One of my favorite bloggers hosts a themed haiku on Fridays. This week’s topic is New Year’s resolutions. Here’s my ditty:

 

After losing gobs of weight
(80 lbs!) in ’10,
my renewed goal is: Healthy.

 

I don’t usually set formal New Year’s resolutions, although I have general goals in mind. Now that I’ve overcome the one challenge that has nagged at me for years and finally gotten most of my excess weight off, I think I will focus on staying healthy. I’d like to achieve my weightloss goal (It’s in sight – less than 20 lbs to go!) by exercising regularly and solidify these new eating habits into lifelong practices.

 

I usually have a goal to get organized around the house, and that is still on my mental checklist. I’ve made strides this year with the purchase of the backpack cubby table and labeled baskets for school papers, but progress certainly could still be made. I did get a new wall calendar that will help me keep track of five boys’ school programs, assignments and extra-curricular activities, so that ought to help.

 

A thought just occurred to me! I think that I will sit down with the boys today and help THEM work on some New Year’s resolutions. Perhaps I can encourage them to write down things like, “Don’t provoke fights;” “Don’t whine;” “Do my homework on time;” etc, then it will benefit all of us. Why yes, Ferb, I think that is one way that we’ll spend our day today! (I’ll let you know how it goes later.)