New Year's Resolutions...About Three Weeks Late

It's not too late to have New Year's Resolutions, right?  I actually meant to post about this awhile ago, but you know how these things go for me.  My resolutions, or goals, range from the typical to the pathetic to the overly ambitious.  Anyway, here they are, in no particular order:

Keep my room clean:  I'm the worst at putting away laundry, shoes, etc.  I have been back from Oklahoma for six weeks, and I still haven't unpacked.  I have a pile of Christmas presents holding up the wall.  I do, however, keep my bed quasi-made.  And the rest of the house is clean.

Shoes OUTSIDE my shoe closet = lazy

Finish the Laundry Room and Office:  The office is THISCLOSE to done, but its closeness to done-ness is taunting me. I need to put up shelves, finish organizing, and get a new light fixture.  The laundry room is a half-painted monstrosity that has more projects than I care to list.  I have a plan for it, but it requires hiring someone to knock cabinets off the wall, because I am unable to do it myself.  After that, I think I can get it in shape.

Work in the Backyard:  Maybe it will rain sometime this year, so I don't have to feel guilty about watering the grass and planting things. Ah, life in California.  Either way, I need to continue cutting down trees (with an ax - watch out, world!) and pruning stuff and hacking away at things before the weather gets too hot and spider season starts.

Give me 30 minutes and an ax, and I'll show you some yard work.

Exercise 3-4 times a week:  I already go to CrossFit 2-3 times a week, but it really should be a solid 3, with at least one day of spinning thrown in there for good measure.

Eat Paleo on weekdays:  The Paleo "diet" template = Eating grass-fed meats and eggs, seeds, nuts, and a lot of vegetables, and cutting out grains and sugars.  That can't hurt my weight loss goals.  And then I do what I want on the weekends (within reason).  This means no more lunches of sour gummy worms and dried peas.

Celery salad - recipe coming soon (not totally paleo)

Learn to light a fire in the fireplace:  Once all the spare the air days and emergency drought/high fire danger period are over, I'd love to use the fireplace that I spent nearly $400 to fix this winter, and the wood cut from the tree in the front yard that I spent more than $400 to cut down.  Too bad I don't know how to light a fire.

Go a full year without killing any plants:  Come on, this HAS to be doable!  I just invested in a really cool snake plant (also known as "mother-in-law's tongue"), which is reputed to be practically indestructible.

Medusa

Cook 90% of my meals:  I eat out too often, because I don't plan ahead.  I'm a decent cook, though, and I really do love a home-cooked meal.  And sweet mercy, eating out is expensive, which brings me to...

Stick to a budget, pay off debt, save money:  I have some very specific goals to pay things off, Lord-willing.

Spend one Perfect Day with myself:   A few years ago, I had the opportunity to take a weekday off of work.  I drove up to Yountville, had a sandwich and coffee at Bouchon Bakery, read Jane Eyre outdoors under flowering trees on a cool and pearly gray day, and then went to the movies.  It was a beautiful day. Why don't I do that more often?

The Schrutes would call this "perfektenschlag"*

Write in my blog twice a week, at minimum:  This, however, requires me to have something to write about, so...any suggestions?

Happy Three-Weeks-Into-The NEW YEAR!

*Perfektenschlag: