30 Days of Being Inspired

As the New Year has come into full swing many people have started off the usual way of making New Year Resolutions. I for one am not big on doing those. Most of the time resolutions just set ppl up for failure and leave you feeling like a loser. The typical resolutions of losing weight, exercising, eating right are made and soon forgotten within the first week or the first sign of a Twinkie. This year I will not be doing a resolution. This year I have decided to make small goals for myself that are easily obtainable and build on those to make myself a better person. If you have read any of my posts before I have mentioned doing this before. I think it was in one of the 2011 posts. It works. I think I am better person for some of the choices I made. Or at least I hope I am. With that being said.....

I have Been Inspired to not use social media for 30 days! which includes Pinterest. Why on earth? some of you may ask...
Simply because I have found myself wasting tons of precious time looking at pictures, reading all kinds of useless information and seeing lots of links to odd pictures. Don't get me wrong. I do enjoy looking at real pictures of my family and friends on vacation or silly videos of their kids. But I stopped to think of all the time I could spend being more productive. There are things I should be doing at home. I have made a mental list of the things I would like to get accomplished within the next 30 days. Not listed in order of importance.
 Maybe get the bathroom painted and start doing some real decorating in my house. Finish my scrapbook room so that I can be more productive when I sit down to actually put pictures in the albums rather that thinking of ways I can re-re-organize (not a typo) the room. And maybe even find all my stuff rather than spend half my time searching for what I wanted. Which in turn may also keep me from spending so much money on things I already have. "Dave" would like that! (wink to Brian)
It will allow me to spend a few minutes each day (or every couple days) posting something on my blog. Because I know ppl are dying to read what is in my head!
It will allow me to spend more time with my family as opposed to "with" my family. There is a difference in spending time in the same room and spending time together.
It will allow me to start reading some books I have been wanting to read but "just can't seem to find the time to do".  Hoping my sister mailed that copy of The Book Thief today.
It will allow me to spend time doing some actually studying the Bible as opposed to just checking in on Sunday and joining in on the Sunday lesson. Which will also allow me time to spend in prayer.
It will allow me time to just maybe cook a real meal a couple days a week rather than just throwing something in the oven or fixing a pizza.
It will allow me to spend more time being a productive person in general.
So as I begin my sabbatical from Facebook and Pinterest so begins my 30 Days of Being Inspired to do something...anything...other than wasting time.