So. I am feeling very fragile these days. Like I could simply shatter into a million pieces. Things are a bit off. There are a lot of things frustrating me and taking away from just plain ol living life. I don’t do New Years Resolutions, I had fairly high hopes for 2014 and they didn’t really pan out so now feeling a bit cautious. However. I like those folks online that chose a ‘word’ to describe their ‘intentions’ for the year ahead rather than their resolutions. Intentions seems more doable. My word of intent for 2015 is Change. I want change in my life.
As a mom and a wife, I spend a lot of time arranging and organizing the lives of others My own care plan never seems to get dealt with. So the first thing on my list for the New Year is getting in to see my doctor. I want EVERYTHING checked. I want to make my own health a priority. Not just the wishy washy I need to diet and exercise but really get a bead on my current state. I want to get EVERYTHING checked and I want a plan to make whatever is not right, better. THAT is my intent.
I also intend to get more organized. In all things. I want to build a better budget for things like groceries. We spend WAY too much on them on a weekly basis and in between and stuff gets thrown out. I want to meal plan and budget and make sure food gets eaten by everyone. I want to plan and budget for expenses and not struggle with ‘surprises,’ but that leads to needing to make more money for the family. My self employment plans have dried up at the moment and so something has to change. I want to find part-time work that fits into the kids schedule and is steady enough to make a difference on covering expenses and even (gasp) saving. This has been a challenge so far, so I need to re-evaluate how I am ‘selling’ myself and see what skills are lacking and what I can make shine so they can over look things like my age and what seems to be a deal breaker…a mother. Being discouraged is fine…you just have to find a different path to what you want. I will have to try new tactics and not give up.
With that, I intend to actually DO some of the things I talk about when it comes to blogging. I need to be more focused and organized. I also want to do more posts like these …the whole ‘personal’ thing and am also going to comment more on other people’s blogs. Old school. I also want to offer more to the brands and get the numbers up and see what the blog can do for me when it comes to income stretching.
I want to be happier in 2015. Not frustrated. I am going to wear more makeup and dress nicer (says she sitting in her yoga pants right now) and do more things that make ME feel good.
I think a mom living with intention will set a good example for the kids too. Hopefully we can all learn and change for the better, together.
Do you have a plan for the year ahead? Do you think you can makes things better?
Hi Kerry, There’s a lot if similarities between your goals and mine. I have similar concerns so I can really appreciate where you are at. I continued an old school blogging series in December and declared a year end project (actually I have a few). Keeping them deliciously secret makes easing into the flow easier. A transition time (year?) of thinking and trying out ideas is a good preparation for a new launch. Writing about these topics will help to keep you on track. BTW check out the links on the bottom of my No Resolutions post. These people really inspire me and teach me a lot. Good luck and I’ll keep following your progress.
AMEN! Life is too short. You can do it. We can kick each other’s butt to be accountable to our goals. 🙂