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Again, after much thought, consideration, reviews, and recommendations, I have compiled my 2012 reading list.  I absolutely LOVE to read, yet rarely seem to find the time to do so.  This reading list is going to be a HUGE commitment for me and if I achieve this goal I will be ECSTATIC!  I have America's Cheapest Family Gets You Right on the Money  on hold at my library and should receive it by Friday, and this afternoon I purchased Eat That Frog! from Amazon since it went on sale for 0.99 today for the Kindle!  I have linked each book to a description offered by Amazon, however these books can be purchased at any bookstore and most can probably be checked out  at your local library.  I chose Amazon because those of you with a Kindle can automatically purchase the book, if you choose to do so, with one click checkout through these links.  Happy Reading!     My 2012 Reading List: America’s Cheapest Family Gets you Right on th...

Why just set one New Year resolution?  I find that when I do this I either forget about it or get bored with it.  Instead I have chosen to set a number of goals in hopes that I will be able to accomplish most, if not all of them.  Also, writing them down, blogging them and/or posting them on a social network is an excellent way to actually remembering the goals you have set for yourself as well as feeling that you are being held accountable for achieving them.  This is the first year that I have publically announced my goals.  I am hoping it will inspire me to follow through with them and I hope it also inspires others to set and work towards their own goals.  2012 Personal Goals: Read through the Bible in one year using  this chronological plan. Keep Ridiculously Delicious updated weekly with meal plans and new recipes. Plan blog posts a week in advance. Eat healthy, exercise faithfully and drink a lot more water! Get at least 7 hours of sleep a nig...

This instagram calendar found at:  A Beautiful Mess Blog I find myself always thinking, "I need to make this" or "I need to try that" and for the most part, they never get done.  So, this year I am committing to doing at least 12 of those projects.  Hopefully, I will find time to do more as there are a ton of  DIY projects that I want to try, (not to mention that list has especially grown since I discovered Pinterest).  After much thought and consideration, these are the 12 that I am committing to for 2012: January:  Homemade English Muffins February:  Homemade Marshmallows March:    Made from scratch - dog treats for Roscoe! April:  Make your own - Windex     May:   Five minute Artisan Bread June:  Freezer Jam July:  Homemade Nutella August:   Homemade Hot Pockets September:  Homemade Liquid Hand Soap October:  Homemade Peanut Butter November:  Make it yourself – Fe...

I've been working on my goals for 2012 and will be posting them in parts, the first being tonight after I finish our New Year's Dinner consisting of the traditional black eye peas, kielbasa and cabbage, fried potatoes and sweet cornbread.  I have divided my goals into three parts, my 12 DIY projects for 2012; My 2012 reading list; and finally my personal goals for 2012.  I'm excited to share them with you and would love to hear what your goals are for this new year! For now, I am off to the store to do our weekly shopping (I blogged our menu for this week earlier at  Ridiculously Delicious ) and then home to play Candy Land and Yahtzee with the kiddos before dinner. Happy New Year to my dear family, friends and readers!  Make it a good one!

This week I am planning and organizing my Goals for 2012.  Instead of making one resolution that I would more than likely break, I am going to attempt several achievable goals.  In blogging them and making them public I hope to hold myself accountable in actually achieving them.  My husband and I are also setting our financial goals that we want to achieve as a family for the year.  I am looking forward to 2012.  I love beginnings and am ready to work towards becoming more productive, more organized and overall being a better mom and wife to my family.  Stay tuned...I will be posting them next week!