ddly
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Post by ddly on Jan 1, 2021 14:40:14 GMT
Anyone have any? I’m lowering my standards after last year and only making one resolution this year. It is to start crafting again.
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Post by Merge on Jan 1, 2021 15:08:26 GMT
To spend more time on creative endeavors and less time doomscrolling.
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Post by christine58 on Jan 1, 2021 15:23:50 GMT
I don't make them
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Post by fridaycat on Jan 1, 2021 15:26:20 GMT
To spend more time on creative endeavors and less time doomscrolling. This is a really good one.
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Post by greendragonlady on Jan 1, 2021 15:29:02 GMT
Not this year. 2020 was so full of hope and promise on December 31, 2019. I didn't make any resolutions this year, and I am NOT saying "2021 can't be worse than 2020!" because why tempt fate?
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Dalai Mama
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Post by Dalai Mama on Jan 1, 2021 15:32:42 GMT
Mine are largely the same every year. This year:
Break a bad habit Start a healthy habit Step outside your box Say yes more than no Find a new author Build relationships Take a risk Try new foods Learn a new skill Let go
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Jan 1, 2021 15:52:30 GMT
This year rather than resolutions or goals, I am making a Plan of Action. Mainly it involves getting better control of my time.
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Post by walkerdill on Jan 1, 2021 15:54:07 GMT
Just to be more positive & enjoy my life.
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Post by gar on Jan 1, 2021 17:30:39 GMT
Not really. I plan to start doing Yoga more regularly/properly but would have done that whatever time of year it was.
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QueenoftheSloths
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Jan 1, 2021 17:36:57 GMT
Not this year. 2020 was so full of hope and promise on December 31, 2019. I didn't make any resolutions this year, and I am NOT saying "2021 can't be worse than 2020!" because why tempt fate? Every year my husband says something along the lines of how "the new year can't be any worse than this one" to his sister when she calls him NYE. Every year I wonder what made him think it had been such a bad year that the new one couldn't possibly be any worse. We're just talking about ordinary years with commonplace problems. I'm happy to have not overheard their conversation this time.
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joelise
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Post by joelise on Jan 1, 2021 17:38:24 GMT
I made several different ones last year and I couldn’t stick to a single one due to Covid! I might go back to my standard - lose weight, drink less, exercise more!
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Post by Linda on Jan 1, 2021 17:42:39 GMT
no resolutions - just goals to work towards
-I want to have a lower A1C at each successive quarterly appointment in 2021 - my first (which'll set the baseline for the year) is later this month
-I want to get moved in completely - with no still-packed boxes and everything having a place - into our new home
-I want to have the old home ready to sell (and hopefully sold)
-I want to make progress with the family archives project
-I want to meet whatever goal I set for Goodreads this year (I met my 2020 goal early so reset it for double and didn't quite meet it - original goal was 53, updated goal was 104 and I read 94)
-make regular exercise a habit
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Post by scrapmaven on Jan 1, 2021 18:10:36 GMT
I never make resolutions, because it's too easy to beat myself up if I don't follow through on my resolution. Instead, I commit to things throughout the year that I know are attainable. IMHO, there's a fine line btwn a challenge and a resolution.
Some of you might have heard of the SMART goal system. Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely. In otherwards, I set goals that I know I can achieve. It's far more reasonable than setting the same goal year after year and disappointing myself. Do what you can and promise not to beat yourself up if you don't follow through on that resolution. We're all human and we can only do our best.
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Post by malibou on Jan 1, 2021 18:18:47 GMT
Mine are largely the same every year. This year: Break a bad habit Start a healthy habit Step outside your box Say yes more than no Find a new author Build relationships Take a risk Try new foods Learn a new skill Let go Fantastic list of words to live by. Thanks.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jan 1, 2021 18:41:55 GMT
I don’t do them anymore. Somehow life always manages to get in the way and then I feel bad about things I have absolutely no control over.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jan 1, 2021 18:46:32 GMT
Along the same lines as @merge I have been trying to spend less time on my phone or watching news and more time reading or scrapbooking. I have done very well with this since the election (at least the not watching news part--still working on being more productive with that time).
I also want to build on my healthy habits that I started last year. Part of me is proud that I have stuck with exercising all year, but the other part of me is disappointed that I really didn't do well with my nutrition and didn't lose much weight. So, my goal is to be more focused on both nutrition and exercise.
Overall, improving my time management is a goal. Not wasting so much time and being more productive with work, home tasks, etc.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Jan 1, 2021 18:55:42 GMT
I’ve kinda stopped making them!
But I want to start some serious crafting again.
I have a few huge opportunities to sell my art /craft and in one instance, go into production with some of my stuff.
I’ve been trying to clear out my art studio for 3 years now, and I “dabble” with organization. Last night, I came to the conclusion that I just need to purge most of it and sort of start over.
For some reason, this week, I have been thinking about mortality. We were driving somewhere and it was a long drive, and I was thinking about our future plans (we are looking for land to build again) and while we are far from retiring, I was thinking of the massive downsizing and changes that will come from a build that we want for the last home we will own (we plan on a ranch, smaller than the houses we have lived in) with lots of open space, a place for both my hubby, me, kiddo’s to have our own creative spaces...
Anyway, back to the mortality...I know I won’t be alive forever, and I have so much stuff. More than I can and will ever use. My plan includes gifting a lot of it to kiddo’s in my life. I have donated a ton to teachers in the past, and I will do that again. I just need more empty space. I need my “stuff” to me manageable, and I have failed miserably at organizing what I do have—solely because there is just too much.
We bought all the IKEA Alex Drawers, and the glass fronted cabinets, and those are pretty full up, organized, and look beautiful—-clean, white, neat, and everything is visible. But I am not using anything in them right now!
I have a bunch of built in’s, shelving, ink storage, cabinets and countertops. I have a full size dining table in my studio that seats at least 6 with lots of space, 8-12 if close together—my friends, family, kiddo’s all can work on projects together (and I have taught classes there).
I spent a lot of time cataloging all my stamps, dies, ink pads, my massive marker and pen collection, and other items that I wanted to keep record of for insurance (I started cataloguing because I was constantly buying doubles of stamps!
I need to take the time and MAKE the time to just start getting rid of stuff. I have a shit ton of scrapbook papers (I used to make up paper collections/kits to sell at crops) and stickers that I will never ever use.
I want to get back to creating and making art. I took a hiatus over last spring/summer because we were making masks by the hundreds and thousands to donate. (I still get a lot of requests for those).
I am overwhelmed.
I would also like to level up my healthy eating. I have been eating much more healthy this last year, lost a bunch of aches and pains and weight by eliminating wheat and soy (I am actually allergic, come to find out!).
So more foodie healthy eating is on my radar.
I also want to move around more. We stopped going to the gym and were doing our thing here, we have the equipment and means, but we all have fallen off that bandwagon since the weather has been really rainy. We have been going on snow hikes, which are so wonderfully beautiful and energizing and then we all come home and nest and cuddle or nap LOL but we don’t do it daily (maybe 2x a week if we are lucky). We all went for a walk in the cold, wet, slightly snowing drizzle last night, just to walk off aches from doing nothing!
But traditionally, we don’t make a bunch of “resolutions” just things that we would like to focus on a bit more.
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Post by fiddlesticks on Jan 1, 2021 19:02:06 GMT
Not so much resolutions but goals...
*Walk everyday *Lower my A1C without the aid of medication *Find opportunities for DD to expand her dancing *“Walk away” from arguments that aren’t mine to fight (this is mostly a work and being a dance mom goal) *Read 52 books
My DH and I always set aside some time to talk on New Year’s Day to reflect and goal set as individuals and as a family. Most of our family goals are house and money related.
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Post by mom2rjcr on Jan 1, 2021 19:03:44 GMT
Not necessarily a resolution, but something that could make my life less miserable...I am going to try to turn of my negative self talk. This year was hard enough without beating myself up all the time. I removed a toxic person from my life, but her criticism and hurtful words are always running through my mind. I need to remind myself that what she thinks doesn't matter, that what I think matters!
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Post by hmp on Jan 1, 2021 21:38:24 GMT
Sadly, my only resolution is to get my mother buried. She died at the end of March. Her ashes are currently being held at a funeral home. My dad says he is waiting to have a big in person memorial service. I think he just hasn’t come to terms with her death yet. I need a burial just to mark this as a momentous life event. It seems without something people just forget. I keep getting asked how my mother is doing. They just forget. My heart breaks a little bit more each time I have to remind them.
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Post by lisae on Jan 1, 2021 23:09:31 GMT
I find resolutions work if I make them very specific and something that I will do daily. Several years ago I resolved to write (type) in my journal every day and I've kept that resolution now for years.
I laugh though at last year's resolution. "To write something positive in my journal every day." It would have been great if I'd stuck to it but I didn't tend to see the positive things in 2020.
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Post by lisae on Jan 1, 2021 23:11:35 GMT
Sadly, my only resolution is to get my mother buried. She died at the end of March. Her ashes are currently being held at a funeral home. My dad says he is waiting to have a big in person memorial service. I think he just hasn’t come to terms with her death yet. I need a burial just to mark this as a momentous life event. It seems without something people just forget. I keep getting asked how my mother is doing. They just forget. My heart breaks a little bit more each time I have to remind them. That is sad. I'm sorry you have to relive this all the time. Most people here are having graveside funerals soon after death and planning larger events later on.
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Rhondito
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Post by Rhondito on Jan 1, 2021 23:34:01 GMT
Ride more miles on my bikes.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jan 1, 2021 23:48:34 GMT
Sadly, my only resolution is to get my mother buried. She died at the end of March. Her ashes are currently being held at a funeral home. My dad says he is waiting to have a big in person memorial service. I think he just hasn’t come to terms with her death yet. I need a burial just to mark this as a momentous life event. It seems without something people just forget. I keep getting asked how my mother is doing. They just forget. My heart breaks a little bit more each time I have to remind them. Big, big, gentle (((hugs))) to you.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jan 1, 2021 23:51:05 GMT
I just posted on another thread that I'm not making any resolutions this year. I did a whole 20 in 2020 thing last year and I didn't meet one single goal. Hence this year I will be setting the bar low - as in sitting on the ground in the mud low - and that way I won't be disappointed!
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jan 2, 2021 0:29:05 GMT
papercrafteradvocate I, too, have been thinking of my mortality. And that of my parents. Really freaks me out that I'm middle aged, and they're older. I'm not ready for that. I've been thinking about the fact that my brother died two years ago, and I'm getting closer to the age when he died. My resolution this year is to take better care of myself. In every way I can. I've only lived half my life (knock on wood). I want to be healthy for as much of the rest that I can. So far I've started taking a women's multivitamin every day. I bought two new bras. Tossed out clothes that make me feel like crap. I still need to make a well visit doctor appointment, to get a baseline for bloodwork and stuff like that. It's also time for a woman's appointment. I plan on buying new sneakers (I'm on my feet all day at work), and more clothes (hard with the fitting rooms still closed, and not wanting to go out for nonessentials). It pretty much comes down to the fact that I'd be heartbroken if I saw my kids treated the way I treat myself. I need to change that.
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peaname
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Post by peaname on Jan 2, 2021 0:37:05 GMT
I like to start streaks instead of doing resolutions. One year it was how long can I go without taking the elevator at work? (end of Feb) another year how long can I go run/walking five miles outdoors daily (end of Jan) and this year...... How long can I go without ordering from Amazon?
Cheer me on!
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Post by kibble on Jan 2, 2021 2:23:39 GMT
I always do a few with mixed results.
I stuck to one last year. I gave up beef/pork. Dropped my cholesterol and triglycerides 30 points just from that one change.
This year:
- Do a no spend challenge for 3 months. - Regular meditation - Lose 15 pounds (that's how many I lost this year)
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Post by 950nancy on Jan 2, 2021 2:40:28 GMT
Be nice to old people. It is my resolution every year.
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Post by busy on Jan 2, 2021 2:42:18 GMT
I don’t make resolutions. When I decide I want/need to change something about my life or myself, I start working on it when I’ve made the decision. New Year’s is too arbitrary for me.
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