New Years Resolutions

Well, this year I have a whole slew of new years resolutions. This year is going to be my "Get ready year." I'm in the in between stage of my life because I'm married but I don't have any children yet. My goal is to have no regrets or resentments when I have my kids. I want to be as emotionally and physically ready as I can be.  Obviously, you can never be fully ready for kids, but I feel it is important for me to be as ready and educated as I can be.  SO, here are my resolutions...

1. Study up!
      Educate yourself on pregnancy, birth, and afterbirth so that when you're pregnant, you can be a     little more relaxed and confident.

2. Change of plans     
      Be okay when plans change. Don't have too high of expectations for every event and every person.

3.  Get away from TV
     Stop wasting time watching movies and exercise, read a book, or learn something.

4.  No gossiping
     There is a difference between explaining a problem you had, and just gossiping about someone.    Remember how you feel when people talk about you. 

5.  Be more confident
     Know that your opinion, no matter how controversial it is, is just as important as everyone else's. Don't let what people think about you make up who you are. And have the courage to let go of the people who don't care about you and always bring you down. 

6. Go on vacation!
    Go on vacation before you have kids so that you can feel that you did things for you before you had kids. Traveling with kids is ten times harder.

7. Accept it
    Accept what you can't change, and change what you can change. You can only control you and who you become. Accept life how it is and change yourself to be able to get past the bad stuff.

8. Be prepared
    Create a fool proof budget that is both strict but realistic to your life.  Save as much money as you can for your emergency fund, baby fund, and everything else that will come in the future. While you are working a full time job now, save your money to last when you won't be working later.

Feel free to leave your resolutions. It's always good to share and get ideas from each other!

Happy New Year everyone!