Our 2011 New Years resolutions

Lauryn:

1. Continue to grow my business, whatever that might mean, where ever that may go. I get so frustrated and stressed out with my photography, but honestly there is nothing else I would rather be doing. I need to get more organized in my process and set up an area when I'm burning my CDs and labeling my mailers. I also need to make it a goal to have set office hours where I sit down and do nothing but edit. I get so far behind because I have the hardest time just sitting down to work.

2. Get my finances in order and begin to pay down my debts. I need to learn better spending habits. I'm getting a little better, but this is something Randy and I have to be on the same page with. I also have to stop pretending debts will go away if I don't answer the calls or pay the bills. :/

3. Make a choice to follow a cleaning schedule for our house so that we can maintain it. I hate cleaning alone. If I had someone sitting on my couch everyday who would talk to me while I cleaned I'd be fine, but I don't and I need to do it on my own. I found a great day by day schedule here That's the one I'm going to try to follow. I like the different chore for each day so when I'm done with that chore I'm done for the day!

4. Make one large purchase goal at a time and put back the money for that goal until we can pay for it in cash up front, then make a new goal. I made this goal for things like counter tops for our house and things like that, but currently I need a new laptop for work and a new camera would be more that amazing. ;)

5. Learn to cook. I mean really cook. And make at least 3 meals a week. Healthy planned meals. I need to get on this. If it weren't such a pain to clean I'd do this more often! I am getting better about learning new basic things I can switch up and make my own though!

6. Coupon coupon coupon!!!! Plan meals around my our weekly sales ads! Save that money! I've started a couponing group on Facebook, and actually next week we are holding our first coupoing class. There is also I site I've been told about called where you pick your food plan and they give you a grocery list based on the sales in your area. Um.... GENIUS!

7. Don't forget to take time out for me. Put down the editing, turn off the TV and Computer, do something just for me. I get so stressed and so overwhelmed far too easily. Sometimes I need to just make myself step back and zen.

8. Back off Facebook. I spend WAY too much time on here. Enough said.

9. Learn to sew and knit. #10's adorable wardrobe will depend on it. Kelly is giving me her sewing machine and I want to start making lots of cute little clothes that won't be like everyone else. And I'd like something I could bond with my Mom over.

10. Have our beautiful Alice or Oliver. 2011 will be the year of baby Johnson! I'm keeping the faith that this will be the year. We've been trying for 7 months now and its getting harder and harder but I know the day I hold our precious miracle the wait will be worth it. Hopefully this blog will be a place to track our pregnancy soon. :)


I was only going post 10. A good round number and a good goal number, but this one couldn't be left out.

#11. Be a better wife. Support my husband and never take him for granted. Know how lucky I truly am to have him. Stand behind him, especially during nursing school time. I love him more than anything, never let a day go by that he is not told that.


Randy: