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It’s been three months since making New Year’s Resolutions. By now statistics say that many people have already given up on their resolutions for the year and by the end of the year only about 8% actually keep their New Year’s Resolution. I wanted to check in with you and see how you are doing?!
Small steps are still getting you closer to your goal rather than just giving up and giving in. Be part of that 8% this year!
I broke my goals into 3 (big) categories this year to help stay focused instead of 20 smaller goals. This is where I focus my energy, finances, easy progress check ins, and decision making. Simplifying the New Year’s Resolutions not only keep you focused, but you also need to write out what being successful means to you!
My 3 Categories:
1. Health Advocate
Last year my husband ended up in the emergency room and it changed how we look at our health and advocating for ourselves instead of relying on Doctors to give us answers. Any lifestyle change can take time! It’s easier to take small steps than radical big ones, unless there isn’t another option. For us this means researching the items we use everyday and if they are found to be toxic, we do more research to find something safer, it means I switched my skincare and makeup to a clean beauty company (which I ended up joining- and love teaching other women about the importance of what we apply to our largest organ- our skin). If you haven’t heard of Beautycounter I’d love for you to click here and check out our mission).
It also means doing things like eating healthy, getting out into the fresh air, learning to have a green thumb gardening, taking the correct vitamins for our DNA, juicing, meditation, prayer, making good life decisions.
2. Family Goals
This section includes a variety of things, but it comes down to our family culture. The things we do on a regular basis that gets us closer to the type of family we want our kids to grow up into. This includes things like eating meals together, nature hikes, finance goals, family bike rides, movie night, telling jokes, playing card games, doing DIY home projects (our kids fully enjoy knocking down drywall with a mallet), reading books aloud, and teaching life skills.
3. 52 Foods
I talk a lot about food here on the blog- we’re a family of 7, we homeschool, we eat 3 meals a day at home. It’s a lot, but I {mostly} enjoy it.
I shared over on Instagram my first risotto dish (the kids all loved it!)
I also learned to cook Spaghetti Carbonara.
My husband asked if I would learn to make Chicken Cordon Bleu – so that’s the next dish I’m going to learn to make!
I understand some people don’t enjoy cooking; I do. By learning new skills and recipes it keeps things fun. And it sets an example our children. Gardening was also added to this category to keep me focused on what we grow and different ways to cook/preserve them!