So long, 2011!
The past few years have been pretty trying for different reasons and as always I'm grateful for a new beginning. I had a thought that if I wrote down some of my goals, I might be more likely to stick with them. We'll see!
I'm definitely going to get back into better shape. I completely overindulged the last few months of '11. And while I'm not huge, I've lost a lot of muscle tone and endurance. I'm signed up for a Dallas half marathon in March, and I'm hoping to do the marathon relay in OKC. I definitely want to kick up my athleticism a notch as I was a bit lazy last year.
As for my diet, I'm thinking vegetarian again. I remember how clean I felt. The main issue is time; it seems like most vegetarian meals require so much prep time- a resource that I just don't have right now. Also, the men in my house fight me tooth and nail on this one, so I end up making two meals. It's frustrating and unfair to have to spend so much time trying to establish healthier habits. I read somewhere that enlisting older children to assist with food prep is an option. I'm actually a huge fan of this idea. Tyler will be turning 10 this year, and I can't think of a better activity for us. He would be learning a life skill and helping out the family in the process. I really do want to have him become more responsible for household work. I feel like I'm the one who does the majority of everything in the house....
Which brings me to my next goal: everyone in the house needs a job and a schedule. As a full-time working mother and student, I have precious little time. It seems that every waking minute of free time I have is spent on homework or trying to keep up the house. I really noticed that I was becoming increasingly burned out around October. It's a grueling schedule to keep when you're trying to also find time to run, read, and keep sane in general.
Mental healthwise- I definitely feel like I need a spiritual tune-up. While at the point in my life I'm a firm believer, I don't attend church as regularly as I used to. I have a bible that is set up for you to read daily passages and complete the entire bible in one year. That's something I've always wanted to do.
Some little things I'd like to do in 2012: bake more bread, camp, I'd actually like to go fishing, bake a pie from scratch (with merengue), detox and drink less alcohol, look into to starting a doctoral program, stick to yoga, complete home projects, go to Bonnaroo again!
Some little things I'm proud to have accomplished in 2011: three half marathons and one full marathon, successfully recovering my dining room chairs- they look brand new, starting a Master's program, baking a German chocolate from scratch, getting the bathroom painted, baking cookies with my kiddos, lots of bowling, establishing contact with my cousin whose mother tragically passed in 2010, ringing the kettle bell with both kids, kayaking, hosting Tyler's Halloween party and making all of the treats with my mom, running a 5K with my dad in the crappiest weather imaginable.
So here's to new beginnings, self improvement, and hopefully continued propserity in health, love, and life!
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