I love making resolutions! I am a big time goal-setter and list-maker so combining those things with a fresh start is so appealing to me. I just looked at my new year’s resolutions post from last year and was so excited to see I had accomplished each and every goal! Go me! So here’s hoping for another year of realized resolutions.

1-Exercise. I have fallen off the running wagon ever since the weather got cold. I really don’t like running in the cold but I can’t decide whether to join a gym or just get a membership at a nearby indoor track like I did last year. On the one hand, an indoor track is much cheaper. On the other hand, I would really like to add some conditioning/weight work to my running, so I need a gym for that. I think I am just going to bite the bullet and get a gym membership.

2-Drink more water. This is a simple one, but I am going to try to get in the habit of drinking a glass of water before and after each meal.

3-Eat more fruits and vegetables. I would like to include more vegetables in our meals and buy more fruits for snacking. In an effort to accomplish this goal, we are embarking on a month-long vegan challenge! I will talk about this more in my next WWAW post, but basically we are trying to eat mostly vegan meals this month. Eek!

4-Spend more quality time with the kids. I am going to try to spend 15 minutes, two days per week with each kid just hanging out, doing whatever they want to do (coloring, playing with trains, make believe, etc.). I know this probably sounds simple (and really minimal), but I find myself easily distracted by my phone, cleaning up, making dinner, etc. when I am with my kids. (This idea is from Meghan Leahy, a great parent coach that I follow on FB!)

5-Make and freeze food. I like making food from scratch but there’s not always time. I would like to clean out our freezer to make room for some homemade foods like muffins, waffles, naan, etc.

6-Redecorate. With the help of my talented friend, Sarah Bohl, I have already started redecorating our living/dining room and am so excited about it, I have a long list of things to buy (you can see some of my ideas on my pinterest page), and the hard part is spacing out the purchases so I don’t spend too much at once (gotta keep to our budget!). If I get the living room done, I would like to move to our bedroom next, with Sarah’s help, of course!

7-Make stuff for my kids. I make so much stuff for Handmade By The Millers‘ customers, which is great, but I almost never getting around to making stuff for my own kids. I have wanted to sew a pair of pants for Sam since he was two and still haven’t done it! This is the year! I would also like to get back to making them special holiday shirts, like the ones I sell.

8-Get off my phone, especially Facebook. I am so addicted to checking my phone–I am constantly looking at it to check email, Instagram, and Facebook. I really don’t get much out of this, but it is so addicting! I want to come up with limits for myself but am not really sure how to make myself stick to them. Maybe 1 minute per hour? We will see. Any suggestions are welcome!