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Hoping for some lifelong changes in 2008
I rarely make New Year's resolutions, mostly because I know I won't keep them more than a few weeks but also because that sort of commitment scares me. However, the past couple of years have been rather hard in my household and I have recently emerged from a dark tunnel of sorts ready to start afresh and tackle some niggling issues. So, in no particular order I am hoping to work on the following items and whether they take me the next 365 days or the rest of my life, I hope to evolve into a better person because of them:- More time: Parenting three children makes the days fly by in a blur of repeated Cars viewings, sibling squabbles and homework help sessions. Sometimes the end of the days arrive and I scarcely believe we have gotten past the morning hours. I would love to discover a secret cache of extra hours but I would instead settle for making better use of the hours the kids and I have together.
- More one on one time: My three children are a wide variety of ages, 14, 10 and 3, and finding time to spend with each of them is difficult. In 2008 I will strive to get some individual time with each of them on a more frequent basis. This will enable my daughter and me to have a conversation that does not contain any mention of skateboards or Lightening McQueen. Likewise, the boys will not have to endure as many updates on Zac Efron and Hannah Montana.
- More me time: That one is fairly self-explanatory. I would love to make it to yoga class several times a week, as I would love to make it out on the ski slopes several times during the winter.
- Enjoying the here and now: If I have learned anything in the past 18 months it is that life is a very fragile thing indeed. If all we have is right here, right now then why not savor it and celebrate? My late father often said that nothing was worth doing if it wasn't worth enjoying, I couldn't agree more and I intend to heed his advice more often.
- Consistency: Part of finding more time, or enjoying the time I do have, involves being consistent, a trait sorely missing in my personal composition. I intend to reflect upon this on a daily basis and integrate it into my life.
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1-01-2008 @ 10:28PM
Andie D. said...I am right there with you regarding having more one on one time, only I'm trying to get my husband to go there!
I have to push him to spend alone time with either child. And I do push. Once he's spending time with either kid, he's great. It's getting him to initiate that's the problem.
Oops. That's probably a comment for another post.
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1-04-2008 @ 6:24PM
Dione said...Have you attended a yoga class yet? Is or has it been helpful? What do/have you gotten out of it? I'm considering starting yoga this year, but considering the commitment (both time and money), I want to make sure it's worth my while. I need some stress relief, balance and peace of mind.
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