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sarahinparis

One word resolution for 2012 : EVOLVE



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  2. 1. Really ENJOY motherhood
    4 entries . 40 cheers     		3 people
  3. 2. Be vibrantly healthy & cancer free
    394 cheers     		2 people
  4. 3. Have a great relationship w my husband
    1 entry . 112 cheers     		1 person
  5. 4. Be my nicest self whenever I see my husband
    6 entries . 28 cheers     		2 people
  6. 5. Enjoy my life every day
    18 entries . 144 cheers     		1 person
  7. 6. Lose 75 pounds
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		310 people
  8. 7. Have another baby
    7 cheers     		657 people
  9. 8. Play Health Month regularly and well
    1 entry . 2 cheers     		1 person
  10. 9. Write a memoir
    1 entry . 11 cheers     		345 people
  11. 10. Exercise regularly
    1 entry . 17 cheers     		10,993 people
  12. 11. Everyday, work on becoming a GTD ninja
    11 entries . 22 cheers     		1 person
  13. 12. Blog regularly
    2 entries . 5 cheers     		193 people
  14. 13. Read paper (not electronic) before bed
    2 entries . 7 cheers     		1 person
  15. 14. Call my brother every week
    2 entries . 3 cheers     		1 person
  16. 15. Call my sister every week
    1 entry . 5 cheers     		1 person
  17. 16. Keep in touch with friends and family
    2 entries . 46 cheers     		94 people
  18. 17. Make 2012 my best year yet
    1 entry . 8 cheers     		26 people
  19. 18. Read at least one book each month
    1 entry . 10 cheers     		336 people
  20. 19. Do a weekly GTD review
    8 entries . 13 cheers     		35 people
  21. 20. Do 2 SarahMania activities per month (culture, cooking, exploring, creativity)
    15 entries . 21 cheers     		1 person
  22. 21. Cook 43 new recipes
    7 entries . 4 cheers     		4 people
  23. 22. Eat fish at least once a week
    2 entries . 4 cheers     		5 people
  24. 23. Teach my baby sign language
    2 entries . 6 cheers     		85 people
  25. 24. Put together my 'Best Year Yet' goals for 2012
    1 entry . 10 cheers     		2 people
  26. 25. Study art
    1 entry . 12 cheers     		46 people
  27. 26. Plan weekly meal menus on Sunday
    3 entries . 20 cheers     		46 people
  28. 27. Follow Fly lady for cleaning my house
    1 entry . 3 cheers     		2 people
  29. 28. Get rid of clutter
    1 entry . 9 cheers     		238 people
  30. 29. Work on and complete my Daunting project
    1 entry . 22 cheers     		1 person
  31. 30. Take action to reduce stress daily
    16 entries . 82 cheers     		1 person
  32. 31. Gently, without stress, attain a normal weight & size
    2 entries . 55 cheers     		1 person
  33. 32. Meditate regularly
    6 entries . 37 cheers     		793 people
  34. 33. Organize our DVDs
    9 entries . 19 cheers     		1 person
  35. 34. Visit 10 new places in my city
    8 entries . 47 cheers     		39 people
  36. 35. Do the A-Z author challenge
    5 entries . 14 cheers     		178 people
  37. 36. Make a few new friends
    1 entry . 1 cheer     		2 people

How I did it
How to clean up my goals so they become more useful and meaningful to the me that exists right now
It took me
30 days
It made me
progress

How I did it: I prioritized the goals, and dropped the ones that I'm not actually working on.  Some I removed forever, others that I want to come back to I put in archives by selecting "I give up"I rewrote the titles to be meaningful to me, sometimes I'd adopted a goal I'd seen here but the phrasing wasn't really right for what I want to do I try to put entries under the goals each day (not all goals every day, but check in here a few times a… Read how I did it…

Jan 17, 06:51AM PST | 0 comments | 12 cheers


How to learn how to cook 10 good meals
It took me
365 days
It made me
a better cook

How I did it: Started with main dishes my family liked or things I wanted to try.  Learned how to cook them, mainly by experimenting, reading about techniques online or in cookbooks.  Figured out good side dishes that worked well with the main dishes, and put these recipes to the test in my kitchen a few times, got feedback from the family, and kept things in rotation in our menu planning. Read how I did it…

Jan 17, 06:44AM PST | 0 comments | 4 cheers


How to have a one word resolution for 2012
It took me
10 days
It made me
happily focused

How I did it: Followed the comments of others who were also thinking about one word resolution.When helping someone brainstorm their word, the concept of "evolve" came into my mind.It lingered, then settled in to stay.  EVOLVE is a great word for this phase of my life, for what I want for myself for 2012.  Build on the previous years, slow movement towards the future Read how I did it…

Jan 10, 05:46AM PST | 3 comments | 15 cheers


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Make a few new friends
Missing this

I am surprised I didn’t have this on my list, since I’ve actually been spending a fair amount of energy on this goal in the past few months.

I’m an expat, and want friends that are both locals & expats, and some other moms with babes around the same age to hang out with.

Feb 09, 05:32AM PST | 3 cheers | 0 comments


Lose 75 pounds
I Confess

I just changed this goal, I had “Lose 50 pounds” as my goal, but I need to lose ANOTHER 50, I’ve already lost 25.

I want full credit for the full amount, even if the 75 number is much scarier.

Feb 09, 05:28AM PST | 1 cheer | 0 comments


cook 43 new recipes (read all 7 entries…)
7. Paul Bertolli's Cauliflower Soup

When you taste it you’ll swear there is cream in it.

As a cook you will marvel at the specific steps.

It’s one onion, one head of cauliflower, and water.

It’s Amazing.

http://www.food52.com/blog/2754_paul_bertollis_cauliflower_soup

I will try the technique with broccoli and with zucchini, but I get I will keep it in rotation just as is.

Feb 08, 10:29AM PST | 1 cheer | 2 comments


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I want to:

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find the most peaceful place on Earth improve my public speaking skills confused101 wants to Beat my depression get up on time learn to play the harmonica cast a spell on someone. go to the oscars watch southpark Strength train paint my kitchen Learn to cook create a non-profit organization make a collage shoemaker wants to have more self control find at least one thing each day that makes me happy and record it everyday for a year Sing figure out what clothes suit me and fit me Watch a Joan of Arcadia Episode i want to live in the wild embrace Upgrade my PC Become Financially Independent house ATLfemme wants to meet like minded people dream lucidly bellydance build an online portfolio read 12 books in 2010
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