OS new year's resolutions 2008 what are going to do

Gers

Decluttering is my ongoing challenge - the problem is that I bring more things in than take out. At least until now. I am DETERMINED to get rid of stuff, make space in the bedroom drawers and stop being attached to things I haven't seen in 5 years, don't use, don't need and yet am driven to keep.

I did give away a huge number of books last year - some went to the local hospital for their shop and library and some went to a university library. Space which held approx 300 books is now filled with paper, folders and other 'junk'. :mad:

Just need a big pair of scissors to cut the umbilical cord!

Good luck to everyone, whether your challenge is small or large!

Gironde_Gal

Sorry to be so negative in this brilliant thread. I dug out my 2007 resolutions recently and I was nowhere near achieving any of them, so I'm not even going to bother this year, then I won't be disappointed. Perhaps I am a lazy S*d or perhaps I set my sights too high.

I am technically a newbie here but have been reading lots since December last year, I feel a real connection to the OS board. I'm comfortable with the meal planning and budgeting, the breadmaking etc but I have to admit that flylady leaves me a little embarrased at the state of my house...

MadCad

I have the following resolutions:

1 - Shop locally & buy ONLY what I need for the week ahead.
2 - Ensure I complete my budget planner daily - doing it daily keeps me focused.
3 - Avoid online shopping unless it is for something I REALLY need.
4 - Save Jan-June child benefit (£170 a month) to pay for Xmas '08. Buy everything by end of Sept for Xmas.
5 - Waste not want not. Make sure all those leftovers are either used up within a couple of days or frozen - not chucked out!

Kimberley

Lose weight
Eat no more chocolate
Turn into a scrooge
Log onto the site more
save towards next christmas
Buy next years presents in the sales
keep house tidy and tidy as we go, well try to anyway.
Adopt one of the foster dogs i foster, has to be a small breed to fit into my dollshouse
A few more i can't be bothered to list

Tartan_Mum

Hi all

What a great thread. I've found myself agreeing with loads of the resolutions on here and am guilty of trying to do too much, falling at the first hurdle and ending up giving up on everything. So I'm going to only choose 2 or 3 things for this year and stick to them.

1. Sign up for and keep going on the monthly grocery challenges. Even if I don't make it one month, I won't get disheartened.

2. Keep up with FLYlady. Even just level 1. Now I'm back at work it's harder than before but if I could get my house tidy I'd be less stressed. Tidy house, tidy mind and all that.

3. (I'm shamelessly going to steal Jack's number 6 for this one) Count my blessings. Yes I can have a wee moan but you know what, I've got so, so much to be thankful for. :j

And on that happy note, I wish you all a very happy Hogmanay!!

Here's to 2008!
TM x

FunkyFairy

Ok I have been thinking long and hard about mine.

1. To do more reading
2. To loose 3 more stone ( have already lost 3 stone in the past 14 weeks )
3. Meal plan

Good luck to you all with yours:j

catznine

10 things to begin with! fingers crossed!

1) Get organised by starting a household manual, menu plan and price book
2) Get rid of clutter - ebay, amazon, charity shop or car boot
3) Use flylady thread support and sort out our house (it's a tip)
4) save money and pay off 10% of mortgage this year
5) successfully get back to work
6) lose weight
7) regularily exercise
8) Read a book a week (at least)
9) Get the garden sorted
10) Hook the sewing machine out and get sewing

Penelope_Penguin

Penguin Plans for 2008

1. Grow more chicks from fertile eggs and possibly have the cockerell and broody hens do some for us too

2. Do better on growing veg, especially peas and carrots

3. More running, and try to keep up with DD in Race for Life :eek:

4. Keep the Small Penguins happy :j

5. Finish my patio area with grass seed, plants and some pots

6. Finish knitting, sewing and embroidery projects

7. Find a new job as I'm due to be made redundant on 31 March

8. Spend less time here and more time reading Plan for a book a month, starting with Our Farm by Rosie Boycott.

Penny. x

peony40

Peony's Resolutions

1) Start reading again, at least a chapter a day of a fiction book
2) Menu Plan on a weekly basis
3) Try one new recipe a week
4) Do at least one job a week in the garden
5) Memorise one positive affirmation a day (I can be too hard on myself and I vow to stop this in 2008)
6) Go out and find a new job, as it's highly likely I may lose my job in the next month or two

I think this is enough to be getting on with

Wishing you all a Happy New Year.

larmy16

The penny in the jar thingy - that is brilliant! Thanks Mazza.

Beat my addiction to chocolate - it is really spoiling my weight loss, I do believe it is a drug for me, as I cannot control how much I eat and actually want to be nearly at the point of feeling sick. UGH.

Mind you I think I will be quite grumpy for a while!

Give up being grumpy??