New Year's Resolutions????

Mikey

18 years ago

Okay folks, fess up. What promises did you make for the new year? - Mike

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katob Z6ish, NE Pa
18 years ago
Sorry, nothing too exciting.

Maybe I should try and get a little more done instead of hanging out in front of the computer! LOL

It sure wouldn't hurt to be more organized either and a little less lazy!
romando
18 years ago
Okay, I'm not even gonna go and say lose weight, cause I know from experience that that's a load-o-crap. Not gonna happen. Barring that, my goals this year are:

*eat out less. No reason to go out so much. I love to cook, and cook adventurously and ethnicly, so I just need to be less lazy about it!

*spend more time with the kids, and (gasp) less with the plants (shhhh...)

*spend smarter: more organics, more non-gmo foods, more local, less corporate

And having said all that, I think after I drop off my four year old at preschool, I'll go hang out at Target and have a brownie and caramel macchiato while I peruse the garden department...

But the goals are nice ideas!

Until next time...

Amanda 'romando'
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May I make a suggestion for those clearing out basements? Put the teens/20somethings to work on craigslisting/ebaying stuff for you! Think of how much easier it all would be with secretarial assistance! They can: Set you up with an account Take pictures of everything Track down the details for listing (measure items, do an online search for missing manuals, etc.) Haul stuff to wherever you need it to wait for craigslisters (your car/front porch/the curb). You could give them a cut of the proceeds as incentive. Seriously--our basement is a mess and I am not looking forward to future clearouts. It would be so much easier if I had help for the details. You can also put yourself on a charity's regular pickup list. Or several charities' pickup lists--imagine if you had regular pickup of unwanted items twice a month--with a receipt for income tax purposes! If you want to ebay it, how about finding a reseller in your area?
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I understand that, Lily. Eating sugar caused the stress in my life. I ate sugar in place of real food so I wouldn’t gain so much weight. I ate it when I was happy, sad, bored, tired, stressed and when my brain needed a fix. I became unhappy, cranky, tired, and totally controlled by it. Sugar and what form I would eat that day became my first thought in the morning. It really took over my life. I wanted to quit and tried every day, but just couldn’t do it. I asked God to help me and He did. The first two weeks were the worst. The cravings were intense and I drank a lot of hot water to help relieve them. After that, it was better. I started exercising after that... 25 minutes a day on my Tony Little glider helped a lot. After two months, the cravings were gone completely. Now, I never think about sugar at all. If I eat honey or syrup, it starts up again, so I don’t use those or artificial sweeteners. I wish I could express how wonderful it feels to get up in the morning sugar free. It’s like every day is fresh and new and I am happy. I hope you can find your way to that, too. Rebecca
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mrbrownthumb
18 years ago
I know it is a little late to be making a resolution. But I resolve not to freak out when changes occur and keep a level head.

If anything I will try to hold as many hands through any difficult situation that arises just to keep the peace.

That is all.
mrbrownthumb
18 years ago
Oh I just remembered my real resolution:

I resolved to try to grow my Cacti & Succulent Collection from seeds. Instead of buying a plant I'm going to try to get the seeds that I want and hopefully cut down on cost.

MBT
jaceysgranny
18 years ago
I'm planning to stop spending so much money on junk! That means less trips to Wally World and I've been staying out of there much more than I used to. Also, I want to stop eating so much junk food.

Nancy

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