Goals & Resolutions

I am hoping this blog will help me stay motivated, or at least make me hold myself accountable for my goals for this new year. I don't really have a lot of resolutions, but a couple of them are going to take some work and dedication. So here they are:

* Live each day in the present. I know that I can be a lot happier if I just focus on today and really be present in the things that I do with my children and my husband. I guess this means I need to stop stressing so much about things that have already happened, or have yet to happen, so that I can soak up the joys in the here and now.

* Be a better mom. Specifically be more patient and yell less. Be more sensitive to my children when they are throwing a fit. To me throwing a screaming, kicking, fit over not being able to get their socks on by themselves is rediculous behavior. But to them, it is a real issue. They are seriously frustrated beyond belief and unable to harness the beast within! It is my job to teach them the skills to handle these everyday frustrations. I need to focus on that more, and get annoyed less.

* Spend more time with Dennis and communicate more. Find a way each day to show him that I am still crazy in love with him even after 9 years of marriage :)

* Get back into a regular work-out routine. I mean, isn't this the standard when it comes to New Years resolutions? But really, I want to lose these last 10lbs since having my son and really need to tone up. It's bad enough that my boobs are deflated and sagging after nursing for the past year, I don't need my ass looking that way too! Especially since I can prevent it.

* Read more. I used to hate reading, but I actually find it enjoyable now. The key is finding something worth reading. I resolve to read at least 4 books this year.

http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2010/01/twelve-tips-for-reading-more.html

The first two are obviously the doozies. The last three are just a matter of making the time. I know I can, I know I can, ...