Resolutions are not really my thing. They seem so daunting, and I feel guilty if I don't stick to it. A year sure is a long time to stick to one really tough thing. So this year, I won't be making resolutions. I will be making resolution-ish-es (maybe not so much a word, but let's go with it).
What does this mean? Well, it means that I am going to set some very simple goals and see where I get with them. No pressure, no time line, no guilt if I don't achieve everything I set. So what if I don't get to everyone, that still means I did one more thing towards a happier me. That's really what it is all about. Living a happy and healthy life.
I have been writing ideas and little thoughts down for the past two weeks about what I wanted from 2014. It has been tough to decide on just a few, so here is my big list of resolution-ish-es for this new and exciting year.
Organize what you can, leave the rest. I have come into this crazy cool laid back attitude lately. And that is definitely not me (I am the type if you leave your glass more than two minutes, it is emptied and in the dishwasher). I blame this new attitude on Kyle always being so calm and collected. I love that man! But without being too much like him, I still have my temperamental moments when I just need to clean and organize something! So I feel like this year, I need to try to be the best of both worlds. I need to have that sense of organization in my home, but not so much that it drives me crazy when something is out of place.
Write in that journal you have had for two years. I have had the same journal for the past two years. And it has stayed almost completely empty. When I first bought it, I dedicated it to just rambling. Some place that I could write blog ideas, diary entries, or really anything I wanted to get down in writing. Occasionally over those year, I have picked it up to jot down thoughts. But this year, I really want to start keeping it with me. On trips, I want to write about our experiences. On lazy Saturdays, I want to write about how wonderful it feels to just relax. When sad times hit, I want to remember what I was thinking. It all contributes to my memories. I want to hold those as small treasures to look over in years to come.
Don't feel guilty for reading a book all day instead of doing laundry. 2013 was rough on me for this exact reason. You can exchange laundry for anything you really "should" be doing. I felt so guilty for sitting around on a perfectly good weekend and just doing something I wanted to do. Not because anyone made me feel this way, but because I made myself feel this way. Yes, I should be cleaning the base boards and taking better care of my plants but right now I really want to just read. So you know what....I am going to. Everything else can wait. I will make time for it. Maybe I will schedule some time for those base boards. Maybe not.
Get out more. On the other hand of staying in and reading, this year I want us to get out more. In 2013, we went on very few vacations and spent even less time just out and about. I want our little family to get out and see more of our town, our state, and our country.
Get that library card you have been talking about. Oh gosh, my "want to read" book list is so huge. Over the years, I thought maybe I would grow out of reading, but it has just always stuck with me. I go through books like water. I just love reading, and thumbing through pages until the book is done. But I feel sad when the book just sits on my shelf unloved after that. So this year, no excuses. I know the library has bad hours, but you need to get your butt out of bed on Saturday morning and go. This may take all year to work up to getting a library card, but it will so be worth it.
So that is it, do you think I can do it? What are some of your New Year's resolution-ish-es, I would love to hear some.