Nose to the Grindstone

Here we sit.  It’s January again.  People are making their resolutions and sharing them with the social media world.  Folks are selecting a word for the year.  In the past, I have done both.  But let me just be super honest with you about who I am.

I’m that person who sets goals and forgets them.  I’m the one who starts the multi-facited amazingly intricate project and dumps it two days in.  I am loyal to a fault.  I put HIGH priority on the people in my life… and low priority on the projects in my life.  My career takes precedence over that pile of laundry that I started folding two days ago.  It’s just how I am.  I have priorities.  And sometimes my goals just don’t rank high enough.  (Thus my declining number of blog posts in the recent past.  I’m still here!!)

So this year, I said goodbye to the thought of resolutions.  I said heck no to a word of the year.  I decided that right now all I can honestly plan for is this month.  So for the month of January, Becca and I will be learning about penguins and enjoying Jan Brett’s The Mitten.  That’s our school goal.  My personal goal is to find the JOY in every day – even the ones that seem crappy.  Pollyanna could teach me a thing or two on most days, and I’m determined to change that.  My health goal is to start the 52 day challenge at my gym and stick with it – building a healthier me for the future.  I plan to paint some, draw some, color some, and in general, spend my #TenMinutesCanMakeADifference #MeTime in art expression.

February?  Heck.  That’s a whole month away.  I might keep the same goals.  I might chose different ones.  Or everything might change about this tomorrow, and I might push everything over to February.  Because being a mom of two kids has reinforced a lesson God seems determined to teach me throughout my life – FLEXIBILITY IS KEY.

So what are you doing this month?  Are you re-organizing your whole house?  Are you cutting out certain foods?  Are you setting resolutions for the new year?  I hope you are figuring out where you are, who you are, and where you want to be.  I don’t know if I’m getting wiser as I get older, or if I’m just trying to find a way to explain some laziness.  But I think I’m finally just ready to cut the stress I tend to put on myself and truly enjoy the moments I have with my kids.  Work might only be able to wait ten minutes, but for that ten minutes I can relish every giggle, and hold in my mind every smile.

Author: travelwchristy

I am a SPED Paraprofessional who is mom to three beautiful children, a wife to a fabulous man, and blessed beyond compare! View all posts by travelwchristy