2012 Resolutions Review

Time to review how I did on my 2012 resolutions. I honestly didn't remember what I had resolved... and reading them through, I did terribly this year! Blame it on adjusting to motherhood, eh? I shortened the resolutions on this list to save space, but the entire post can be read here: Resolutions 2012

So here is my list and under each resolution I will add how I did... or did not do, which is the case for most of these.

1. Daily devotions.
*Yeah, daily didn't happen. Right after Jack was born I kinda took a hiatus on devotions unintentionally. I did do baby devotions with Jackson, but for myself? Not so much. It got better after I got used to my new schedule and honestly after I returned to work.

2. Be ever supportive and respecting of my husband.
*Supportive- I think I did fairly well with that. I supported him as he trained for his selection board with the Army. I supported him as we waited to hear the results. I supported him when we heard he had been selected. I supported him when his ship date got moved forward four months and we had to get him ready to leave and Jack and I ready to move with less than one month's notice. I supported him as he progressed through BCT and entered OCS. Now, respect on the other hand- showing respect is not a strong habit of mine. I do think I have gotten better in showing respect, but I still have a long way to go. I certainly do respect my husband. He is the perfect partner for me in marriage and parenthood. I respect that he was willing and able to care for our son the two months I returned to work. I respect his service to our country and his hard work thusfar. I respect him as the head of our household. But... I am a terrible backseat driver, I use a lot of sarcasm, I think I am always right. Those areas certainly need some work.

3. Clean out the clutter. 
*When we moved we rid ourselves of a lot of things we never use, use rarely, and just extras. It felt SO good. We have most of our belongings in a storage unit and now that it's all sitting there I can think of so many more things that will make their way to Goodwill once we unpack! I am so excited to reorganize our home once we move. We sold all our furniture except our master bed and Jack's nursery furniture so we will be able to start fresh and hopefully buy items that match and fit our lifestyle and personalities. 

4. Read at least 100 books this year. 
*Ummm, do baby books count? Yeah, I figured I would have so much time to read with nursing. My baby nurses in 5-10 minutes each feeding. I stopped keeping track of how many books I read, but it was certainly less than 100. I was honestly so captivated with my baby after he arrived that I just sat around and stared at him. We also had Netflix so I watched through entire series of a few TV shows. I know, a great use of my time!

5. Create a budget and stick to it. 
*I don't even remember making this resolution at all. I never created an actual budget. But we didn't spend more money than we had so we still lived within our means. For the first time in our 4.5 years of marriage, in December we did have a balance on our credit card. What with all the traveling we did for Matt's BCT graduation in November, Matt's trip home for Thanksgiving weekend, our trip to California for Christmas, and then Matt's return trip to Fort Benning after Christmas Exodus (he actually leaves tomorrow morning) we rang up quite the bill. Airfare is not cheap! I am so thankful Jackson is still able to sit on my lap. I do not look forward to when we have to purchase him his own seat. We will only have one month's worth of interest on the credit card when all is said and done, so not horribly past due, and we definitely made our minimum payment. But it still irks me a little that we had that balance. We had never done that before. I guess that's good for 4.5 years, eh? 

6. Learn crafts. 
*I can change diapers super quickly. I can breastfeed WHILE going to the bathroom (talent, I know). I can change my babies complete outfit while he sits on my lap. I can do many thing single handedly while holding a 20 lb. baby. Etc. etc. etc. Does that count? Actual crafts? Yeah, not so much. 

7. Make good use of my gym membership and my jogging stroller. 
*Nursing shed my pregnancy weight super quickly. I also became smaller than I was when we first got married. So I wasn't too motivated to go to the gym. Especially when I returned to work. I just wanted to snuggle my baby then. 

8. Be less critical of myself and others. 
*Work in progress. I am better than I was when the year started. I am also still overly critical. 

9. Learn to cook.
*Didn't happen.

10. Put away the laundry and dishes right away when they are done.
*Most of the time that is true now. With a baby who likes to dishevel the laundry, it is so much easier to just put it all away!

So not the best year for keeping my resolutions, but I can't say that I'd do it differently. I had an amazing year with my son and husband. It brought about many, many changes in our lives and I am so thankful for where we are now and where we are heading in the future.