New Year's Resolutions

Well. Along with many other Americans, I have created a small list of goals for the year. I have also come to terms that I will not keep all of my resolutions as well. However, I am determined to at least keep the majority.

1. Open my own Etsy shop- I'm not sure how easy/hard this will be, but I have done some research into it and I think it would be an awesome thing to do! I am currently learning how to knit, so hopefully I'll become proficient enough to create some small projects to sell. Crocheting is also something that I have done since I was in the 6th grade. Sewing happens to be another activity that I have done since I was young as well. 
2. Blog- Now, I don't want to become a super avid blogger so to speak. But as I work on projects for the Etsy shop I could perhaps form a classic "here is my project now praise me" blog. Also, I feel I don't document my life enough in written form or photographic form.  This year will be bringing a lot of changes for me: graduating college, moving to Ohio, and getting married, not to mention finding a new job and potentially applying to graduate school.  
3. Budget- Yes. Along with many other Americans I would like to create a budget and stick to it.  Right now my goal is to break even, especially as I have just quit my full-time RN job and will be a lab assistant at my school instead (back to minimum wage...ugh). 
4. Become Healthier- I feel that this category is so cliche. It seems that most people have on their list, of New Year's Resolutions, is a desire to become "healthier" or "lose weight," etc, etc.  My goal for this year, as far as my health is concerned, is to not regain the 30 pounds I have already lost, stick to weight watchers, and start exercising consistently.  I don't care if that means exercising twice a week consistently or six times a week consistently. At this point I just want to START exercising consistently.  Of course in the lump of becoming healthier is to continue to lose weight. I am obese which is, obviously, not healthy.  I am also getting married this summer. It would be great to be able to wear a swimsuit on my honeymoon and not feel self-conscious about it.
5. Cook More- Let's just get this out there. I like love cooking and baking. There are so many recipes I want to try that I just don't know how I will ever be able to do that! But, I am ordering a crock pot today from amazon (using a birthday gift card) and hopefully that will be able to help me out in my busy schedule.  Not only will cooking for myself be healthier but it will, hopefully, save me money as well. 

Those are the top goals of mine for 2012. While I have not put on a specific time frame on certain goals, I almost feel that is better. I mean, 2012 is new still and I have time to focus on just one thing at a time right now. 

Speaking of which, my knitting is calling to me.

Cheers,

Heather