Goals for 2012

I love having goals! Every New Years since I was young I’ve made a list of goals to try to achieve for that new year. It’s a great way to really look at myself and areas in which I need to improve. It seems like every year the list just gets longer, and this year is no different. Here are the things I’m hoping to achieve in 2012 (of course they are in totally random order)!

1.  READ the BIBLE both on my own and as a family
2. Spend smart
3. Continue having a giving spirit, but don’t let people take advantage of it either
4. Lose all baby weight and look as good as possible for Casey’s wedding
5. Raise Brittlynn, to the best of my abilities, like she is a “first born” baby
6. Use our timeshare trips! 
7. Even after losing baby weight, continue with Weight Watchers lifestyle
8. Focus on quality time with Zach, even if it’s just watching tv together at home
9. Don’t spend so much time “plugged in” especially with my phone – it’s there for my convenience not the callers (or “texters”)
10. Start walking again and try to do it a couple times a week
11. Go on a family trip where the kids get to fly in a plane
12. Put Brittlynn’s schedule second only to worshiping the Lord!
13. Help Kye to know all of his colors and with letter and number recognition
14. Have company over more often, host events
15. Have patience with Kye and focus on spending quality time with him
16. Manage LLC effectively and keep all bills and such organized
17. Remember that it’s okay to say no
18. Support Zach with work and be his biggest cheerleader
19. Have Kye learn stroke swimming by the end of the year
20. Blog regularly, do my best to stay current 
21. Do a better job with brushing Kye’s teeth twice a day and washing his hands after going potty
22. Choose to be happy each and every day
23. Be a living example of Christ and His love for us
24. Take the kids outside to play on a regular basis
25. Be optimistic, don’t complain
26. Spend less time focusing on the people in my life that “should” care about me yet don’t and more time focusing on those that don’t have to care yet do
27. Discipline with love, never anger
28. Pray multiple times a day and truly have a conversation with God
29. Don’t lay out in the sun so often and when I do wear sunscreen EVERY time
30. Breastfeed Brittlynn until her first birthday
31. Swim more often
32. Get my skin in the condition I really want it to be in – get melasma handled
33. Encourage other mothers and be a source of help for them on their parenting journey 
34. Try my best to stay current on facebook photo uploads
35. Go visit Dad more often and make more of an effort to stay in touch with him
36. Take the kids to see snow for the first time
37. Have special time with each child individually 
38. Continue to pay down debts
39. Put Zach’s happiness before my own
40. Make some dang blog books!!!
41. Keep my car clean
42. Get back going with Stella and Dot
43. Focus on living a full life and making wonderful memories
44. Be a good friend, especially to those that are such good friends to me!
45. By the end of the year have the outside of the house complete: stain fence, stone around back, stain porch, plants in back, oak tree in front, front porch done, pool furniture, playground, bench storage, and back porch furniture
46. Cherish the wonderful moments of motherhood and don’t beat myself up when things don’t go my way
47. Reach out to people who aren’t baptized believers, especially those closest to me
48. Do a better job of making sure Kye has vegetables for at least lunch and dinner
49. Be company ready at all times…with a clean home and presentable appearance
50. Back up all pictures and important computer files
51. Keep growing and learning in all areas of life – as a wife, mother, and daughter to God
52. Try to take the kids somewhere at least once a month so they can be well traveled

I’d love to hear some of your goals for this new year…any big ones??? Any of the same ones I have? I’m SO excited about 2012 and all that we have planned. It’s going to be another wonderful year for the Parker family 🙂

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Hey Y'all, I'm Emily! I'm a stay at home mom and consider parenting to be my passion. Disney is my happiest place and I love making memories as a family together. I'm a big believer in transparency and share all of my real-life moments as a mother of four.

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