Ten on Tuesday: 10 Intentions For The New Year

Perhaps this year will be the one I'm able to keep these 'intentions!' I certainly intend to try ...

1. Get back on WeightWatchers ... and STAY ON WeightWatchers! It's such an easy plan and it allows me to eat whatever foods I love, so why is it so blasted difficult to stay on plan?

2. Get more exercise ... I intend to walk a few times a week, and we have a Wii so exercising should be fun, right?!

3. Keep a tidier & less cluttered home ... I hate the clutter that takes up the available surfaces and space in our home. It. drives. me. crazy. Yet it remains, day in and day out. No more, I intend to get rid of (most of) the clutter!

4. Read more ... I learned to knit last year & that put a solid brake on my reading. I miss it. I'm dusting off my eReader and intend to read at least 2 books each month!

5. Do more menu-planning ... it's definitely much easier to cook family meals when I have a plan, and it's pretty easy to come up with said plan. So, I intend to do a menu-plan each week for at least 4 of the 7 nights.

6. Update my blog more frequently ... with the ease of FaceBook, my blog has slid considerably lower on my to-do list. I intend to update the blog with the family happenings (and knit happenings hehe) at least once per month ... and Carole's "Ten on Tuesday" prompts WILL NOT count for an update!

7. I intend to spend less time on FaceBook.

8. Keep in touch with my friends better ... this may have to include calling them on the phone (EEEEEEK!). Yes, those of you who know me well won't be surprised by this admission ... I have a phone phobia. I hate, no despise really, calling people on the phone. I don't mind talking if someone calls me, but that initial call is really hard for me, for a number of reasons. I intend to force myself more, surely then it'll get easier, right?

9. In helping myself accomplish #3, I really need to clean our my dresser & closet. There are a ton of clothes I keep that I know I will never (ever) wear ... so I intend to clean them out and give them to goodwill. Win/win!

10. Perhaps my most selfish intention ... more me time. I do alot of things for alot of people, and this year I intend to do more for myself. If that means simply parking my butt in my chair and knitting or reading, then that's what I intend to do. Ahhhh, I feel better just intending to do it :)

So that's it, my 10 Intentions For The New Year. Way better than resolutions, thanks Carole!