#1 Save some money!
A couple of years ago, Lance and I took the Dave Ramsey class. It is amazing! If you have the opportunity to take it, it will change your life. We are still not where we want to be financially, but we have made progress and our way of thinking has changed dramatically. According to Dave, we should not technically be saving because we still have outstanding debts. However, I would like for my family to see a vacation before my kids are grown and out of the house.......thus I must save! My stepmom has been saving all of her $5 bills and has accumulated over $400 in a relatively short amount of time of a few months. I like this idea. Another idea is the 52 Week Challenge.... I found this visual on my Facebook feed.
#2 Get my Etsy shop updated
I have so many craft ideas that I would love to share and market to others. Unfortunately, some things are just complicated to package and ship. I added 3 different items and was surprised to sell 3 things in the first 12 hours! So awesome! These shirts have been a huge hit. You can check out my Etsy shop here!
#3 Start adding more things to my TeacherspayTeachers site
It takes forever to add one item to this website. At least, it takes me forever! I have kept up with all of the common core novel studies for 5th grade and these have done great on here. I had all of my 2nd grade stuff just sitting on a jump drive, so I went back and have slowly
started adding it. Check out my TpT website here.
#4 Continue improving my eating habits in hopes of losing a few more pounds
I have dramatically improved my eating habits in the last year. Before I had children, it wasn't uncommon for me to eat 4,000-6,000 calories a day and never gain weight. After having the girls, things just didn't work the same way. I was 115 pounds when I got married in 2005. I had always wanted to gain 10 pounds and thought I would be happy at 125. That was my mental happy number. After having Sofie, I weighed 148. I have managed to get that down to 133 with the help of a 12 week boot camp and managing my portions and food choices. I am now aware of everything I am eating and I know what is going into my body. I don't always make good choices, but I know when I am making a bad one now. I want to somehow find time to be more physically active whether it be walking or running. I would like to see myself a little more disciplined when it comes to eating. Let's face it, I am a junk/fast food junkie. I NEED to leave it alone!
#5 Spend quality time with the FAM
I get so wrapped up in everything that I have going, and I sometimes miss out on the little things around my house. I don't want to look back and feel like I missed my girls growing up. I plan to limit my crafting to 2, maybe 3 nights a week. No more, every night in front of the sewing machine!
#6 Last, but not least I want to build the followers on this blog!
I would like to gain a minimum of 25 each month. I think this is do-able and would be really happy if I happen to exceed that! Each month on the last day, I plan to do a drawing from my followers and do a quick little giveaway to help add some incentive. I am thinking one of the cute pocket tees would be a great start! So on January 31st.... I will be drawing my first winner! How do you follow me? Look on the right side of your screen (you must be on a real laptop or computer) where you see Followers and click join! I know if you are reading from a phone or iPad you can't see this. Show your support and help a girl out!
I am looking forward to sharing my life with you throughout 2013! Thank you for your support! Don't forget that comments and feedback is always welcome!
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