Monday, January 2, 2012

2012 Resolutions

Read all the books I've purchased over the years (and still have yet to read) before buying any new ones. - I have at least a dozen books that I've bought with the intention of reading and then just never gotten around to it. With only one bookshelf in the house now, space is at a premium!

Run in 6 races - this should be a gimme since I've already registered for them. :)


Build up a 6-month food storage supply - we finally have a proper storage space in this house and with so much access to great food in season, I really want to build up our food supply with essentials (rice, beans, veggies, grains, water, etc).

Plant a garden - now that we have no plans to move, we can finally establish and start cultivating a garden spot. And hopefully not procrastinate so we can start early and plant from seed!

Learn how to can - directly related to the food storage goal and hopefully a good way to use up all our future homegrown veggies.

Make a quilt - I've pinned about a dozen ideas, I just need to find the motivation to actually do one.

Start piano lessons - I have wanted to learn the piano for years and years. Fortunately, Asheville has lots of musicians willing to share their talents.


Brush up on my French - I took French lessons for 7 years and then promptly never spoke it again. I'd love to be fluent and I think 2012 is the year - especially as my work is now offering to pay for Rosetta Stone software so we can expand my territory into Quebec.

There you have it - goals that will require effort but aren't impossible. Do you make resolutions? I'd love to hear yours! Leave them or link to them in the comments.

Happy New Year everyone!


3 comments:

erin @ oliveourhouse said...

great resolutions! i love reading people's goals for the new year. i took spanish and i always think about brushing up- maybe next time!

i posted my goals today- looks like we'll both have a musical 2012! or, you know, try. i have low expectations for myself haha.

teamcowan said...

My two goals (so far) for the year:

-Be in significantly better shape this time next year.

-Study out of the scriptures every day.

And I'm feeling good about it so far. Zach and I just finished our new, fun workout routine that we plan on doing every night (or most nights...). I'm so excited to be skinny again I can hardly stand it.
I'm sure I'll tack on a few more goals at some point. Although 2 may be all I can handle. ;)

Andrea Hardee said...

Ah, you're speaking my language!

I love this blog for food storage: http://preparedldsfamily.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-use-my-monthly-food-storage.html

And Food Storage Made Easy.net has got both checklists and spread sheets for a 3 month supply and a year's supply.

Also, Every Day Food Storage has a ton of recipes, but I don't know how they'd jive with your chosen diet.

Happy storing!