Our pursuit of improvement 2006.

Surferman and I seem to have the same conversations over and over. We even joke about it. One of us will approach the other and say that we need to have "Conversation #33" - the one about budgeting, or eating healthier, or exercising, or [insert virtue here].

With the start of the new year there is a natural tendency to want to make resolutions, to change, to improve. But... resolutions also seem to disolve faster then they resolve.

We came up with an idea. Instead we came up with a list of 52 things (some repeat) that are either new habits to continue or a challenge for a particular week. Each week we will choose an item off our list.

And of course I'll be blogging about our pursuit of improvement.

FINANCIAL

1. Track every penny spent from now on.
2. Make a will.
3. Establish Budget.
   
4. Spend no money one day this week.
5. Spend no money one day this week.
6. Spend no money this week (except groceries and gas).
7. Save all change.

FOOD

1. OAMC session this week to fill the freezer.
2. OAMC session this week to fill the freezer.
3. OAMC session this week to fill the freezer.
4. Eat no meat this week.
5. Eat no meat this week.
6. Eat no meat this week.
7. Always Grocery shop with a list.
8. Plan menus weekly.
9. Track everything you eat this week and from now on.
10. Eat from pantry this week.
11. Eat from pantry this week.
12. Eat from pantry this week.
13. Eat from pantry this week.
14. Stop eating fast food.
15. Stop drinking soda.
16. No eating out this week.
17. No eating out this week.
18. No eating out this week.

GOD

1. Read Psalms from Daily Bible nightly with Surferman.
2. Gratitude Journal nightly with Surferman.
3. Pray nightly with Surferman.

PHYSICAL

1. Exercise twice this week and weekly from now on.
2. Exercise three times this week and weekly from now on.
3. Exercise four times this week and weekly from now on.
4. Exercise five times this week and weekly from now on.

MARRIAGE

1. Start weekly date nights.
2. Start monthly getaways.
3. Set a romantic scene.

HOMEKEEPING

1. Declutter closet - new in , old out.
2. Paint closet.
3. No television this week.
4. No television this week.
5. No television this week.

COMMUNICATION

1. Email / Call Surferman's Dad this week and weekly afterwards.
2. Email / Call Surferman's Mom this week and weekly afterwards.
3. Email / Call Mimi this week and weekly afterwards.
4. Call Mama this week and weekly afterwards.
5. Email / Call Surferman's MidBro this week and monthly afterwards.
6. Email / Call Surferman's MidSis this week and monthly afterwards.
7. Email / Call Surferman's BigBro this week and monthly afterwards.
8. Email / Call Surferman's LilSis this week and monthly afterwards.
9. Email / Call Surferman's BigSis this week and monthly afterwards.
10. Email / Call Surferman's StepSis this week and monthly afterwards.

PARENTING

1. Plan special activity with Grom.
2. Plan special activity with Grom