Hello Blog readers,

If you reading this, then it is 2023. Whoo! We made it through 2022! Thank goodness. Now comes the New Year’s resolutions. Cue the groans. I used to hate these but I’ve been doing good over the last couple of years with them. So without further ado, let’s get started.

1. Exercise more. Yeah I said it. I have been eating and gaining weight left and right. I think about 15-20 pounds in 2022. Oh hell no. Time to lose that weight. I have a peloton bike and I really need to get back on it. I fell off (not the bike) the exercise track. But no more. Especially since I have a destination wedding to attend in 2023. Argh. I will keep you posted of the journey.

2. Read more. I stopped the CPA license track last year and I gained so much free time. I almost didn’t know what to do with myself. Welp I quickly found ways to fill the time. Reading, of course. In 2022, I completed a reading challenge by reading 42 books. In 2023, I want to read 50. I have the books for it. Bless you Barnes and Noble. Prince Harry’s Spared is definitely at the top of the list.

3. Blog more. I started a book blog and got behind because get this, I was reading too quickly. Haha. Yep. I want to get it caught up and provide my views on the books and other things. I mean I made quilts, bags, bookmarks, oven mitts. All deserving of a blog post.

4. Get out more. The pandemic was perfect for me. I didn’t have to leave the house. I didn’t have to put miles on my car, and.I got to sit in my house in my underwear, watching tv, and working. Perfect! But now I want to get back outside and travel more. I want to hit the mountains, the beach, everything. I want to see the state, the country, and the world and take photos while doing it. Let’s go!

5. Start my Etsy marketplace. I want to start selling my sewing items but I keep putting it out by talking myself out of it. No more. 2023 is going to be the year of Etsy. I already got the company name, Erica’s Crafty Creations. 

6. Pay off credit card debt and cut back on using the cards. This is necessary. I was almost out during the summer of 2021, but I had to get a newish car and I went to spending again. I know, I know. I’m a bit ashamed but I’m human. But 2023 is the year to get out in front of it and get out of it.

I think 6 is manageable. Actually, I think 3 is manageable. With 6, I might drop off 1 or 2 but that means at least 3 will get done. That’s 50% so I can’t complain. I will update you guys throughout 2023.

Happy New Year blog readers. I hope your 2023 is full of happiness and peace.