As much as I enjoyed our vacation I have to admit I was excited to get home and write my New Years Resolutions. Call me a nerd, graphomaniac, ...etc. but I love writing lists and goals. Frankly, I am actually fairly good at completing my daily "Things To Do" lists and achieving my goals too.
Although I am not going to write my goals here, I thought I would share a brief over view of them to help hold myself that much more accountable.
I have 40 goals separated into categories such as:
Physical
Health
Spiritual
Mental
Home/Family
Marriage
Personal/Other
I've been feeling in a rut lately. Feeling very unimportant because I don't have a real job, any worthwhile talents, a formal college education (degree/completed), "The American Dream" (house, car, dog, ...), a looming dental school debt about to hit us with a lot of uncertainties about the economy and our future....etc.
I try not to let others views and worldly pressures effect me but I have to admit I get weighed down by it more often than not. I have sooo SO much to be grateful for. SO, to help show my gratitude to my Heavenly Father I've decided that I am going to take advantage of this new year by bettering myself in ways that I can actually control and keep working on being the best "Home-maker" (wife, mother, cheerleader, caregiver, teacher, uplifter, ...sometimes slave haha....) because that's what really matters.
Side note: I was reading some articles on goals/resolutions and stumbled across an article called, "The Best Is Yet To Be" by Jeffery R. Holland. It wasn't what I had expected but it was of course a great article and reminder of moving forward with faith.
Here's to MAKING our year a good one by choosing to better ourselves!
Although I am not going to write my goals here, I thought I would share a brief over view of them to help hold myself that much more accountable.
I have 40 goals separated into categories such as:
Physical
Health
Spiritual
Mental
Home/Family
Marriage
Personal/Other
I've been feeling in a rut lately. Feeling very unimportant because I don't have a real job, any worthwhile talents, a formal college education (degree/completed), "The American Dream" (house, car, dog, ...), a looming dental school debt about to hit us with a lot of uncertainties about the economy and our future....etc.
I try not to let others views and worldly pressures effect me but I have to admit I get weighed down by it more often than not. I have sooo SO much to be grateful for. SO, to help show my gratitude to my Heavenly Father I've decided that I am going to take advantage of this new year by bettering myself in ways that I can actually control and keep working on being the best "Home-maker" (wife, mother, cheerleader, caregiver, teacher, uplifter, ...sometimes slave haha....) because that's what really matters.
Side note: I was reading some articles on goals/resolutions and stumbled across an article called, "The Best Is Yet To Be" by Jeffery R. Holland. It wasn't what I had expected but it was of course a great article and reminder of moving forward with faith.
Here's to MAKING our year a good one by choosing to better ourselves!
HOLY COW- 40 goals? That's impressive! Hang in there- it's all worth it! We've been married for 10 years and we are getting close to buying the house, but it's taken a long time. School (and loans), lots of kids, lots of sacrifice. It's finally paying off though and really all the hard times just bring you closer together as a couple. I know it's hard when you are in the middle of it though. It used to drive me crazy when we were SO broke and had 2 kids and were going to school and people would say "I hope you are loving it- college was the best time of my life. I would go back in a second." For some, I'm sure it was, but for us it was HARD and required SO MUCH sacrifice. When you are poor and trying to raise your family, it's not a party! Anyway, you are a GREAT mama and I hope this is a wonderful year for you guys.
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