New Year's Resolutions

It's that time of year when everyone is talking about changes they want to make for the New Year and review the progress of last year's resolutions. I can't remember what I resolved to do in 2009, except read one book a month. I ended up reading a total of 9 fiction books about probably about 5 soaping books. Even though I can't say I read the soaping books from cover to cover, I'm still counting it!

I touched on one of my resolutions for 2010 in the first post here: I want to expand this small soap business. Not by a lot, but my main goal is to get some customers that don't know me personally. And don't get me wrong - I LOVE selling/giving soaps to my friends and family, but there will be something different about having repeat business from someone I don't know.

Another big resolution is to start exercising and eating healthier. I was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in November after 3 months of some not so pleasant symptoms. There is no cure for Crohn's, but it can be controlled with diet and exercise. The only thing I am taking for it now is a really good pro-biotic. After reading about pro-biotics, I think everyone should be taking them like a daily vitamin - they are so good for your digestive system!

And my third big resolution is to do well in school. Yes, I am 33 years old and I am going back to school. I was laid off in September (ironically, on Employee Appreciation Day), and I have made the decision to go back to school to get my degree in Elementary Education. I have always wanted to be a teacher, but it was really difficult to support myself full time and go to school part time. I tried internet classes, but I found it really difficult to stay focused and motivated. I really need to be in a classroom setting. The timing of being laid off was perfect, and it just seemed like everything was falling in to place. It really was a no-brainer decision.

There are a couple of smaller resolutions I want to make for this year: I want my husband and I to actually eat at the kitchen table instead of using it as a catch-all for stuff we don't want to put away and end up eating on tray tables in front of the tv. I don't want to go to wake up with dirty dishes in the sink. And my husband and I should really finish our wedding album...I mean, it's been over 2 years already. I hope our photographer hasn't forgotten about us!

Hmmm....maybe based on that last one, I should resolve not to procrastinate anymore. Nah, I'll do that one next year.