This month, I’m focusing on betterment.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the person I am and how I want to be perceived. In “real life” and online. I keep coming back to the idea of encouragement. I want to be someone who encourages, who shares kind words and positive feedback and love and gratitude. Who writes uplifting notes, who smiles and says “Awesome Job” and “I love you.” I believe this is already something growing within me, but I’d really like to nurture it. I have begun to really be affected by the competitiveness and nastiness that I see among people – and I think this is especially prevalent in women and moms. This month, I will act in an encouraging, loving and thankful way. To my friends, to strangers and particularly to my husband and son.
I will also be a fun mom. Henry’s still little – but I’d like to get creative and be a little more carefree. That leads to trying something new and taking time to create, too.
Finally, I will avoid impulse purchases this month. The goal is to start saving for a new sofa and to do that, I need to stop spending money on things I don’t need or plan for, even if it’s in the slush budget. In practice, this means I’ll avoid going to stores that are my problem zones – Target, in particular. Sorry, Target.
Happy March, all.
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You are encouraging already with your posts. Love the new positive spin you are putting on “resolutions” for the new year. Go, Kim!
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You really are an encouraging person. Seriously. I appreciate that. I will spread the encouraging wealth.
No impulse purchases. Ouch. I mean, you can totally do it!
These are perfect goals for the month! I too have been thinking a lot about who I want to be and how I want to be percieved. Part of my new years resolutions was to be nicer. A nicer person, more encouraging- you put it perfectly. It’s a great thing to strive towards and I must say you’re good at it already- I’ve read you as being a very kind, encouraging and sincere person. Happy March!
Ditto, Decor and the Dog! Michelle’s so right–you are so encouraging and “real.” I appreciate that in the competitive blogosphere we dwell in. My students were asking about blogging and I told them it’s still kinda like high school–but if you’re nice to everyone and stay true to yourselg it can be so fun! They laughed, and I’m reminded why I love to blog–>friendships and sharing…not fame or pinterest pins! Haha.
Love you, friend!
Love your post. This is a great thing to focus on. In order to not spend, I’ve really given up shopping. It’s not easy, but I don’t go in Target often.
Love these “I wills” this month. An easy one that I do almost every day (I don’t know when I started, but I would guess college years?) is give one compliment to someone a day. Whether it’s telling one of the girls I work with and see every day that I like their sweater, or telling a complete stranger I love their coat (I guess my compliments mostly center around fashion – ha!) or really thanking my husband for doing the dishes, even though I know I’ll have to re-do most of them, it makes me happy and it makes that person happy too. And it only takes a second!
I need to avoid impulse purchases! It’s almost embarassing what I spend on impulsivity!
Your kind words made my day yesterday!
Love all these goals; I think I need to copy. And Target is evil. $30 on Easter crap and I don’t even like to decorate for it?
I already think you’re pretty awesome & encouraging, at least your comments on my blog always seem to be (unless you’re also waiting for the sarcasm font to be invented….if so then the comments you’ve left me over the years of our blog friendship suddenly take on a whole new meaning heh.) But I understand what you mean & I love your goals. It’s infectious when you do everything w/ love & encouragement. Maybe it’ll infect me too. Weird, but true.
xoxo
I love this… you are definitely SO encouraging! You encourage me through parenting moments all the time! : ) Um, avoiding Target… not so easy… but you can do it! All for the greater good.
you’ve GOT to link up with us. we do this every month and we are small and mighty. i need to know there are others out there who are setting and keeping up with goals. WAY TO GO, YOU!!!
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what a great set of goals:) i will try to do the same as well as stop doing any house improvements that need the hubbys help:) im sure he would really appreciate that one. have a great week!
What beautiful goals! I know you have this one in the bag =)
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You ARE a cool mom!
I LOVE THIS!