I said good-bye to the wonderful, adventure filled 2013, wearing my favorite comfy jammies, tucked in my large comfy bed, snuggled with my boston terrier, Dino, watching Sex and the City reruns. I spent all day in town grocery shopping with Adam and the kids. I couldn't imagine spending the day any other way.
I always tend to find myself being a little sappy around this time of the year. Reflecting back on all that year had brought to myself and my family.
Resolutions-Smesolutions...Resolutions seem a little cliche to me. Especially since most folks including myself go a few weeks or halfway through the year and BAM, you stop. Not completing a dabnabit thing on your list. In being the dreamer that I am though, I find it very positive and rewarding to think of all the things id like to improve or make better about myself or my life. I dont put alot of rules or stipulations on myself. I fail enough in real life situations, why would I want to set myself up for failure on my goals?? However, a situation where you can have a mind set of starting over is very liberating to me. I look into the future and ponder the possibilities and opportunities.
In 2014 my hope is to focus on what i'm blessed with, figure out the not so great things in life and change what I can and as best as I possibly can I am not letting others negativity sneak into my happy place. I hope there are more times where I turn off the TV and crank up the music, more days of unplugging, more family trips in 2014. I hope there are more handwritten letters to be mailed and long phone calls with dear friends who live far away instead of social media keeping me informed on their lives. I hope to actually send out Christmas cards of my family. I want to focus on my marriage, and keep on dating my husband. I want to continue my daily prayer time. I want to keep my faith even when the world is crumbling around with negative. I want to remind myself every day that I am a good mother and a good wife and while others may do things differently AND PERFECTLY, it doesn’t mean how i mother or love my family is any less right. I want to yell less and resolve conflict with a calm soothing voice. I want to make a difference in someones life. I hope to continue growing and learning Photography, I want to do it when I want to, not because I HAVE to. I want to remember that quality in better that quantity in most situations, especially in seeing my kids. I will remember not to judge others, you just never know what someone is going through. I do hope to be healthier. I dont do diets, I do choices. I hope to focus on improving my confidence. Willpower will no longer be my weakness. I hope to blog instead of Facebooking. I hope to not compare my life to others. Create a budget and stick with it. Make attainable paper list each day, and cross things off of it.
As you can see, I have high hopes! I could go on and on, but ultimately, if I am just a better version of what I was in 2013, I will deem 2014 a success. It doesnt matter if any of these actually happen, as long as I know my intentions are to be my very best!
Cheers to you guys and may 2014 be all you have dreamed of!
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