New Years Resolutions kept or lost?

I am very proud of myself for keeping some of my New Years Resolutions
I kept over the past year.
I finally started a exercise program back in April and been sticking
too it.
Using up all my beauty supplies before running out and buying more and
more. It was hard for me to resist the OPI polishes, going to Bath and
Body Works and avoiding Sephora and Ebay.
Finally having shiny hair all of the time.
Next year, I want to do the following.
Sending hand written thank you notes, birthday cards.
Stop the insanity I call my home with all of the junk. I need to throw
away, give away, and stop buying the same issue of a magazine twice in
one month.
I need to subscribe to the magazine I read.
Finish all my projects that have been in progress for months already.
I am sure they are many more to add to the list. This is what I could
think of now. What is on your list?
Miss J
Kittenwtw.com

"Miss J" <kitten...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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I laughed about the subscribing to the magazine you actually read. I
bought In Style at the grocery store for years before I realized I
should subscribe to it.
I basically maintained my weight all year, kept up my walking and really
got the yard in good condition with more plants and flowers. I have
always sent hand written notes and birthday cards and taught my
daughters to do the same. We are all stationery hoarders. I also like
to send hand written notes to people just because...not always needing a
special reason.
I have to take up that challenge of getting the house in order. I am
halfway there but now it is time to tackle it seriously.
www.flylady.com has lots of good cleaning and organizing tips. I want to
read Organizing from the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern. I also have
Let Go of the Clutter but it isn't reading but doing that counts.
I am rather anal about finishing projects. I am almost finished with a
sweater I am knitting (my second this year) and then I will start an
afghan. The only other unfinished projects are scarves but I like to
keep them to take on trips because they take up so little space.
I have already organized my lipsticks, large and small glosses in three
of the colorful mesh bags I bought from Nordstrom and it is now so easy
to find the products I want. I began to line my dresser drawers with
wall paper remnants. I had so many socks, nylons, etc. I couldn't find
matching pairs or I ended up wearing navy instead of black. I still
have a small pile of black socks in a corner of the bedroom. These are
all near perfect so the ones my girls don't want will go to the thrift
store for twenty–five cents a pair. I wash everything before I donate.
So the dresser project is not even halfway done but I just started it
yesterday.
Audrey

i'm not doing a NYR this year! screw it! in February i started
dieting and dropped nearly 20 lbs. i've kept most of it off for
nine months. i went from a size 38 waist to a 36, could fit into
a 35, and could squeeze into a 34 and almost get the zipper
zipped.
on November 24 (the day after my birthday), i quit smoking.
i'm sure that there's *something* about myself that i could work
on, but i'm not gonna. at least, i'm not going to make a
resolution for the new year. if i want to improve something
about me, i'll do it when i'm ready instead of trying to force
it. :)
david
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Never made!

<snipped a lot>
a few things.
1) Redo my room. To begin with, my room is a disaster area, looks like a
hurricane went through. My mother started to make me curtains for my
stupidly large windows about... erm... 4 years ago, and never finished due
to insanity in the family, so I hope they get done this year. I want to get
rid of a lot of stuff, get the second bed out of my room, get my entire lava
lamp collection on to shelves and find space for my new Grande Lava Lamp
(xmas present from the boyfriend).
2) Attempt to make use of my multiple yoga dvds and/or purchase Dance Dance
revolution for my ps2. this hinges on number 1.
3) Set up photographic studio space in my room. again, hinges on number 1.
no space = no lights for me.
4) Get new wardrobe. mine right now exists completely of t–shirts and
jeans. some nice clothes would be... well, nice for a change.
5) Learn Italian. I'm going to Italy for the month of May. three cheers
for study aboard!
erm... i suppose that's more than a few.
patricia

Try to quit smoking.Anybody else in the same boat?Give me strength!

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 23:23:28 –0500, shoeshperg...@webtv.net (Jennifer Benson) wrote:
I stopped smoking August 29th using Zyban & Wellbutrin....I have also gained 18 pounds but that is
my folly. I never, EVER, thought I would be one of the lucky quitters and therefore I never really
tried. Now, it is literally a one day at a time thing. Believe me when I say if *I* can stop
smoking, *you* definitely can as my impulse control is non existent.
Major benefits – I can really, truly, tell the difference in my breathing and lung capacity. Hubby
is thrilled I no longer smell or taste like an ashtray. I am not standing outside in miserable
weather for smoking breaks.
Major non benefits – I am eating like crazy (remember that impulse control I mentioned?) and
absolutely nothing fits. I refuse to buy "fat" clothes so I don't shop for clothing anymore; my
closets are groaning with new makeup, lotions, perfumes, skin care, etc. all considered "rewards"
for not lighting up.
Give it a try – you have nothing to lose. You will, however, get some really kicking perfumes!
Jackie
Support your local Attorney....Send your kid to Medical School!

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 23:30:58 –0800, "ahmward"
<nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com> choked out these words:
hey hey hey! where are *MY* kudos? :)
david
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Congratulations! It was probably the very best thing you could do for
yourself.
Audrey

"David RL Gärtner, RMT" <derbarb...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Sorry about that. You also get the applause, fanfare etc. Actually
David, you get more kudos than Jackie because not only have you quit
smoking but you have also lost weight. Seriously, I've known two people
die of lung cancer and many others suffer from heart disease and
breathing problems because they were smokers. My father and mil were
smokers. Both had emphysema.
Audrey

On Wed, 28 Dec 2005 07:55:43 –0800, "ahmward"
<nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com> choked out these words:
thank you, Audrey! i've finally been validated!! 8D
i hated smoking for years. i've always considered it a filthy
habit; for me that is, for others it might not be so nasty. and
then there are those diseases you can get. who knows, i may
still get one – let's remember Peter Jennings at this time. :(
david
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David RL G=E4rtner, RMT wrote:
Let's not; I think I like you a lot better! Congrats, David. Wishing
you continued success.
Barbara

On 28 Dec 2005 08:49:42 –0800, "Barbara" <mom_2_...@hotmail.com>
choked out these words:
thank you! ok, let's change the subject line to "MEMEMEMEMEME!"
<grin/duck>
david
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Miss J, you lemminged my list ;–). I have one more thing in addition
to your resolutions and mine, sell my house in the first few weeks of
2006.
Vicki in DC

For me, I'd really like to learn how to cook. Brit husband is an ace
cook but he travels for work and I'm on my own a lot. So, I have
bought three cookbooks––– "Just One Pot" "One Pot Cooking" and "The
Wolf at the Door" and am determined to learn!
I'd also like to make more enjoyable, carefully planned purchases in
2006. I often buy things I don't really need or even want that much
once I've bought them.
I also want to spend as much time as I can with my family in the States
as soon as I'm well enough to travel.
Continue to practice yoga faithfully
Continue to heal and send loving healing energy to others

wow, mark! you're an inspiration!


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"MaureyL" <Maur...@aol.com> wrote in message
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A few years ago Joel posted here about women buying so many items but
never carefully buying that amazing piece of clothing. It really stuck
with me. It is quality and not quantity, filling in the wardrobe with
that one perfect thing and not overloading on a lot of generic mall
bought items. I've been a lot more conscious of my clothing and
accessory purchases. This season it was black dresses. Last spring it
was the Gucci flora print bag. The purchases aren't all pricey; in
fact, the black dresses are rather moderately priced.
Instead of purchasing a variety of cookbooks with recipes, you may want
to consider I'm Just Here for the Food by Alton Brown. It teaches you
about the process of cooking. My cooking bibles are The Joy of Cooking,
The Fanny Farmer Cookbook and even the Betty Crocker Cookbook. Then I
use a slew of recipes from www.epicurious.com Determine what foods you
like to eat and then look for easy recipes that incorporate those foods.
Audrey

Miss J wrote:
That's funny –– I googled for last year's resolutions and admit I came
up a bit short.
I still yell to dh from the other room, tho not too often.
I never took up horseback riding.
I have been better about cleaning up the kitchen at night, and did get
to the gym 128 times.
Still didn't get the bathroom painted.

My biggest resolution is to exercise regularly. We are done having
kids, and it is time for me to try and get my body back! I am not sure
I will be able to ever get into a size 8 again, but a size 10 seems
attainable to me. My dear hubby got me a gym membership for Christmas,
I went for the first time yesterday, and it felt great!
Otherwise, I have a couple others:
1. Declutter, find places for everything, and keep them in their places
2. Go through the kids room to find toys to donate
3. Be a more patient mother
4. Go through my lipsticks and glosses (some are 10 years old at least;
but when you spend $18–$25 for a lipstick, it is hard to say goodbye)
and toss!
5. Keep my house cleaner, maybe find a cleaning schedule that works for
me (at home mom)
––
Jen in ND

I too have worked hard to maintain my weight. I weighted 360 on
1/13/2003, had 2 heart attacks, 4 stents, and finally in August of 2003,
an open heart triple by–pass. I have since my heart attacks, lost 165
lbs, and feel like a million dollars. I have maintained my weight of
195. I run 4–6 miles a day. I turned 60 this past Dec 17, and feel
like I am 30. Actually, my recovery was a miracle. The hospital that
saved my life put me on a billboard with the caption "Miracles Happen at
Joseph's".
You raised the issue of handwritten thank you notes. I too think
thank you notes are a must. A question for you: My handwriting it
absolutely terrible, is a typewritten note acceptable. I don't like to
send e–mails, as they seem to easy and non persona, At least if one
mails a thank you note, it seems that somebody went to the trouble of
actually writing and mailing it.
Happy New Years.
Mark

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A typed note is better than one that is illegible. I am pretty good at
deciphering handwriting because I've read so many English essays but
this Christmas I received a card with a handwritten note than is
impossible to read. I can make out some of the words but not all of
them. There are many fonts that look like handwriting.

Maybe thats why I teach History:–). When I assign essays, if I can't
read them, they go in my little circular file. Thanks for the response
regarding the Thank you notes.
Mark

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 22:47:03 –0800, "ahmward" wrote:
I'm usually one to find etiquette writers impossibly stuffy, but I
agree with them about the inappropriateness of a typed thank–you
note... or its even worse cousin, the preprinted one without even a
name.
Must have been a doctor. <grin/duck>
In that case, try gnawing a cardboard box. After all, it's fiber.
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"MaureyL" <Maur...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Now, that's my kind of resolution! Anything that involves cooking and
eating, but mostly eating... Check out a new–ish book called, _The Cook's
Book_. It's from a UK publisher and features several cooks translating chef
tips for the home cook. I only recently bought it, but I've had tons of fun
reading. _The Best Recipe_ from Cooks' Illustrated is also a good one to
have on hand. I just bought Sara Foster's new cookbook from Amazon. I do
love her style of cooking. I have her previous book. She is very much into
modern southern comfort food. Her shop in Durham is fantastic, too. UPS
should be here tomorrow with my book.
Sorry to give unsolicited cookbook advice. I'm such a junkie that I can't
help but share!