This past year I made some resolutions. This is worth noting because I don't usually make New Year's Resolutions...but this year I had some goals I thought would be fun to see if I could keep.
I made my resolutions simple and attainable. I had two goals...
1. Make a greater effort to wear my jewelry and not buy any new jewelry
2. Send out cards to people in my family for their birthday's
I picked wearing my jewelry because I have a lot of fun jewelry I like but wasn't in a good habit of putting it on before I would leave. I also wanted to make sure I am using what I have and not just continually buying new stuff. I did get new jewelry this year but it was either from my husband or I had a gift card that I used (which means I got them from someone else). It was interesting for me to discover what kind of jewelry I wear the most and which pieces are the easiest to wear with what I have.
The reason I picked sending cards to people in my family was wanting to stay better connected to my nieces and nephews. I remember my own Aunts and Uncles sending me cards for my birthday and thinking back on how much it meant to me. So I gathered up birthday's for my siblings, in-laws, and nieces and nephews and made an effort every month to get cards and send out birthday wishes. It was fun to do but I am not sure if I will continue it next year. I might do it just for my nieces and nephews, but I will wait and see.
For this new year I am still deciding what I want to do, but I am considering and excited about trying to "make before buying"...just not sure yet how I want to set it up. This would include things like making my own pizza sauce, cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, etc....a bit of "going green" but I like earth so I want to do my hand to help, plus I am hoping it is a way for us to save more money and use what we have first.
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