, but the idea is to FOCUS. That is the one thing I struggle with because I\u2019m spread so thin and want to do so much that it\u2019s nearly impossible to focus on any of it. So this is my first week of 2012 plan, feel free to copy it or make your own!<\/p>\n

Day 1: Unclutter<\/h2>\n

Starting off with a sure fire win! January 1 is the day we take down the Christmas decorations and put them away. Even though this doesn\u2019t make all of my closets clean, the house will feel clean and tidy without all of the pine needles floating about.<\/p>\n

Day 2: Sleep<\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve found that I wake up earlier when I don\u2019t have an alarm set. Now I know this won\u2019t work for everyone but I\u2019m going to continue trying to get to bed before midnight and then not set an alarm and be up and awake after 7.5 hours.<\/p>\n

Day 3: Work Out<\/h2>\n

Of course I\u2019m going to be working out on the other days, but this is the day that I\u2019m going to FOCUS on it and create our plan for the month. This means that I can make sure we are making the most of our workout time, every time.<\/p>\n

Day 4: Eat Healthy<\/h2>\n

We are thinking about a food overhaul. Maybe it\u2019s the comfort and junk food we enjoyed over the holidays, maybe it\u2019s too many food industry documentaries on Netflix, but we are ready for a change. We are already drinking green smoothies to add more veggies to our diets and now we are focusing on some meatless meals. Tonight, my popular favorite, black bean and tofu tacos!<\/p>\n

Day 5: Save $1<\/h2>\n

Coffee shops, lunches on the go, all of these are dollars that don\u2019t really need to be spent. Today I\u2019m going to FOCUS on how much money is spent at the grocery store, gas pump, online purchases, bills paid and other food and out of the house costs. I would rather save for vacation and NICE restaurants than let the money slip away on mediocre meals and expenses.<\/p>\n

Day 6: Special Project<\/h2>\n

We are hosting a company party at the house on this day so while I wanted the goal to be Relax because it\u2019s the weekend, I\u2019m instead going to divide and conquer. We\u2019ve got lots of tasks that need to be done and I\u2019m going to plan, delegate and execute to make sure everything runs smoothly. It is a goal to host the party AND enjoy it.<\/p>\n

Day 7: Relax<\/h2>\n

This is going to be my Relax day! I\u2019m sure there will be clean up from the party and prepping for the week ahead but I\u2019m going to try to squeeze in something relaxing today. I think putting a book on my Kindle and reading for an afternoon sounds awesome (and challenging because I\u2019ll feel like I should be working or doing something else productive). Believe it or not, this will be my most difficult day because my head won\u2019t let me forget everything that is on tomorrow\u2019s to-do list.<\/p>\n

Now this is just my first week\u2019s plan. My plan\u2019s never actually go how they should so I\u2019m sure by next week this will be laughable but I\u2019ve got to start somewhere with goals and FOCUS. There are things that didn\u2019t make this week\u2019s list and I debated doubling them up. I\u2019d like to have some family time, friend time, me time and then take the dogs to the dog park, sew cute aprons for the party and advance my business… but that would be setting myself up for repeating the stress of 2011 and at least for one week, I\u2019m going to fight that insanity.<\/p>\n

Did you make New Year\u2019s Resolutions? If so, put them in the comments. If not, put Why Not in the comments!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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