I believe that continuing to exercise our minds is as important as (maybe moreso) exercising our bodies.  This past year I took advantage of my before-bed reading time to add in ten minutes of reading something to edify me spiritually or to grow me educationally. ( It always amazes me what can be accomplished in a consistent, daily, practice of 10 minutes a day!)

  I plan to continue that discipline, but additionally, this year I want to learn a new skill of either quilting or gardening....I may get the nerve to try both :)

  For quilting, I plan to take a class.  I'm waiting until we make our move to see what I can find more local to our new address.

  For gardening, I'm hoping to learn from a friend who will also be my next-door neighbor.

  One other thing I plan to continue making time for is my photography.  My husband has already planned a date with me to go into some neighboring country areas to get some country photos done.

   What areas mentally/educationally are you planning to improve upon or learn from scratch?