With a new year upon us, this is the perfect time for a little self reflection and personal inventory. What things from the past year physically, emotionally, and psychologically should I take with me in this New Year? Last week was a national day called “Good Riddance Day”. This is a day set aside just before the beginning of the New Year to get rid of hurt, pain, anger, clutter or anything else that held you down over the past year or even years. This is a great idea. Why take hurtful or damaging things with you into the New Year if you don’t have to? The New Year is a great time to start over and have a clean slate. This year there are several personal goals I have set for myself; many of them have to do with letting go. Here is a list of some of my personal goals for the New Year, please help me pray and keep in check. I need everyone’s help and support to make sure I am able to reach and maintain my goals!
1. I am going to eat healthier. I have Fibromyalgia and my husband is diabetic. We are both over weight, and have decided it is important for us to start sticking to a healthy diet so that we can enjoy being parents. We also feel it is important to teach Makayla healthy eating now so she does not have so many challenges later.
2. I am going to start working out more even if it is just running around with Makayla outside each day; I am going to be more active.
3. I am going to be more organized. I used to keep my house immaculate. You could literally eat off of my floors. Since I have had Makayla and really since I got married I have allowed way too much clutter in my life. I am currently going through everything and if we don’t need it or use it on a regular basis, it is going out. I am tired of holding on to things “just in case” I need them.
4. I am not going to allow negative people to bring me down. I have come to realize that a great deal of my stress and depression was being brought on by caring about people who didn’t. You cannot help people that do not want help. I am not saying I am going to stop caring. I cannot stop `caring, I love my family and friends too deeply to ever stop caring. However, I am going to stop allowing their actions and words to have such a major effect on me.
5. I am going to be more thankful, and complain less. I have so many blessings in my life. I have a nice home, food to eat, a wonderful husband, a beautiful daughter, and wonderful friends and family. So many people would love to just be able to have the bare necessities in life. I have been blessed to have all I need and most of what I want.
6. I am going to strive each day to be a blessing to someone. I do not always come into contact with a lot of people being a stay at home mom, but I can always be a blessing to my family as well as to the children I care for.
7. I am going to save money more. I always try to save money but always end up spending it any ways. This year I am going to save money and spend less. You never know when you will have an emergency.
8. I am going to do a better job of sending birthday cards as well as sympathy and get well cards. It is important to let the people you love know they are loved and appreciated.
9. I am going to make more time for me. I cannot take care of everyone else if I don’t take care of myself.
10. I am going to read my Bible and pray more! Raising my daughter in a Christian home is very important to me. We are starting bedtime prayers with her now that she is 2 and we are going to start having family time as well.
These are not all of my goals, but these are some of the important ones. I encourage everyone to write down their goals as a visual reminder and put them where you can see them every day. I am going to be going over my list each day just to remind myself. I hope this post is a blessing to someone. Please know I am here for each and every one of you if you ever just need a friend.
