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steen wrote:I did set one resolution this year: lose about 20 pounds in February.

Is this a reference to a baby steen?

I wonder. However, not all women lose weight when they give birth to a baby. Our first baby was very small, and my wife found the food in LDS hospital to be delicious. Especially the desserts. They also let her eat as much of it as she wanted. She came out heavier than when she went in.

There is a baby steen in progress, yes. I don't know the due date, but I'd be willing to bet a panful of brownies that it's February.

And to chime in on the original question, my New Years Resolutions are:

For Primary:
- Missionary work. (Which, have I mentioned scares me to death?)
- Focus on the individuals. Inactive kids (see above), active kids, teachers, etc.
- Accept the challenge from our stake to our Primary to read the Book of Mormon.

For Me:
- Focus on the individual. (For those who read my blog, you'll have probably noticed that we've been spotlighting family members on their birthday. That's part of this goal.) That also means putting time with Dragon Baby ahead of computer time. And getting to know people better.
- Organize. That has been my Primary goal and it has worked wonderfully, despite me not being an organized person. Well, if I can do it in Primary, I can do it at home, too. Right?
- Simplify. This is ongoing from last year. I discovered that my home looks cleaner and I am happier if I simplify everything. The hardest part is letting go of sentimental stuff. I have to slowly chip away at the giant mass of things I've kept from my childhood. This is made even harder by my bringing back a bunch of stuff from my parents' house when they went on their mission.

Writing it down like that makes my list look like it's breaking the simplify goal, but really, all of these blend together into one in my head. There's just not a word to describe them all in English. Just in Dragon Lady-thought-speak.

I understand why missionary work scares you, but you would be really good at it.

My biggest resolution is related to time management. I'm sort of working from home these days, and it's SO EASY to just waste the entire day. Now I have a schedule...and I stick to it, more or less. Speaking of which, it's time for me to get offline...

Oh, discipline. Sometimes I hate you.

So far I've only made Etsy-related resolutions, and so far I'm doing pretty well on them.

I should probably come up with some other things too, I suppose.