A quick look back on 2008:
- I changed jobs twice, I moved three times, I got engaged, and I got married. It was definiltey a busy, crazy, and amazing year. And now as I look forward to 2009, I am super excited and can’t wait to see what the Lord has in store for this year.
Ok, so this almost seems a little cliche to write about, but here it goes, my goals for 2009, I guess you can say resolutions, but I don’t like that word. Adam and I were talking this weekend about what we would like to improve this next year as it is sure to be full of new experiences and challenges with being in such a new stage in life. We discussed our goals as husband and wife, and then chose to share our personal goals with each other, so I will share mine with you, and how I hope to accomplish these:
1. Be Healthy – There are two very basic ways to do this by one eating well and two working out, which are defintiley at the top of my list. But also I would like to start making sure that I am getting to bed at a decent time, drinking more water, and taking my daily vitamin. I find that when I am incorporating all of these things into my life it makes such a huge difference, including my mood, my skin, my hair, how I feel overall about myself, it’s kinda like a big package.
2. Take More Pictures & Learn About Photography – This is something that I would love to learn to do with Adam, I think he has more of a natural eye than I do, but I would like to finally learn what things like appature and film speed really mean and how they apply to taking pictures. Chris even got me this nifty camera for Christmas that I intend on learning how to use:
3. Become More Creative with Cooking – So I recently got a crockpot, some new recipies, and a few recipie books (thanks to Linda) that I fully intend on using. Since Adam and I are working on our finances (see #4) cooking at home is definitley a must, but it’s also a ton of fun! Since we have been married this is defintiley one of the things that we really enjoy doing together, but I can see already that we are going to have to start getting creative because unless you plan well, you can get stuck in a rut really fast! Especially when you come home from work, you are tired, and just want something quick, but I feel like if you stay organzied and plan well, you can do just about whatever you want. So for Christmas, Adam got us a cooking class at Central Market, I am so pumped, I have always wanted to try their classes, and am really pumped (it’s Italian food).
4. Finances – I am sure with the current economy and state that our country is in, finances are on everyone’s mind. Adam and I are doing the Dave Ramsey method to pay off some debt and get more money into savings. We are super excited about this, as it truely does offer freedom and a release of stress. I think we heard about 1,000,000 times before we got married that finances are the number one cause for divorce, so we are really trying to stay organized and disciplined and communicative about our budget and finances. So far, so good, although Adam doesn’t like looking at the spreadsheets as much as I do, we each have our roles which require communication which I think is key.
5. Overall Organization & Discipline – I have these moments like a roller coaster where I can get all my ducks in a row and things are great, and two seconds later my car is a mess, my room is a mess, my desk is a mess, etc. No more I say. While being married (now that I’m old and wise 
) I have realized that Adam is messy, but I am way messier, which does not equal a non-messy house. I have to say we have done well so far, we each have our areas that gets messy quicker, but I have found the more organized you are, the harder it is to be messy. So on Friday my mom and I went to Wal-Mart and bought wire shelves that you can stack in your cabinets, pulled everything out from the drawers and cabinets, and completely reorganized the kitchen, and it’s amazing! I realized I needed a change when Jessica came over to cook on New Year’s Eve and she asked where she could find something and I pointed to 3 different cabinets and a drawer, stating that it could be in any of those locations. So I am working on picking up more frequently, and putting things away so that I don’t have to pick up as often. But to all my past-roomates, you would be proud, I haven’t had to make Adam sit on the bed once so that I could get the room clean. Now to discipline, this kinda ties in with all of the goals for the year in terms of being healthy, finances, cooking, etc. I think being disciplined with my time maybe is what I’m going for here. I would like to get to work earlier so that I can leave earlier because the later I leave the longer the commute, which ties directly into #1 and getting enough sleep, etc. So I guess discipline is the glue that holds all these goals together.
So it should be a good year. There are more goals, but I won’t bore you anymore. I hope your 2009 is amazing!
