2015

Welcome to 2015!

I haven't done resolutions for a few years (because they weren't getting done) but I kind of just want to take this time to think about what I did last year and my goals for this year.

For the first time last year, I attempted the 50 Book Pledge and actually came close (at 43) to accomplishing that.  I'm attempting it again this year and have already signed the pledge. I have 2 kids and work evenings and weekends so I don't have a lot of spare time to read.  I spend a lot of time attached to my phone (reading blogs, playing game, doing random stuff) so I want to spend less time on my phone dicking around and more time actually reading.  Plus, I'm such a book hoarder so this forces me to READ those books and now I have a great reason to buy more books!  Win.

Improving my dance skills.  I sort of set a new goal at the start of each dance season (in September) so I'm really just expanding on that right now.  I want to improve my stage presence.  I've been working on this for a couple years so it is an ongoing process and I am becoming more dynamic on stage, so I just want to continue in that direction.  I want to be able to do a double pirouette outside of my kitchen.  I was nearly able to do this (to the left) before I had my second child, so I know it is possible.  I also want to be able to do this to the right as well.  This may mean having to do jazz on Thursdays instead since that class pushes me more than the one I'm currently in, but this also may mean that I need to take the initiative and push myself harder than the teacher is pushing me.

Self improvement.  I recently lost (a lot) of weight and I'm extremely pleased with that.  I want to continue doing what I've been doing.  A big part of that has been keeping myself more active at home, exercising during the baby's nap for example, but another part simply included doing more housework.  The added benefit of this has been a cleaner house, which is nice since my boys insist on leaving crumbs everywhere.  I've been shovelling the snow too, which burns so many calories that I actually get excited about being able to skip an ab workout for the day, for example.  I also want to continue meal planning and cooking dinner on a fairly regular basis,  especially since changing my eating habits helped me to lose weight.

Personal happiness.  I've been a lot happier this past year and I'm not entirely sure what I did to attain this, but I want it to continue.  I'm actually surprised that I'm happy because I've taken on a lot of extra responsibilities that eat up a lot of my time so I'm surprised that I'm not just a ball of stress, but something obviously agrees with me.

Well, I think that's it.  Do you have any personal goals/achievements that you're accomplished this past year or do you have a bucket list that you'd like to see checked off for 2015?