Being5.

Hello 2011. Nice to meet you.

I’m not much of one to make resolutions, but I do think that the beginning of a new year is the perfect time to get a fresh start on things. There are a lot of blog challenges out there for the new year — people commit to doing something new or better for the month of January to kick of the new year.

I’ve decided that I will take this challenge, month by month for the entire year. Each month will have a different challenge — something that I hope to integrate into my life anyway — nothing extreme (well, except for February…). I’ll try to document it throughout the month.

Here are the monthly challenges I’ve come up with so far. I still need a few, so suggestions would be appreciated. What monthly challenge would you like to take on for yourself? Tell me in the comments.

JANUARY: Write one thank you note to someone in my life everyday of the month.

FEBRUARY: Learn to sew — by hand and with a machine.

MARCH: Spend one day a week baking.

APRIL: Call and say hi to someone in my life every other day.

MAY: Keep a daily journal.

JUNE: Read instead of watching TV during the daytime.

JULY: Watch all the Harry Potter movies.

AUGUST:To be determined.

SEPTEMBER: To be determined.

OCTOBER: Play cards with Josh in the evenings twice a week.

NOVEMBER: To be determined.

DECEMBER: To be determined.

 

There are other things on my general and our family 2011 list as well. Here’s the things off the top of my head this morning.

Take a week-long family vacation to the beach.

Go camping.

Put as much money into savings as possible.

Finally print and hang pictures around the house.

Have friends over for dinner more often.

Have a monthly date night.

Finish landscaping the backyard.

Establish an office area in the house.

Read a book every month.

Go visit Kassie in Portland.

Get Everett a passport.

Teach Janie to ride her bike without training wheels.

Participate in the March of Dimes walk for Team Meggers.

Update Josh and my wardrobe.

Finish the bunkbeds for the girls.

Finish decorating Everett’s room.

Finish decorating Janie & Meg’s room.

Reach 100 Being5 Facebook followers.

Get to an average of 500 daily blog readers.

Relaunch Dress Me.

Send birthday cards to everyone in my calendar on time.

Attend BlogHer in San Diego in August.

Teach Meg all her letters and numbers.

Get back up to running five-miles comfortably.

Take one evening a week for myself, out of the house. Have Josh do the same, in his garage.

Be a supportive and encouraging wife.

Be a patient and kind mother.

Do more crafts with the kids.

Establish Friday night as family fun night — games and movies and dessert.

Make cafe style curtains for our kitchen.

Figure out how I can wear my wedding rings again.

Be a more available friend.

Establish a chore routine and allowance for the girls.

Communicate with my brothers and their families more.

Take a picture every day and use Project Life’s Digital Book to organize them every week.

Give our kitchen chairs and table a make-over.

Drink more champagne. (as inspired by laura willard.)

Get more professional writing jobs.

Have an amazing 30th birthday.

Have an amazing, fun-filled summer with the kids.

Go to the dermatologist for a full body scan thing.

Make a recipe binder.

Make a household binder with important info, packing lists, supply lists, kid info, etc.

Make an emergency supply kit for our home.

LIVE IN THE PRESENT. (again, thanks LW. good reminder. so hard to do. obviously.)

 

I’m sure I’ll add to this list as the year goes by and hopefully I’ll be checking things off too. What’s on your 2011 list?

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