I want to do something new and different here on the ol' blog, but I have no idea what. I guess the first thing is to actually write something. Somewhere along the way on Pinterest, I discovered this plan for a 5-year journal. The idea is to answer one question a day, and repeat the questions for 5 years, comparing your answers. Saying today that I will do this for 5 years is a little too ambitious, but I thought it would at least give me a jump-start on blogging more. Some questions look like one-sentence answers, while others will require a bit more. Either way, I'll jump in and see what happens.
January 1st - What is your number one goal this year?
This is kind of a big year for me because I will be turning 40 in November. Yikes! How on earth did that happen? My brain is convinced that I'm still somewhere around 32.
Turning 30 threw me into a bit of a tailspin, and I don't want that to happen again. So here's my goal:
Fabulous by Forty: Faith, Fitness, FinancesI feel like, if I can make good progress in all three of those areas over the next 10 months, 40 won't seem quite so daunting. I don't really have a specific plan for Faith yet. I'll continue with daily Bible reading, plus I will likely participate in another Good Morning Girls study in a couple of weeks. Obviously, God is the main One working in my faith development, so we will see what He has in store.
As for Fitness, my "new year" started right after Thanksgiving. (I wanted to be a "regular" at the gym by the time the new year's crowd arrived.) Thanks to My Fitness Pal and some really mean Muscle Pump instructors (Love you, Catrina!), I've already lost 6 pounds. (Still quite a few to go, but it's a reachable goal.) Believe it or not, once upon a time I was in shape. Here I am the day I turned 34. (Those jeans are still in my closet. Waiting.)
And here's what I looked like this past November, roughly 25 pounds heavier. (Since that little princess is now 4, I can't really call it baby weight anymore.)
Anyway.
As for finances, that's not something I can share in detail on the blog, but we're making some changes there, as well. Remember all that gallivanting around, looking for a job for David? Those trips weren't free.
So those are my main areas of focus for this year. Of course, there are always improvements to be made in other areas of life, but those are the biggies right now.
What about you? Got any goals for 2013? I'd love to hear about them.
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As I look back through the years, I can see where I have lacked the most. I don't know why it has taken me so long to have a real desire to open God's word, study, and come to know Him better. All my goals for the next year are a matter of the heart. But I love the idea of the questions.
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