2015 Resolutions

Last year, I decided to use Padlet to create my goals for 2014: http://padlet.com/cesuders/my_resolutions_2014

Here are my reflections on those goals:

1) Green cleaners- Eh. I just can't find a recipe for mirror/glass cleaner that works as well as Windex, no matter what others say. And carpet cleaner? Haven't tried anything "green" for that. Maybe in 2015. Everything else I'm using is safe, natural, and nontoxic.

2) Ha. I did not run a 10K.

3) I'm almost done with 50 books. I WILL finish before December 31st.

4) I've done really well with only buying used clothing. I mean, I bought a new swimsuit for when I started swimming at the Y this summer, and I bough a couple of bridesmaid dresses, but other than that, everything else has been from consignment/thrift stores. I think I shall continue this- it's frugal and environmentally responsible. It's also really freeing. I can go shopping with my friends without the pressure of buying anything. It's a relief to have a reason to only window shop!

5) Prayer journal- didn't happen. Praying more? Yes.

6) Taking a class to teach me a new skill- does my Word Study class for my master's degree count? Or my after school sessions with two art teachers who taught me how to throw on the wheel (aka put clay on the spinny thingy and make pottery)?

7)  I have not done better about cooking from scratch. I've done way worse. I blame it on working 12+ hours a day.

8) Decluttering hasn't happened once per season, but it has happened a couple times in 2014!

9) Listen to music more- check. Rocking out to Taylor Swift's new CD totally counts, yeah?

10) Buy organic/local. Our budget changed, so I wasn't able to do this as frequently as I wanted to, but I give myself a C for effort.

My big goal for 2015?
Thrive and not just survive.
(Thank you, Switchfoot, for that phrase).