Day 7 – Animal Kingdom & Outlet Mall
Day 9 – Downtown Disney & Mickey’s Christmas Party
Day 12 – Florida Mall, Ohana’s and 1900 Park Fare
Day 24 – Harry Potter & headed home
Word & Goals for 2013
re·new (r
-n
, -ny)
1. To make new or as if new again; restore
2. To take up again; resume
3. To repeat so as to reaffirm: renew a promise.
4. To regain or restore the physical or mental vigor of; revive
5. To replenish
6. To bring into being again; reestablish.
v.intr.
1. To become new again.
2. To start over.
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This years word came to me pretty easily. The main focus of 2013 is to renew the health of my body. Having surgery to repair a hernia on the 8th January should play a big part but I also need to renew my commitment to healthy eating and renew my love of exercise. Losing weight will be a top priority as part of becoming healthy and living pain free (the ultimate goal).
I also want to renew my love of scrapbooking, reading, crochet and knitting – hobbies that I love that I have stopped, or almost stopped, doing. And also renew my love of being outdoors.
GOALS FOR 2013
PERSONAL
* Make time for my hobbies on a daily basis – scrapbooking, knitting/crochet, reading
* Get outside every day and enjoy the moment
* Look into pets as therapy for volunteer work
* Keeping blogging and making videos – just for fun and to share
* Travel…. as much as possible
* Start (and complete) Project Life (using my week that was posts)
HEALTH/FITNESS/FOOD
* Keep health a priority throughout the year and feel like a new person this time next year.
* Eat a plant based diet with a focus on healing/whole foods.
* Get back to daily exercise, in varied forms.
* Weekly menu planning (going to start doing this on the blog again)
* Get back playing in the kitchen and making new recipes
* Take a yoga class
HOME
* Develop new/revised home-making routine
* Use my new dayplanner to help keep organised.
* Help kids to develop their own routines
* Complete organising all areas of home
FAMILY/FRIENDS
* Monthly family day out
* Monthly day out with Mum
* Friday date night with Kevin (sometimes at home, sometimes out)
* Saturday family game/movie night
* Meet more regularly with the few real life friends that I have
* Weekly family meetings (Monday nights) to address any issues that arise
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Do you have a word for the year and any goals you’d like to achieve? Please comment below or link to your blog as I’d love to hear your goals for 2013.
Review of 2012 Goals
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?
The Week That Was
It was the week that started with an amazing sunrise walk at the pups – 5.15am people…..
and it was the week I received this lovely present from an online freind – Sharon from Roses among the Veg…
It was the week we reached this milestone….
and I actually went to our local mall at 8am…..
It was the week I made shortbread for our Christmas celebrations….
It was the week we had a quiet Christmas Eve with Nan, Pop and the Powells…..
and the week of a lovely Christmas Day…. Don’t you love my new Disney tree skirt?….
It was the week of dealing with a possible sinus infection and feeling pretty yuck post Christmas….
and it was the week I started work on a jigsaw puzzle…
It was the week of enjoying lovely Summer fruits….
and the week I was very excited to FINALLY find frozen mango at the supermarket….
It was the week we took the girls to see Les Miserables in Gold Class….
First time for Christy so she was very excited. We LOVED the movie (been fans of the musical for many years). Be sure to take tissues.
It was the week of bright (though in reality not this bright) nails for Summer….
and it was the week of cute, sleeping budgies.. see Fudgie in the nest? Too cute….
It was the week of puppies playing with new toys….
and having plenty of naps….
How has your Christmas week been?