res·o·lu·tion
/ˌrezəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/
noun
/ˌrezəˈlo͞oSH(ə)n/
noun
a firm decision to do or not to do something.
"she kept her resolution not to see Anne any more"
synonyms: intention, resolve, decision, intent, aim, plan;
"she kept her resolution not to see Anne any more"
synonyms: intention, resolve, decision, intent, aim, plan;
People all around the world made "resolutions" for 2019, many of which will be broken within the first month, maybe even the first week. This year is no different. Gyms and diet programs are doing booming business because who doesn’t want to lose weight and be slimmer by summer? Don’t get me wrong, I do too, but I know I cannot stick with it. When I fail at something, I tend to be very critical and beat myself up for not accomplishing my “plan.” Beating myself isn’t doing me any good but I do nonetheless.
A good friend told me she didn’t make resolutions but goals. Goals that are reasonable.
goal
/ɡōl/
noun
/ɡōl/
noun
the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.
"going to law school has become the most important goal in his life"
synonyms: objective, aim, end, target, design, intention, intent, plan, purpose
"going to law school has become the most important goal in his life"
synonyms: objective, aim, end, target, design, intention, intent, plan, purpose
While at lunch yesterday, my daughter brought up New Year’s Resolutions. I told her I don’t make resolutions, I make goals. As a family, we thought about things that we wanted to do or start doing again.
Her request for a family goal is to go back to having a weekly board game night. Weekly is hard to do for us because of my husband's work schedule so we decided on a bi-weekly board game on Wednesday nights! She discussed how much she enjoyed our board game nights and since that is something that is important to her, I want to make it happen. Sure there are weeks we may not be able to accomplish it, but we will aim for that goal. Maybe it will be a family tradition she does with her own family one day!
I have a list of goals I would like to accomplish but I decided to pick 3.
Personal - For Christmas, I made t-shirts for my daughter and 3 of her friends, her "sisters", using my Silhouette Cameo. Although I was intimidated, I really enjoyed the end result and would like to make more!
Home - Continue the decluttering of my home, specifically my bedroom which has that storage unit look.
School - Organize 1 field trip for our homeschool group each quarter.
Bonus - Complete my Goodread's Book Challenge (number of books pending).
What are your goals for 2019?
