January 1st. A new year. I admit we missed ringing in 2013 and were in bed long before midnight–the joys of having little kids who don’t understand the concept of sleeping in. Tim was a gem and ventured out into the bitter cold this morning to let me start off the new year with a delicious cup of coffee from Caribou. It was wonderful. 🙂
So, here’s to a new year full of endless possibilities. I’ve been thinking of new year’s resolutions and my vision for the next year. I’ve decided that I really have goals than resolutions. Sure maybe they are synonymous but I’m learning as I get older that my will-power to hold to something is waning. So, I’ve decided I favor the word goal over resolution. That way I can set a goal to accomplish “X” number of things this year and if I have a really bad month, no big deal, because I still have more months to catch back up again. Some of my goals are very broad, but some are specific. Of course, another thing I’ve also discovered about myself as I get older, is that (how does that saying go again?) “my mouth is much bigger than my stomach.” I make extensive lists and plans and then am only able to accomplish a tiny portion of what I want. Maybe that should be a goal–that I actually try and do what I set my mind up to do! 🙂
I’m still working on figuring out what exactly I want on my goals list for this year, but here are a couple think I know I’m adding:
* Finish Chloe’s First Year Scrapbook
* Finish Josiah’s First Year Scrapbook
* Read “The Blessed Woman”
* Lose weight
* Fill the remaining open lesson slots
* Practice piano more
The Blessed Woman is soooo good! You’re gonna love it!
Great goals, I heard somewhere that good goals are SMART – that stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic (for you) and Time bound (like by when or how often?). You might want to tweak them just a bit to be more specific and time-bound. They are all pretty measurable, attainable and realistic, so you’re on your way to really great goals!
Love,
Mom