So, anyone that wants to call me out if you see me sliding, please call me on it. I need help, I am only human.
Balance
I have been finding a very hard time in getting everything the attention that it deserves. Especially for myself. I sit back at the end of the day and list all of the things I have done. That is usually a laundry list of tasks for Aron, the girls, my pets, my blog, and on a norm, nothing for myself.
I like to think of their happiness as my success and to a degree it is. In reality, when they are listing their goals of the day, nothing of mine is in their list. I am not saying I want to slack off on being an awesome wife, mom, or anything else, I am just saying that at least one thing a day, I need to do for myself.
I have made a little list of things that I can do for myself that will be somewhat easy to get in and stick with.
Eat healthier.
That's not just to lose weight, I would gladly accept the shedding of a few pounds but, I need to get a few other issues in check that eating healthier will help. Cholesterol, your balance is not my friend. I don't like the way your good levels are low and your bad levels are high. Let me please find unity with you!
Less Stress
So, I'm a wife, mom, sister, daughter, auntie, blogger, etc I have stress. I have deadlines. I really love the intense feeling of accomplishment and I strive for success in all of my adventures. So I need to find balance in that.
Ok I lied, Weight loss.
You all know my adventure of losing 100 lbs. I did it and I did it on my own without help from doctors, diet pills, or a gym. I did it with the motivation from my myself, my family, and my damn Cholesterol levels barking at me. (It's a problem again, not still).
I would love to get down to a size 8 - 10. I am a size 12. That doesn't sound like much but to me, it is. I would LOVE to be a single digit size but I'm afraid with my tummy chub that will never be possible. One day, I will birthday gift me a tummy tuck and a boob lift. Until then, my Simply Fit Board will be my best buddy
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Better Organizing
I am such a crammer. I think to myself "I am going to put this here so I can come back to it later". (2 days later) "OMG Where did I put .....".
So I want to simplify stuff and only keep what is important. Really. I don't need a whole file of shipping slips. I have the emails. One or the other must go. Considering I am out-growing my home with my collection of things I need to keep, I really need to come up with a better plan.
It's not just work stuff, either. It's everything. I was looking for Abby's school papers the other day and when the weren't where I had left them, I started going through the house in all of the folders it might have got mixed up it. I was able to throw away a FULL garbage bag of papers that had nothing to do with anything.
Family Time
Aron and I have a very healthy relationship but, we are human. Sometimes things get lost in the shuffle. Recently a person close to our family passed away and it really made me think. Do I tell my people that I love them enough? Do I show them how much they mean to me? Not with buying them gifts or folding their laundry but really show them?
Turning the computer off once in awhile. Flipping the switch on the WiFi and watching a movie with them or playing a board game. Coming up with a new recipe, meal planning, writing a note to stuff in their backpack to find while they are at school or something sweet. I do love doing that.
Breaks
Giving Aron and I the much deserved time off. We are good parents. We make sure everything is taken care of for our kids. We love them wholeheartedly. We still need a little bit of time with each other to enjoy each other.
If we don't have the funds to go and spend a weekend away or take a little trip, we can send the kids to their friends or our family for the night so they get a break from us too. They need their space.
Find a cure for the Baby Blues and Pinks.
As most of you may know, we were on our way to adoption earlier this year. I tried my best to write about it after it didn't turn out the way we had hoped but, I am going to get that post published. It has been really hard to get that out there. There are just some things that have no words to cover the heartbreak or devastation that a family goes through as a whole. I am sorry for the procrastination on that. It just really hurts still.
So, that's my list. I have a feeling that it will be edited to be made bigger. This is just the first fay of a 365 day year. I want to be an open book that is understood. I love all of my readers. Thank you so much for being a huge part of my adventure.
I am in search of products to share with you to help all of your awesome New Year's Resolutions to come true. Stuff that will make it easier to stick with. Not just to be something to do for this week but something that will last all year or even a lifetime.
If you have any ideas or love some of the ones I have come up with, please feel free to email me directly at [email protected] or [email protected]
I usually don't make any resolutions but this time I have made a few. I have to stop smoking for one. Also eat healthier and do some exercising. I am 67 with arthritis so will start off slow.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Amy and family! I am going to try to be more organized and eat healthier.
ReplyDeleteThese sounds like great resolutions. I also need to eat healthier!
ReplyDeleteI never make resolutions, because if I can't keep them I don't feel guilty!
ReplyDeleteMine is to get more organized and stop putting things off till the last minute.
ReplyDeleteI tend to procrastinate on just about everything. If I did make resolutions I wouldn't even start til february. Thanks for the post!
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ReplyDeleteTry to be a better person to others and do all the things I should to stay healthy to make it easier on my son.
ReplyDeleteDon't copy others!
ReplyDeleteI need to quit smoking for the last time, prioritize things in my life better, and exercise more.
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