-I chose to call them New Year's Goals- The word goal seems to have a better reputation than the word resolution. So... goals they are!
-I am going to write them here so that I will have them to reference throughout the year, and so that you can help hold me accountable. I always write them down in my personal notebook, but it is much easier to forget about them by the middle of January if I am the only one that knows about them. So feel free to go ahead and ask how I am doing with them anytime.
-Lastly, I am keeping my list very short and simple. I think that it will help me stay on track. It is so much easier to handle a simple list than a book of goals. Maybe next year at this time I will be confident in adding a few more to the list.
Here are my 2014 New Year's Goals:
Date my husband more. We love dates, and it helps keep our marriage healthy. Whether it is just a quiet drive in the car, or dinner and a movie... we need them. I never realize quite how bad we need one, until it happens. It is like a breath of fresh air every time. It is so important to remind ourselves how much we love each other. This year has been so busy that we have very rarely made time for one on one talks/ quality time/ date nights. I hope to change that this year.
Exercise more often. I know, this one is way too common. I feel so much better when I am exercising regularly though, and I just don't make it a priority often enough. I hope to get in a good walk, run, or workout at least 3-4 times a week. More would be great... but I need to remind myself that I am starting small.
Learn when to say "no" and say it. Sometimes I try to take on more than I can handle. I love staying busy but I know that for the sake of my family, I need to feel okay with saying no or turning an activity down sometimes. Leaving a few nights a week for our family to spend time together at home, is so important for all of us.
Learn to cherish the value of my role as a mother. This one has been on my heart so much lately. When I was given the opportunity to do what I had always dreamed of doing, and was handed my newborn baby for the first time I was so overwhelmed with just how blessed I was. To love him. To raise him. To have the chance to shape his world view. That hasn't changed. What had changed for a time, was the way I talked to other people about my amazing and very important job. I felt as if I needed to have a plan of what to say when people asked about what I was going to be doing in a few years. I felt like I needed a "real" career plan to hand to them when I was asked. Maybe one day I will work outside of the home, but I am finally re-recognizing the magnitude of the role I have in Logan's (and hopefully one day future babies') lives. How I handle my responsibility now will directly effect the rest of his life, his future wife and children's lives, and even the world. I want to wake up every morning recognizing that I have been given an amazing opportunity. One that I don't ever need to pretend isn't enough.
** I should probably add here, that I am not saying working inside or outside of the home is more important than the other. We all have the opportunity to effect the people around us in positive or negative ways every day. I am simply saying that I am confident that I am where I should be, at least for this time in my life. I am going to make an effort to look at my job as the amazing ministry that it can and should be.
Serve the community more. Not only have I always loved helping with community or church things, but I want Logan to be involved in serving too. It is so easy to get caught up in our lives and our little bubble of friends. I want to recognize where help is needed and step in to help more this year.
I am so excited to see where 2014 brings our family!
Thanks for reading and I wish you all a very Happy New Year!
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