New

It is a new week, (almost) new year, new president (soon) and it is time to create a new me!! This year, I am focusing on change. Changing our finances. Changing my body. Changing my house! These are big goals and I am not sure that I will be able to get everything done that I want to, however, I am trying. And that is what this blog is for; to try. So, let me put them down in plain English:

New Year's Resolutions/Goals for 2009
1. Get our financial house in order

• Pay off outstanding debts
• Pay down (and eventually off) consumer debt
• Save an emergency fund of $1K
• Save 3 - 6 months of salary
• Create a monthly budget
• Do everything I can to stretch the budget
• Find ways to make money from home
  

2. Get my healthy self in order

• Take in less calories
• Work off calories (either exercise or activities)
• Lost my age (33) this year
• Take a daily vitamin
• Eat 5 servings of fruit/veg a day
• Incorporate fish into diet 2 times a week
• One meatless dish a week

3. Get my actual house in order

• Clear the house of clutter
• Develop systems to stave off clutter
• Organize the house!
• Develop a plan to stay on top of cleaning in the house

No problem, huh??? Yeah right. As I was typing this, I realized that I need to start now! So, as soon as I am done here, I am off to take a vitamin. Never too late, right?