Every month in the year of 2012, I will begin working on a new resolution. Each resolution will be related to helping bolster my inner life and allow me to reach the full potential in every facet of my life from school to work to home to body and finally soul.
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JANUARY
Resolution: Pray and read my bible daily, attend worship and bible study weekly
Track: Youversion, journal, and
handmade "Spiritual Disciplines" tracking calendar
Reward: Netflix and Pizza Hut movie night with Ari and Kalyn
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FEBRUARY
Resolution: Eat healthier meals and snacks consistently with the help of food stamps
Track: blog with pictures of each meal/snack and 4 new healthy recipes (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack)
Reward: Ice Skating in Rockefeller center with Daniel
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MARCH
Resolution: Couch to 5k walk/jog every other day
Track: G-Calendar and
hand made "Couch to 5k" tracking calendar
Reward: Trip to Canada
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APRIL
Resolution: Budget finances, set up automatic savings and set up debt payments
Track: Chase online banking and G-doc
Reward: Avengers movie on May 4th and Avengers marathon of Iron Man 1 and 2, Thor, Captain America, and The Incredible Hulk
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MAY
Resolution: GRE prep, take practice test, have goal score and sign up to test by June 30th
Track: Online course/tools/weekly emails
Reward: 1 Simpsons season dvd
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JUNE
Resolution: Research personal fashion and create framework for ideal wardrobe
Track: blog with pictures, links to videos, and entries explaining 10 style tips for Shamika
Reward: 1 outfit
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JULY
Resolution: Take care of hair and build 4 new styles into my repertoire
Track: blog with pictures, links to tutorial videos, and entries ranking favorite
Reward: New hair charm
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AUGUST
Resolution: Body is a temple month so daily brushing teeth and showering plus weekly self mani/pedi
Track: Mark daily/weekly on
hand made "Body is a Temple" tracking calendar
Reward: Karaoke party with fam/friends
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SEPTEMBER
Resolution: Mail handwritten letters or postcards to immediate family (sibs, mama, grandparents) and 3 friends
Track:
Hand made "Epistolary Exchange" checklist
Reward: Purchase yarn for personal skein
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OCTOBER
Resolution: Knit 4 hand towels for immediate family Christmas gifts
Track: blog with pictures
Reward: DDR with Friends
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NOVEMBER
Resolution: NaNoWriMo
Track:
http://www.nanowrimo.org/
Reward: Buy new guitar
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DECEMBER
Resolution: Learn to play the guitar again
Track: Be able to play 2 whole songs
Reward: Professional mani/pedi with friend
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2013
If I, Shamika La Shawn Walker Goddard, complete all 12 resolutions during the course of 2012, I will reward myself with a ...
Bahamavention!!!
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Typing out all the months one after another makes a year seem like it would go by in a snap and in some ways it does. You look up and realize, wait, its Thursday already...in June?!? In other ways, the days seem to drag one slowly after the other and it is as if it will always be winter or as if summer will never end.
I want to enjoy the process and reward myself for building discipline and developing me during the year. I hope to document the experience here and enjoy the benefits both of the destination and the journey
