Tag Archives: New Year’s resolutions

2022 – Make it a Green Year!

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Jane Fritz

The person tasked with engaging and educating students and staff on sustainability at my university has posted some very useful and, importantly, manageable Tips for Living Green in 2022. I’m sharing this post in its entirety, with a few minor … Continue reading →

A COVID kind of year-end

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Jane Fritz

Usually this is the week when I review my success or lack thereof with my New Year’s resolutions from the past year and decide on my resolutions for the coming year. I’ve been doing this all my life; it didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Odds and Ends | Tagged blog stats, blogging, COVID, COVID-19. social justice, Map Monday, New Year's, New Year's resolutions, racism, world map | 28 Comments

Your very own self-awareness questionnaire

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Jane Fritz

I’ve been holding off on reblogging this intriguing post for a while now, but the beginning of a new year seems like the perfect time. Karen, in the UK, writes on a number of topics in her blog Some Kind … Continue reading →

Posted in Just wondering, Leadership, Women | Tagged fulfillment, goals, happness, New Year's resolutions, self-awareness, self-improvement, self-reflection | 15 Comments

New Year’s reflections and resolutions, 2020 version

Posted on December 30, 2019 by Jane Fritz

I seem to be getting quite a few hits on last year’s New Year’s reflections during these days leading up to the New Year, so I thought I’d better offer a more up-to-date version. How did I do with these … Continue reading →

Posted in Life stories, Quilting | Tagged blogging, Children's stories, families, friendship, inspiration, motivation, New Year's, New Year's resolutions, quilting, running, writing | 8 Comments

New Year’s reflections and resolutions, 2019 version

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Jane Fritz

A new year is upon us; January 1, 2019 is just a few days away. My, how time flies. As far as I know, I’m the only one in my family who makes New Year’s resolutions, although I should ask … Continue reading →

Posted in Children's stories, Life stories | Tagged 2019, blogging, Creativity, family, friendship, happiness, inspiration, motivation, New Year's resolutions, news, perseverance, quilting, relationships, running, writing, Writing for children | 13 Comments

A New Year’s tradition: reflections, resolutions, and dreams of fresh starts

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Jane Fritz

What a lot of articles and blog posts about New Year’s Resolutions these days. How to have realistic resolutions. How to stick to your resolutions. Use a fortune cookie to frame your resolutions. Set goals instead of establishing resolutions (I think maybe … Continue reading →

Posted in Life stories, Odds and Ends | Tagged blogging, goals, motivation, New Year's resolutions, older runners, reflection, renewal, resolutions, running, training, writing, Writing for children | 18 Comments

Why are straightforward projects seldom straightforward?

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Jane Fritz

My last quilting project of 2017 isn’t quilted after all. And it is significantly smaller than the three quilts I made for our grandsons this year. But although it isn’t quilted … and it isn’t very big, the effort required … Continue reading →

Posted in Quilting | Tagged challenges, children, crafts, Creativity, hobbies, inspiration, New Year's resolutions, Retirement, sewing | 7 Comments

Resetting the Optimism Button for 2017

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Jane Fritz

Time for the Year in Review. This is the week in which every columnist reviews the past year from their perspective, be it sports, TV shows, movies, celebrity lives and deaths, or … dare I say it, politics. There are … Continue reading →