ABOUT THOSE NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

New Year’s resolutions –
Ø Walk in the morning before the kids are up, like I used to.
Ø Lose the 10 pounds I have talked about losing since my baby, who is 4, was born.
Ø Do my strength exercises.
Ø Read more to my kids
Ø Tuck them in more often.
Ø Make sure I always say “Gute Nacht, Read your Bible and say your prayers and I love you” every night to each of my five kids.
Ø Continue reading through the Bible this year from back to front, and actually get through it.
Ø Hang at the breakfast table and talk more without always having to go do something.
Ø Have more game nights.
Ø Have people over for dinner once a month-okay, every other month-okay, for dessert
Ø Keep bathroom cleaner in case people stop by unannounced for dinner or bagels after church
Ø Play more board games with my kids
Ø Make dinners in the morning for the evening so after school times are not so rushed.
Ø Write hand made notes
Ø Blog more often even if it is short
Ø Light candles at every dinner.
Ø Have tea every afternoon.
Ø Don't rush so much.
Ø Be on time - early - to places.
Ø Get a book published
Ø Write more.
Ø Send out more book proposals.
Ø Pray more, in the morning, before everyone is up
Ø serve hurting people more regularly
Ø Keep my office clean
Ø Keep my car cleaned
Ø Keep the sink emptied.
Ø keep the house cleaner and less cluttered
Ø Get rid of the clutter so it quits coming back.
Ø Finish more books that I have started
Ø Play the guitar again
Ø Take my 4-year-old to OMSI every week- okay, I’ll be happy every other week, okay, once a month
Ø Do another marathon this year, this time with my daughter
Ø Go to Europe – which means I have to save money, which means I have to work more or get take-out less
Ø Eat take-out less
Ø Not connect to the internet on Sundays
Ø Rest on Sundays
Ø Write homemade, snail mail cards to tell people I am thinking of them.
Ø See my parents more often
Ø See my in-laws more often
Ø See my friends more
Ø Get stressed less, Be calm more, Love God and others more.

Ø ~ Cornelia Seigneur aka Nellie aka WriterMom

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