Resolutions of a Dork

Okay, so I know I am a couple days late with my New Years resolutions, but, truthfully, the ideas have been rolling around in my head for days. I just need to lay it all out in black and white to make them more concrete. Hopefully, sharing them will also make them more concrete.

1. Take better care of myself. This is very vague, but I actually have some measurable goals to go along with this.
• Exercise for at least 120 minutes a week during the first 3 months of 2012. I know this isn't a lot, but it's more than I am doing now. After that, if I make my goal, I will shoot for 180 minutes. If not, I will try again for 120 during the second quarter.
• Eat at least 4 servings of fruits and vegetables per day and replace at least 2 simple carbs with whole grain options. I already eat quite a bit of whole grain: bread - always, pasta - sometimes. My biggest downfalls are hamburger and hotdog buns and that I eat too many sweets.
• Floss every day. I actually have no hope of achieving this goal right away, but possibly get better at it, as the year goes on. Maybe by December I'll have solidified this habit.
2. Have more fun!!!
• Play a game with my kids at least once a week. We are such a busy family that I don't always take the time to do this. We spend a lot of time together, but it is usually not "fun" time. It is helping with homework and driving to activities and watching movies and attending family functions. We tried "Family Game Night," but inevitably one of the kids would have something going on or one of the parents would have a headache. We will have to choose a different day every week, but we need to make time to have fun together.
• Go out on a date with my husband at least once a month. Now that the kids are finally old enough to stay at home without a babysitter, we really need to start taking advantage of that time together. I'm not talking about dinner at Applebee's and a movie, either. Boring! We both love the theatre and live music. There are plenty of opportunities to enjoy both of these things. We just need to stop being big babies about what time it is and how tired we are. Sometimes, we sound like we are elderly. "They don't start playing until 9:00? That's awfully late. We won't get to bed until at least 11:00, maybe even midnight!"
3. Purge the material things in my house and garage. Is it really necessary for me to hang on to my son's baby clothes? He's eight! My cassette tapes? I don't even have a tape player! Clothes that I think might fit me again someday? They're already out of style! (and really, who am I kidding? If I lose weight, I'm going shopping for new stuff, not trying on the old stuff.) Old toys - you know to keep at our house for the grandkids someday? That could be more than 20 years! They probably won't even make batteries for most of those things any more.

So, that's about it. Those are the things I want to accomplish in 2012. I'll set myself a reminder on April 1st to let you know how the first quarter went and if I need to reassess my goals.

I also posted about my business resolutions for 2012. Feel free to check it out at girlmondaysf.blogspot.com