My Goals for 2014

Here's another linkup with Liz and Melissa!


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Goals.  

I have to be honest, when Liz and Melissa mentioned this subject for our January linkup, I groaned. 

Yes, I groaned.

With the new year comes resolutions and goals and I immediately thought of  failed resolutions and goals not met in past years.  To put it bluntly, this time of year can make me feel like a failure.  I think back to what I resolved last year and the year before that and the year before that and I am reminded that I typically haven't done so well with resolutions and goals.  

So I really had to put a lot of positive thought into what goals I could possibly have and realistically attain.  I'm not on the cusp of a new career or any earth-shattering life change.  I'm middle aged.  I spend my day working in my home office in the company of two basset hounds who think I am the best thing since sliced bread (I feel the same about them).  

So what kind of goals could I come up with?

I found this quote by Michael Altshuler and love it!

That really made me think about what I want this year to say about me. 

Then I realized I didn't need to have big goals - I have small things I can work on.  I gave it some thought and you know what... first I thought of one goal, and then another, and another.  It turns out I have a lot of things I can work on!

Who knew?

Truly Attainable Goals 

Spend less (I love to shop)

Eat better (not perfect, just better)

Be better about cleaning those corners and places along the wall that the vacuum doesn't always get (you know, actually using the hose attachment)

Get Christmas things put away before Valentine's Day


Move more

Give more generously 

Eat more fruits and veggies

Sing louder and more often 


Be a little more patient (keeping it real)

Do my back exercises

Buy fewer potato chips 

Hug more

Make a snowman

Tell our kids and grandkids "I love you" even more

Learn to cohabitate with any garter snakes I spot in the spring

Continue to turn the TV off in the evenings and read more

Try more Pinterest ideas

Journal more

Try to let the little things go

Start a writing project 


Drink more water


Do more random acts of kindness


Be thankful for my blessings

Pray more

Worry a bit less (again...keeping it real)

Blog better

Be content


Be kind to myself

 There's only one me (don't be jealous).   God loves me just as I am and rather than sit and wish I had the body of Heidi Klum, the voice of Beyonce, or the cute nose of Sandra Bullock, He simply wants me to love myself as much as He does.  


My overall goal is to be a better me in 2014 than I was in 2013.

And that, my friends, is doable.

Check out Liz's goals here
Check out Melissa's goals here