new year's resolutions

often, new year's resolutions are lofty, grandiose, and rather impossible. this year i determined to set goals that i would actually attain. not that i'm lowering my sights but i'm shying away from setting myself up for failure (i.e. the resolutions to: never eat out, join a gym and become a workout maniac, date ryan gosling, travel to africa and raise a lion cub, etc.)

my {managable} new year's resolutions

french fries... only once a week, girl. 
read at least one book a month. 
no candy bars. cinnamon gummy bears are still my friends but no more unfulfilling snickers. and farewell vending machine donuts... 
write. every day, write something.
be a better visiting teacher. 
eat out less... as in, once a week for lunch and once for dinner.
serve and forgive, hope and trust. 
take more pictures. loads. 
thou shalt only drink diet coke in moderation and place no other soda before it.
exercise.... i had to put it because there's no way in heaven or hell that i'm giving up desserts.
speaking of which, only one dessert a day. man, i failed at that one yesterday.
strive to become the daughter heavenly father prepared me to be. 
shop less. save more. 
be more adventurous in the kitchen.

there's a host of other things i'd like to accomplish, to become, but that is the list i am sharing.