January 2012

It's January and so I've set some goals. Every year, I make a list of pretty much the same goals and continue working on them year after year. They are good goals and sometimes I make more progress on them than other times. But this year, with the understanding that those other goals are always underway, I set some other goals. I've made a collection of things that I will do once a month: one home improvement project, one surprise for Corey - like a note or lunch or a simple service, one blog entry :), one temple trip, one letter in the mail. Also, I am getting rid of more things than I bring into my home. (Now, stay calm and sit down, I have even included books in this category. In these past few weeks of January, I've given away more books than in the five years before that!) Simple, right! I think I'll probably add another goal in February.

Feeling successful makes me more likely to keep to my goals and I feel more inclined to attempt other goals.