2012 Resolutions

{Would you think I was a dork if I wrote "Twenty Dozen" Resolutions? I was so tempted to}

1. Read the bible more. Build a closer relationship with God.

2. Be an incredible, supporting, loving, understanding wife to my husband. I am not the most patient person that ever lived so I plan on getting my impatience in check especially when it comes to Sean.

3. Get to my “happy weight” – I know I can do this because I made some changes last year. I still am not at my “happy weight” which I call my wedding planning days. I know I will get to it this year!

4. Be a better daughter, sister and friend. This means that I need to get over my hate of the phone and pick it up. Since I don’t stay in touch with friends via Facebook, I really need to start to pick up the phone.

5. Pay off my 2 remaining store credit cards. I know I can do this! And it excites me to know that I will end twenty dozen 2012 without any store credit cards! College days are stupid. I'd never own a store credit card again.

6. Draft out what our goals and expectations are for our new business venture and how we expect it to grow in the upcoming years.

7. Start discussing seriously when we want to bring little Seans into the world.

8. Go on 2 big trips/vacations and 2 small weekend trips with Sean.

9. Get Fella and Izabella to love each other {i am only half kidding about this one}

10. Be true to myself & have the best year ever!

How I did with my Resolutions of 2011

Before I go into how I did with my resolutions of 2011, I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for the well wishes. We are excited, nervous but really happy with our decision to purchase an investment property. We are putting all of our faith in God that it will be successful and that we will be able to own more than one investment property in the future.

Moving along,

The below was my resolutions last year and I am proud to say that I didn't fail :)

1. Most and foremost, I need to build a stronger relationship with God. I don't think I've ever used the term "most and foremost" in a sentence before.

{I always want a stronger relationship with God so regardless of the year, this will always be a resolution or goal of mine}

2. Keep the communication doors open between the husband and I, to ensure that we always have a healthy and happy relationship.

{Our relationship is stronger than ever. If we continue to do what we're doing we are going to spend the rest of our lives annoying loving each other}

3. Get back in shape (workout 4-5 days a week) and choose healthier foods to eat.

{I lost 20 lbs! Yea, I did. I still did not get to my pre-wedding weight but I will do that in 2012 with continuing to work out 4-5 days per week and portion control. Here's some pictures for comparison from last year}

{2011 NYE, just look at my cheeks}

{2012 NYE}

4. Go natural

{I did it! Best decision for my hair, ever!}

5. Pay off 2 credit cards, those suckers suck.

{I paid off 3!}

6. Be the best friend, wife, family, me I can possibly be.

{This year, I made sure to spend a lot of time with friends and family. But of course, there is always room for improvement especially in the calling people on the phone department}

I'll write what my new resolutions are for 2012. Some might repeat but I have a feeling it will be more than 6. We shall see.

What A Feeling!

The beginning of this year one of my resolutions was to:

"5. Pay off 2 credit cards, those suckers suck."

That was my exact wording.

I am so happy to report that I have already paid off two credit cards so far this year and we are only in May! It is seriously the best feeling in the world to pay one last bill on a card, ever. I refuse to use store credit cards again. If I ain't got the money, I ain't buying nothing, haha.

Let's see if I can actually pay off another credit card or two this year. I know, I know ... I was horrible in college but I looked fly.

{picture found via google images}

My New Year Resolutions

I didn't do one last year because I thought to myself, "I don't follow them anyway".

Well, I learned that I do need to have them because it helps me to at least think about what I want to do. That in turn helps me get a few things done in the year. So here I go. A reborn believer in the New Year Resolution goals.

1. Most and foremost, I need to build a stronger relationship with God. I don't think I've ever used the term "most and foremost" in a sentence before.

2. Keep the communication doors open between the husband and I, to ensure that we always have a healthy and happy relationship.

3. Get back in shape (workout 4-5 days a week) and choose healthier foods to eat.

{I'm crying as I type this part, fyi, but I did manage to go to the gym last night and tonight AND I only had one two pieces of chocolate today! :)}

4. Go natural {I will explain this in detail in a future post!}

5. Pay off 2 credit cards, those suckers suck.

6. Be the best friend, wife, family, me I can possibly be.

{I am aware that my list is kinda short, but I am realistic enough to know that the shorter the list is, the more likely I am to complete at least 2 of them!}