Hello, 2012!
January 1st, 2012 § 1 Comment
Weighing my carrots for the IzoCleanze red juice
I know everybody hates resolutions. I definitely do. They’re way too lofty, unreasonable, blah blah blah.
Instead of having these crazy goals for a new year, I just take it as a time to clean up my brain, which inevitably results from the physical cleaning of my house, my car, and my file system. Having a mental timer go off every six months to do these things works for me, and I wanted to share the five ways of how I am welcoming the new year.
1. The cleaning of my system. You can laugh, it’s kind of gross, but I swear by the IzoCleanze. I’m easing into it by doing the partial cleanse, but will move into the full cleanse. I’m going to try to hang on for 7 days. In case you’re wondering, I didn’t start it because it’s a celebrity-endorsed cleanse; I actually didn’t know it was until after I did my first one. The holidays bring out the worst in my eating habits, and this past one was no exception – Popeye’s, Arby’s, about a million pounds of mom’s food, and lots of coffee and booze. What better way to start the year by going on a food regimen of juice and quinoa?
2. Re-organizing finances. I have a lot of travel plans I’d like to do for this year, but that isn’t going to happen magically. Not only did I find things to cut out of my budget, but I use mint.com to see exactly where my money is going. You can even set goals to help you allot funds. This idea may depress some, but let me assure you the bright colors of the pie charts can really take the edge off.
3. Planning calendars for both my consulting and creative projects. Like Mint, seeing my calendar puts perspective on how much I will be able to accomplish.
4. Starting an experiment I’ve been wanting to do since last year. In an earlier entry, I talked about crafting a product in order not to buy one made in China. It truly makes me sad that our domestic economy continues to decline simply because massive corporations want to save a buck. In any case, I’ve been wanting to try this more seriously for a year. So, I started a new blog today!
5. Cleaning/re-organizing my kitchen cabinets and utility closet. This prompted me to convert an old box into something nicer to hold plastic and paper bags:
