I resolve...

I have been reading a lot of your new years resolutions and thought I would add mine. These aren't really "New Years Goals". I have been working on them for a few months but it is a good time to recommit myself. Awhile back, I asked myself "What three changes would make the most difference in my life". Three sounded reasonable, manageable and even, dare I say, achievable. I have written before about how I felt like I got off track during the year I was pregnant, our house was for sale for nine months, I had a baby (early), we sold our house, and then there was the move. We developed a lot of bad habits during that time (hiding dirty dishes in the oven and eating frozen dinners all the time) and we lost some good habits. I wanted to focus on three things to get me back on track. Or at least heading in the right direction. I decided to share these because "a goal is just a wish unless you write it down" and what is more powerful than writing it down and sharing it? The three things I decided on are:



Spirituality. I let this slip for a long time. It is amazing how long you can get by just going through the motions. This is actually the one I think I have made the most progress on since I started working on these goals.



Getting my house in order. This is a long term goal. I plan on going through everything in my house, every closet, every drawer, every box, every paper pile. The nice thing about this goal is that if I go through one drawer a week I'll eventually get there. Slow and steady.



Loose weight/get into my pre-pregnant clothes/ eat better

why is this so hard? I have been working on it for months with minimal results. Frustrating!!! Sometimes I ask myself why not just BE, accept where I am and stop obsessing. But I don't want to give up so this is my goal.



I added on two bonus goals



be present and connected with my kids.

Speak my truth. I have, at times, let my silence be interpreted as agreement and I haven't asked for what I need. I don't want to end up one of those women who have completely lost themselves. I want to get back a little bit of this girl
Speaking of this girl... I wasn't even happy with my body then. What was I thinking?