New Year's Resolutions

I posted some of these on my weight loss blog, but I wanted to go more in depth on this blog. This year I want to work on the following:

1. Finish losing weight and move on to maintaining the loss.

2. Read one "classic" novel per month, or 12 total. I have read quite a few, but I need to read more of the classics.

3. Read to the girls more often. The boys read well, so they would rather read a book themselves, but the girls enjoy listening to me read to them.

4. Work on patience.

5. Quit, or at least minimize, the yelling in our house. In high school, I was reading the definition of "temple" in the bible dictionary, and it is, "A temple is literally a house of the Lord, a holy sanctuary in which sacred ceremonies and ordinances of the gospel are performed by and for the living and also in behalf of the dead. A place where the Lord may come, it is the most holy of any place of worship on the earth. Only the home can compare with the temple in sacredness." -from the LDS Bible Dictionary, bolding and emphasis is mine. I want to focus on treating our home with the sacredness and dignity is deserves.

6. Along with number 5, I want to keep the house in better order. So far this year, I am failing miserably, but once I get moving for the day that will change...I'm just sure of it!

7. Make birthdays fun and meaningful. Make sure to celebrate everyone's birthday and to make them feel special.

8. Treat my husband with more kindness.

9. Blog at least weekly. My memory is really horrible, so if I don't write it down, I WILL forget it!

10. Get more sleep.

This time next year, I will revisit these goals and see which ones I have accomplished :-)