New Year's Resolutions

Every year I make a New Year’s Resolution, or two….and every year I end up breaking them. One thing I have learnt is that there is NO use in saying I won’t eat chocolate, or eat healthily or go the gym more, because if I SAY I am going to do something, then for some reason, it NEVER happens.

So perhaps my New Year’s Resolution should be to not make one?

Things I would like to achieve in 2012, on the other hand:

I’d like to lose a little weight – I don’t really want to say a certain amount, I’d like to just see how I go.

I’d like to become fitter. My gym sessions (with P’s on-going depression for the past few months) have become few and far between so I need to get back into that, and on the days when I don’t go, to try and do some sort of exercise at home.

I’d like to be more experimental with meals, as I think we are all a bit fed up of having the same old thing all the time. The children need to have a bit more variety – and I’d like to try and

I’d like to spend more ‘quality’ time with the family, sharing with them the things they enjoy as opposed to what I would like to do - going to the cinema with P, for example, playing Lego with B, Sylvanian Families with M and baking with Bronte – she loves baking!

I’d like to find a little ‘me’ time – doing whatever I chose to do!

I’d like to continue to clear out the house, getting rid of the things we no longer need/want.

I’d love to think, at some point in the year, of redecorating the house – room by room because it certainly needs to.

I’d like to continue to save money where I can.

I’d like to try and get some sort of savings plan in place, to build up a ‘rainy day’ fund for when we need anything. Or perhaps put some money aside for a weekend/week away somewhere with the children – I’d LOVE to go on a family holiday with everyone!

So there we go, my hopes for 2012. How about you? Do you make New Year’s Resolutions…or not?