Since this is the last day of 2011 I thought that I would look back on the resolutions I made for this year and see how I did. Reminder: each year I make one easy resolutions, one that will take some time, and a difficult resolution.
Here is what I said I would do:
#1: De-clutter my house. For real, I need to get rid of some stuff! I made some progress last year – selling a ton of stuff on eBay and donating even more – but I am so not where I need to be. Since I have been given the gift of time in 2011, I should be kicking some major tail on this one. Grump.
#2: Open an Etsy store for my jewelry. No lie; I have been so stressed recently that I have not even thought about being creative. Once my house is in order (and you know, I can pay bills again) I plan on getting my creative groove back. This is a Spring/Summer activity.
#3: Be more aggressive. In general. I will be the first to admit that I am a lazy SOB. This is in all aspects of life and it is not good. I get comfortable in a situation and I do not bother worrying about it until it is too late. This goes for my career, boot camp, boys, just everything. I will sit back and let the world pass me by. I hate being hurt and I have this idea that if I put myself out there I am going to be ridiculed. I need to get over that NOW. So I made it a resolution. Eek!
So, overall I think I did a fair job of staying true to my resolutions. Not great, but I did at least hit on each one.
#1: De-clutter my house. I sold a ton of stuff on eBay and I donated a whole carload of stuff to Goodwill. I still have work to do, but I am happy with the progress I made in 2011.
#2: Open an Etsy store for my jewelry. This one I totally accomplished. Yes! www.etsy.com/shop/lovemilliedesigns Store is open, new beads were purchased, but nothing was actually made. I am not going to beat myself up over that part.
#3: Be more aggressive. This one is tricky. On one hand, I was dealt a bad hand with work but instead of handling it well I have been a bit of a brat. Everything will work out and be fine (see, I can be positive because I have less than 100 days left in this role) and I have set myself up to find a new role in early 2012. At work I seriously have the best freaking mentors ever! They have talked me off of many cliffs this year and I appreciate each of them for their honesty and positivity. As for the dating scene, I had an online profile and I like to call this Summer my “Summer of Dating” but in the end I canceled my account because I have learned that I need to meet someone organically. People lie about the silliest things online and if I at least meet them in person first I will not be sitting at dinner wondering what else they are hiding. I tried.
As for my 2012 resolutions? You will have to wait until I tell my friends!
Happy New Year’s Eve! Welcome 2012!
I so thought there would be spoilers!