They say when you make a resolution or a goal, you should make it SMART. After I've had my morning coffee, I think I'm pretty smart, but this SMART has a different definition. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound. These are a few things that I am planning to work on in the New … [Read more...]
How Much Have You Grown In A Year?
My kids and I leave soon for Winter Break in Arizona with my parents. I can hardly believe that it's already mid-December. When my kids get to my parents' house in Arizona, we line them up against the wall and measure their height. We've scratched pencil markings onto the wall every year since … [Read more...]
5 Great New Year’s Resolutions For Families
After a hectic holiday season, January 1—the holiest of resolution-making days—can sneak up on us before we’ve had a chance to reflect on what we’d like to see happen in the year ahead. But there’s still plenty of time to set goals for the months to come. In fact, there’s good reason to take a … [Read more...]
This is not a resolution.
I know there is a whole anti-New Year's resolution movement happening but this isn't about that. I am fine with resolutions. Being forced to reflect and make plans to be and do better seems OK to me. I have made resolutions, some successfully and some not-so-much but I definitely see the value in … [Read more...]
My Favourite Moments
There were many amazing experiences in 2011 and a few of them I was even able to capture on film. So, here is a review of my favourite moments from 2011 and a wish for even more in 2012!This is my favourite photo of 2011. It is of my niece in February when I visited them in the UK. I am SO thrilled … [Read more...]
New Year Ahead
I don't know about you, but I have high hopes for 2011. There is so much I plan to accomplish that I am simultaneously excited about it and crippled by a fear of failing at it all.Here are my goals:1. Quit chewing my fingernails and cuticles until they bleed. It's a gross, unhygienic habit that … [Read more...]
10 Healthy Things to Top Off Your Resolution List
It is a new year and a great time to set goals that will take you one step closer to a healthier, happier, more vital you. Your key to success? Make your resolutions, simple, doable and fun things that are easy to incorporate into your everyday life. Need some inspiration? … [Read more...]
My Resolutions for Hollywood
I don't do New Year's Resolutions. I would never keep them, so I don't bother. I'm sure they work for other people, but alas not for me. Usually by mid-February (who are we kidding, mid-January) I can barely remember what I resolved to do (or not do), so I figure it couldn't have … [Read more...]
Reflections 2007
Here we are at the end of another year. How is it possible? I often see myself in the mirror or catch myself singing to a song and realize how fast time has gone by. I am sometimes taken off guard when I realize that I am no longer that risk taking teen with my whole life a blank page ahead of me. I … [Read more...]
The Next Thing on My List
I have just finished reading The Next Thing on My List by Jill Smolinski which has forced me into a position I had fully sworn off in the last couple of years: Resolutions!!! Smolinski's novel is absolute chicklit with the heroine, June Parker, discovering herself while finishing a list for a … [Read more...]