{"id":3690,"date":"2015-01-03T21:00:29","date_gmt":"2015-01-03T21:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aniam.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3690"},"modified":"2015-05-21T08:16:02","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T07:16:02","slug":"new-year-res-to-dos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aniam.co.uk\/blog\/new-year-res-to-dos\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year Res&#8230;To-dos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aniam.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images2.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2946\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aniam.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images2-150x150.jpeg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"to-do\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>I don&#8217;t really do New Year resolutions. It just seems like a good way to set yourself up for failure and disappointment. All the usual ones about losing weight, exercising more, drinking less and generally being healthier are usually just a distant memory by February. That said, I do have some things that I want to do\u00a0this year, so here they are in black and white as a reminder\/target\/measurable achievement, in short, a to-do list. Since New Year&#8217;s Day\u00a0turned out to be a bit of a pyjama and movie day, I thought I&#8217;d\u00a0squeeze in some list making as well \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->1. Diet<\/p>\n<p>No, I don&#8217;t mean the unrealistic expectation of shedding enough weight to fit into my very old clothes. My plan is just to be kinder to\u00a0my digestive system, which struggles to cope sometimes, by eating :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>more fruit (I eat too\u00a0little on a regular basis)<\/li>\n<li>less red meat (Not too\u00a0much less, but\u00a0break\u00a0the meat-heavy meals\u00a0up a bit more)<\/li>\n<li>more fish (I like fish :))<\/li>\n<li>more varieties of veg, including pulses (experiment more with existing veg and try\u00a0different\u00a0veg)<\/li>\n<li>new recipes (continue expanding the repertoire)<\/li>\n<li>encourage the children cook more<br \/>\n(Both received cookbooks for Christmas.\u00a0DS is down for making dinner next Friday &#8211; he&#8217;s chosen to make Lamb Koftas. DD has already got stuck into making Lavender cupcakes, though I&#8217;d like her to make more than just cakes. DS will be 15 this year and I want to be sure that\u00a0when he is all growed up in a few years, he has this life skill totally nailed \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2. Work<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aniam.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3699\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aniam.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image1-300x211.jpg?resize=300%2C211\" alt=\"image\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aniam.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image1.jpg?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/aniam.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/image1.jpg?w=427&amp;ssl=1 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be <del>less messy<\/del> more <del>tidy<\/del> organised<\/li>\n<li>&#8230;and more motivated<\/li>\n<li>Increase my income<\/li>\n<li>Expand the range and finish some of the projects under development<\/li>\n<li>Include more of my work in this blog<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. Creativity<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Start planning my photographic Tarot deck and taking pics for it<\/li>\n<li>Bust some of my mahooosive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/people\/Gwiazda\/stash\" target=\"_blank\">yarn stash<\/a> by tackling some of the projects in my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/people\/Gwiazda\/queue?page=1&amp;view=thumblist\" target=\"_blank\">Ravelry queue<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Knit\u00a0some more colour work (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/projects\/Gwiazda\/space-invaders\" target=\"_blank\">DS&#8217; mitts<\/a> weren&#8217;t as painful as I expected)<\/li>\n<li>As above &#8211; finish experimental\/new projects<\/li>\n<li>Write more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4. Home<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>tackle some of the increasing number of jobs, improvements and reorganising that needs doing around the house. (The list is far too long to itemise!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I think that&#8217;s enough to be going on with for now. I will be conducting a monthly follow-up as to how I&#8217;m getting on (or not).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve made an excellent start to the dietary aspects of the plan by having a crisp sandwich for dinner. They were Tyrells crisps in artisan Walnut bread though&#8230;no meat&#8230;nuts \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t really do New Year resolutions. It just seems like a good way to set yourself up for failure and disappointment. All the usual ones about losing weight, exercising more, drinking less and generally being healthier are usually just a distant memory by February. 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