Really, just any excuse to start over, fresh. I make lots of mistakes.
Last year I resolved to keep things simple.
For the most part, I think I managed to keep sight of that relatively well. I feel good about the effort I made to keep "unnecessary clutter" out of our schedules and work on the "basics" of maintaining our lives and our home.
But it's a new year! Which means building on that, right? Onward and upward?!
Well. I find myself in a much different situation than I have been in the past years...which makes my goal setting a little different.
I'm working at the moment. School bus driving.
Awesome, hey? It's great.
...Well, great for a part-time job where I can take my kids with me.
In all honesty, if I didn't have to do it, I wouldn't.
But I do,
so it's fine and dandy.
It's not that I hate working, it's just that I really like the hard work that I'm already doing...and miss being able to really do it to the best of my ability. That's all.
I saw a quote on Pinterest a while ago that said "Do the best with what you have, where you are, now."
And it made me feel a whole lot better. I may not be working with the same kind of flexibility that I used to have in my schedule...but I can sure do the best with what I do have...with where I'm at...at this point in time...and quit bemoaning what I used to have or what I would rather have instead.
And so...that's the theme for my year. I'll carry over what I've learned from last year and really focus on what's important...and do the best with what I have...and love every minute!
-Natural Sweeteners Only For the Next 6 Months. This includes only honey, maple syrup, fruit, agave syrup...no white/brown sugars or corn syrups. I did this last year for three months and it was amazing. Special occasions (birthdays) and times when it's rude to refuse are exceptions.
-Spiritually Fed, Daily. I would make some kind of reading goal, like "read the whole bible this year" but I find I lose the purpose of why I'm reading too quickly and it becomes rote and meaningless. I need to feel spiritually fed...so if that's my mindset, I think the results will be waaaay more satisfying.
-Be a Sexier Wife. And before this sounds too scandalous...it's actually just things like: shower more often... keep my legs shaved... always smell pretty... the things that I don't especially care about, but that make a big difference to my sweet hubby. Aaaaand he's important to me, and definitely worth that extra little bit of effort.
-Treat My Babies Like a Treasure...Always. In the last few weeks before Christmas, pressure was high and time was running at an all-time low. I was pretty much constantly impatient with my kids, trying to keep up with all the demands on our time. Baby-Rae started having accidents, and was chronically misbehaving...and Baby-M was suuuuper whiny and clingy. Both were with me most of the day, still...but were being starved of my attention...and it showed. Once I realized what was happening, I felt terrible...and learned a valuable lesson. The consequences of forgetting to treat my babies like the treasure that they are...are actually totally disproportionate. They are affected by it way more than I think...and mending that mistake takes twice (three times!) the effort that it would have taken to just take a breath and give them the patience and attention they needed from the start.
-Don't Have A Junk Drawer. This is a home organization one. In my home this year, there will be no "miscellaneous" spaces...everything will have a place. "A place for everything, and everything in its place." I have kids...my home will never be as neat as a pin...but it can be organized and easily tidied.
Those are my goals in health, spiritual, husband, kids, and home.
Happy New Year! 2012, you are going to be one interesting year...
The end.
