It’s been a pretty good year. I turned 41, celebrated 20 years of marriage and had a wonderful trip to the USA/Caribbean. I’ve had ups and downs as my girls enter the teenage/tween years and our family lifestyle/homelife evolves as a result. I also suffered for quite a few months with very bad arthritis before making changes to my diet and reducing my pain levels considerably.
PERSONAL
Make time for hobbies that I truly enjoy NOT REALLY
Have more quiet time – relaxing in sun, sitting on beach, having baths, walking (when able) YES
Read and review at least one book a month (romances not included 
) YES (would average out)
Sort out all our home movies and put them into iMovie MADE A START
Plan a wonderful trip to celebrate our 20th Wedding Anniversary in Dec YES
Possibly try horse-riding (haven’t been since I was a teen) and scuba diving (had a panic attack last time) NO
Complete ALL online classes that I sign up for NO BIG FAIL ON THIS ONE
HEALTH/FITNESS/FOOD
Tackle my weight gain once and for all NO 🙁 (But I did lose about 8 kgs)
Remove all junk/over processed food from the house YES (not that you’d know it post Christmas)
Simplify the way we eat – healthy, wholesome, homemade food, fruit & veg for snacks, make treats really treats PROGRESS
Work out more simplified exercise routine including yoga, cardio and weights. KIND OF
Try a different type of exercise – eg swimming, aqua-aerobics NO
HOME
Simplify homemaking routines – currently trying Speed Cleaning approach with a couple rooms per day. NEED TO WORK ON
Revise budget and stick to it PARTLY
Help the girls to develop, and stick with, their own routines NO
Reorganise the spare room (again). Going to make it MY room for nail polish, exercise stuff, sewing, etc. STARTED
FAMILY/FRIENDS
Meet at least 1 new online friend – I LOVE this aspect of blogging NO (not that I can recall)
Monthly day out with Mum NO
Weekly Family Movie Night (Sat) MOSTLY
Weekly Family Documentary Night (Sun) NO
Monthly Family Fun Day Out YES
Invite a friend over at least once a month NO
Organise craft weekend for my friends NO
Have a weekend away with family every other month NO
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Certainly a mixed result this year with more NO’s than YES’s and very little success in the family/friends category :-(.
How did you go with your goals/resolutions for 2012?
