My 10 for 2010!

There are actually probably a lot more than just 10... I have several that are personal and that I might talk about publicly as I have breakthrough, but for now these are the ones that made it to the actual "list" this year...

.1. Food overhaul. This is less about losing weight and more about a lifestyle change for us. In the grand scheme of things we have always eaten on the more healthy side, but we still have a lot of room for improvements. We are going for a complete food lifestyle make over.

Some of the specific changes will be:

Organic when possible. Living in a small city it is much harder to find organic food, but what we can find… we are making the switch.

No white/bleached flour. Whole wheat and grains only.

No processed sugar.

No creamy condiments or dressings.

No fatty dairy products. Soy and “light” or fat free only.

No fried ANYTHING. This will be SUPER hard considering French Fries are my favorite food on this planet!

More tea… less coffee. More water… less diet soda.

There are many more guidelines posted to our fridge, but these are some of the main ones. We believe that part of being a good steward of what God has given us, includes our bodies and our health. We have always had this conviction, but we are now taking it from the “diet” category to our every day way of life. So far we are doing great with this and loving it!

.2. Downsize wardrobe. This is VERY difficult for me. It has nothing to do with decreasing my shopping. It’s just something I really need to get a handle on. The main reason at this point is just because of lack of space. It is SO hard for me to keep my closet, shoe closet and jewelry organized because there’s just so much of it with limited places to put it. I am lucky enough to have my own walk in closet that my hubs gave allllll to me! But until my husband builds me my super-duper dream closet… this is what I must do.

.3. Write again as well as Create my own “work space” in the house. I’m a writer. It’s something that I am gifted at. I used to write all of the time, and now it is a very rare thing for me. So it’s simple… I want to start writing again. The workspace will be for writing... studying... sewing... and any other fabulous activity I can come up with.

.4. Make a list of all of the dvds I want to have on hand, and buy them as I find them for discounted prices.

.5. Let my guard down more. That's that.

.6. Be better at getting up in the mornings as well as develop a more defined schedule. Instead of having to be drug out of bed like a child, kicking and screaming. And although the thought of having a schedule really hurts my feelings… as a “free spirit” it’s something I need.

(This is me in the mornings for sure)

.7. Music. From my singing… to my listening… to writing… to giving lessons. More devotion this year.

.8. Kick the romance up a notch... or two... or three...

We said it wouldn't let it become a struggle after we had the baby... and it did.

.9. Keep a plant alive. I buy them… they die.

.10. Skin care. I’ve never really had to wash my face. All of these years, I should have been, but just haven’t been because I never break out. Even as a teen I just always had clear skin and never had the need to, so I never developed the habit. As I creep closer to 30, and with my mom owning her own day spa now, I have learned that there are more benefits to washing your face and taking care of your skin than simply to prevent breakouts. (I’ve washed my face ONCE since Jan 1. This might take a while!)

And one to grow on….

Calm down. I’ve never been a big worrier, but somewhere between having a husband , a house to keep, a baby, a demanding job, lots of demanding hobbies, lots of commitments, lots of past emotional scars, lots of dreams and aspirations… I’ve become a worrier. I NEVER worry about my past… but I do see that some of the scars from my past have influenced how I look at the future. I have found myself striving to be who I want to be, instead of pursuing my Creator and in return becoming who HE created me to be. Even with this list of resolutions, and all of the small ones I didn’t list, I find myself freaking out that I won’t get everything accomplished that I want to… or need to. This year I want to learn to find a place of peace again while I rest in the simple fact that I serve a faithful God who has plans to prosper me, and to give me a hope and a future. He will give me the desires of my heart and will lead my through the valley of shadows, as well as beside the still water.