Keeping one New Year’s resolution for an entire year is not a strong point of mine. For example, that year I resolved to open my mail every day? By February the pile was almost a week deep. Or that time I tried to write in a journal every day? The pages are blank. Or when I wanted to work out, eat healthy, and get more sleep? I am still working on that, years later.
This year, I have decided to make a bucket list instead. Small goals that are attainable. Things I can cross off when they are accomplished. Ideas that will not leave me feeling like a failure come Dec. 31. Activities to do with my kids. Adventures to share with loved ones. Books to read. Recipes to make. A list. A simple list. Not an idea that will pass with each day.
So, here it goes.
My 2019 bucket list:
- Make a Chinese food meal from scratch.
- Try a new workout.
- Mail birthday cards for family and friends.
- Make my son’s lunch the night before, for a week.
- Take pictures of the boys on the beach.
- Run a 5K.
- Make a batch of homemade cheese.
- Read a cookbook cover to cover.
- Plan a date night with hubby once a quarter.
- Dance. Dance every day for 21 days. (Secretly hoping it becomes a habit.)
Actually taking a moment to write this list is already making me feel better about 2019. I am excited to hold myself accountable (and you can now hold me accountable) to these things. I am excited to cross things off. I am ready to tackle this list like I do my grocery list. I can do it. I will be successful. Each of these things on my list is an idea I have thought about, but now they are in a list — and they are achievable.
Maybe this year you will make a resolution to stick to for the entire year — or, join me in making a bucket list. Either way, I hope you have a happy and healthy 2019.