Well, it's that time of the year again! Time to re-evaluate and create a new game plan for the new year. While I don't really believe in resolutions because often they are half-hearted and ill executed, here are some things I sincerely want to strive to do in the upcoming year (in no particular order):
-Be better about emailing people (both responding to emails and initiating emails. Email is such a means of grace to be able to stay connected and care for people. I'm just so bad at keeping in touch!)
-Send thank you cards more promptly (although I have been improving bit by bit, I think it is so important to send a thank you. It shows your appreciation and causes you to also be thankful to God for that person and how He provides and blesses through others)
-Pay bills right away (for some reason I feel the need to always pay the bills on the deadline but obviously there is no penalty for paying in advance. It's just a strange habit.)
-Organize receipts and paperwork (thanks to my new gift "Neatreceipts" I hope to be on the ball on this one. Papers kill me and they are always everywhere! Thanks Mom & dad!)
-Deter frivolous spending (Greg and I came up with a game plan to eat out only once a month and split meals whenever possible. Also, we're going to never try to let food go to waste. One of the biggest ways I can cut costs though is to not even tempt myself by avoiding ads, malls, online browsing at stores and not falling for "sales")
-Confess sin daily (People tend to fall on a continuum when in comes to recognizing sin. On one end there are those who are constantly troubled by every sin they committ and tend toward the sin of believing that God could not possibly forgive them thus giving into pride via self-pity (think Luther). One the other end there are the self righteous who are completely ignorant of any sin and believe they are good enough to get into God's graces by their own merit (think the Pharisees). Of the two extremes I am almost consistantly toward the latter not really considering myself all that bad which totally discounts the gospel that Christ was crucified tp save sinners. Plus it also puffs me up with pride. Thus I want to make it a daily habit to prayerfully confess sin to God each day in dependence on Him.
-Eat more fruit (and maybe more veggies, but that's a tough one. Veggies are not too tasty....bleh)
-Wear more variety (I have so much stuff that I never wear so the plan is use it or loose it! If I don't wear something for a whole year (except for special occassion items) then I need to just get rid of it and give it away. Thus I need to make use of what I do have, especially accessories which I like to have but hardly even wear.)
-Continue trying to be funnier (this has been a hard struggle. I'm just not funny! I think I needed more time in Sac to grow in this one. How is it that I'm a child of my Dad? Musta taken after Mom...)
-Post blog updates more often! (even if they are just small little "tweets")
Not too shabby, eh? Perhaps I'll report on the results this time next year!
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