Look out 2014 cause I'm coming for you!

Who has made a resolution for the new year? I know I have! I also know that in the past...well, let's just say I haven't done so well with keeping them. Usually I do really well in January only to see all of it stop by February, by March I'm wondering why I stopped in the first place, and by April I'm thinking that I'll do better next year!

1st resolution: Don't stop at the end of the month.

I left this open-ended because "Stop what?" Hmmm how about: Don't stop moving. Don't stop believing in yourself. Don't stop trying. Don't stop having fun. Don't stop till you get enough. Ok so that last one was just a joke. The point is that I have a habit of stopping because I don't see results fast enough. I also stop seeing the value in making any sort of a change, but I'm realizing that the value isn't in making the change but the value in me. Does that make any sense?? I'm worth the changes...no matter how long it takes to see the results.

2nd resolution: Relax.

I'm a perfectionist. Just ask my mom or my husband....or anyone that has ever had to work with me on a project. I have put so much pressure on myself in the past to do things perfectly...to plan it until every detail has been covered that lose why I started. So in 2014 I'm going to relax and do what I can. I'll still try to do my best but if it doesn't go smoothly...that's ok. My motto - It doesn't need to be perfect to be perfect.

There have been many times that my journal entry would have looked like this.

and finally...my 3rd resolution is to stopping putting things off until "later" or "next time".

Why do I have to wait to do something? Will I be more successful if I start it at the beginning of the week as opposed to the middle of the week? There is a sort of appealing symmetry in starting something like a weight loss plan at the start of a new week, but the truth is its just an excuse to not do it. It doesn't matter when I start it. I'm not going to lose more if I start on a Monday instead of a Thursday.

I've also decided that each and every single meal that crosses the lips of my family in 2014 will be of my own making. I'm self-trained but a damn fine cook. Fast food and meals from restaurants are fine but they lack flavor. We eat better tasting & healthier food when I'm the one cooking *slight bragging*.

So here's to 2014 and sticking to resolutions!