I can't believe the holidays have come and gone. The tree is down, all the family has left and Scott started a new semester yesterday. I am sad for all the excitement to be over, but happy to have our normal life back too. My kids desperately need to get back on a schedule and I need some much needed rest from all the hustle and bustle.
I have been thinking about my resolutions for this year and I need to document them so I can hold myself accountable.
1. Focus on the positives in my life - Every now and then I can throw a really good pity party for myself. I don't like that, especially because I have been richly blessed in my life. So I am going to try very hard to always think happy thoughts (hence the new "things that make me happy" list on my sidebar.
2. Focus on the good in others - If I repeatedly see a not so nice trait in somebody else, sometimes it bugs me until that is all I can see in them. I know, this is very judgemental of me and I want to change. We all have our flaws, including me.
3. Be more vocal about my thoughts and feelings - I have always been a people pleaser, still am. I worry so much about the repercussions of sharing my opinions, thoughts and feelings that I usually don't say what I am thinking. I mostly do this in awkward situations or when I am upset, hurt or frustrated. Instead, I hold it all in and many times it will fester until I feel like I am about to blow up and poor Scott will have to sit there and listen to me vent. I want to work on communicating with others but also being true to myself.
4. More me time - Sounds selfish, but I feel like I run around all day taking care of everyone else's needs that I never do anything for me. This behavior usually will create the need to "melt down" every few weeks. Instead, I would like to take a few minutes out of each day for me to read, sit in silence, go for walk, take a bath, etc. I am teaching Relief Society in my new ward and I started doing this so I had a chance to read and prepare my lessons. I was amazed at how the Spirit has guided me in my studies when I have taken a few quiet minutes to just sit and think.
5. Healthy BODY/MIND - I am not going to say I want to lose a certain number of pounds because I don't think that is the important part. Last year I started working out 5-6 days a week, only 40 minutes each day, and it has made a HUGE difference in my body and my mind. I feel stronger physically and mentally I feel better about myself. I am not a very disciplined person so I am very proud of this goal I have worked on and had success with. I want this to be a lifelong resolution!
I know these resolutions all seem kind of self-centered but I have been self-reflecting and I think I need some work. Of course I have other goals that are family and gospel centered, but those are a bit more on the personal side so I will have to document them somewhere else.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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