Edit: Some of the comments have mistaken these as this year's goals, so I wanted to make clear that these are from 2011, as this was a year in review. Click the link to read what the results were. Enjoy!
- January: Focus on the Blog
- February: Give Up Diet Coke
- March: Stop Complaining
- April: Restyle My Style
- May: Clean Out
- June: No Shopping
- July: Stop Swearing
- August: Give up Diet Coke, Part 2
- September: Read Every Day
- October: Say YES!
- November: Be Super Thankful
- December: No red meat, go meatless weekly, eat out once a week and blog every day of December (I'll post a review of December when I write about January's resolution)
Proudest Moments: Stopping Complaining & Thankfulness
Surprise Fail: Diet Coke--really thought I could kick it
Easiest: Stopping Swearing
Surprising Win: Reading Every Day
Ooh, monthly resolutions is a really good idea. More achievable maybe. Might give this a try... Happy new year. x
ReplyDeleteI need to do my list of resolutions too...but yours is great!
ReplyDeleteHappy new year! :)
xx, Rachel♥
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Inspiring! Congratulations on your success. Best wishes for the New Year resolutions.
ReplyDeletei love this! bummer about the diet coke though. i remember when i gave that up. it was like giving up a child. ; )
ReplyDeleteDiet coke is a tough one. I stopped stocking it at home a while back, but one or two a week is as low I can get ;)
ReplyDeleteSo proud of you! (Except for the diet coke. ;) Can't wait to see what 2012 has in store for you!
ReplyDeleteThat's funny about Diet Coke! I'm addicted to the stuff myself! But it seems like you pretty much kicked butt with al your other resolutions! I hope I have just as good a track record this time next year with some of mine!
ReplyDeleteLove this recap, Elle! Diet Coke is REALLY hard to drop! I finally was able to by substituting it with citrus/grapefruit perier water. I think it helped because it still gave me the carbonation! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteMonthly resolutions are such a smart idea! Small manageable bites are the way to go.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on all your efforts and accomplishments and boo to whatever it is they put in Diet Coke to keep you hooked!
This is such a clever idea! I never thought to do monthly resolutions, but I like it! I need to try this, haha. Much more manageable! =) Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteSoda is soooo bad for you!!! :P Other than your diet coke fail, you had a pretty successful year. Here's to 2012 :)
ReplyDeleteReading everyday is a great one... I may have to make that my resolution!
ReplyDeleteno shopping for a whole month! you go girl (:
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I love how you broke it up into 12 focus groups...makes it a lot more manageable and trackable!
ReplyDeleteDiet coke (well Diet Dr. Pepper for me) is so hard to quit! I had go a few days but then I need my fix :)
ReplyDeleteThose were great Elle! I will have to do some of those. hahaha I have a new blog address. Wanted to let you know.
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that's a really good way to do it--seems like it makes giving something up/or adding something a lot easier.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI like this idea, I would love to look further into this. :)
I love the idea of monthly goals, which is why I'm jumping on the bandwagon this year. Great work in 2011! I can't wait to see what you have in store for next year.
ReplyDeletecongrats on accomplishing many goals! Dividing it up monthly is a great idea to tackle long term goals, thanks for inspiring!
ReplyDeletewow- great goals! It's definitely a good reminder to be thankful :)
ReplyDeleteI'd miss diet coke too much too--don't be hard on yourself. You did so well everywhere else
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What a fantastic idea! A resolution each month is so doable! I know you will succeed! Happy new year! :)
ReplyDeleteI love this idea!!!!!! It makes everything so manageable!
ReplyDeleteExcellent recap! I'm thinking about doing monthly resolutions too now. You've inspired me :)
ReplyDeleteI like you had 1 resolution a month. I'd think this is the best way to do it.
ReplyDeleteMy friend is hooked on Diet Coke and she can never kick it. Its the crack they put in it. haha just kidding. ;)
YAY for stopping swearing. Are you done done with it? Or just for that month only?
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As all the previous comments said, this is a brilliant idea, its more focused if monthly based. I love April, I want to 'borrow' that resolution if thats okay with you. Sorry to hear about kicking the Diet Coke habit, at least it's "Diet' coke, so not as much sugar ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
ReplyDeletei remember swapping regular coke for diet... and then when i reevaluated my whole way of eating and... i gave up diet coke completely. so basically i just drink water now. haha so exciting! ;-) happy new year elle!
ReplyDeleteLove this idea! And I've tried to give up diet coke too, but it never works. Maybe this year though!
ReplyDeleteYou did good!
ReplyDeleteOh I love how you have monthly resolutions. What a great way of doing it! Diet coke would be hard to give up. All the best for 2012!!! xo
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To me, June would be the hardest month ever to keep the resolution. Cleaning out is what I need right now, though. It's cute that you have part I & II for giving diet coke up. cheers! xoxo
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What a great idea to do a goal per month. Makes it much more organized.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could give up diet coke! So not surprised that was a fail.
Daphne.
I LOVE the idea of doing a little resolution every month. If it helps, I could never kick my DC habit either.
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you did such a brilliant job executing this1!!! Thanks for having us along for the journey. That's funny that was Diet Coke was hard.
ReplyDeleteElle this is super!I do monthly goals as well, but mine aren't as varied as yours. I repeat certain goals every couple of months, in attempts to build good habits (doesn't always work!) Can't wait to hear how you go with this! I'll be posting mine in the next week or so :)
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea! Are you going to do it again this year? I'm going to attempt to kick diet coke to the curb too, I did it a few years ago, but fell off the wagon while I was working at a high stress job and travelling a ton. My goal is to be off of it by March. It's so hard.
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ReplyDeleteI LOVE the way you broke it up into months. I can also totally relate to giving up diet coke- I seriously think I have an addiction to it, I have cut back, but I am not sure I can ever give it up!!
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