OK the new year is here. It is time to renew and set goals so that we are closer a better version of who we are today. Wait, is that the real goal, no the real goal is to grow closer to Christ and that process probably includes becoming a better version of who we are today. All that to say I am trying to focus on a few things for the next year and I want to keep myself on task. Maybe posting the ideas here with monthly updates will allow me a little accountability. Not sure if that will be true of not but it is worth a shot.
1) During Christmas 2012 I wrote about how much I loved my tree topper. It is a Blessed Mother with baby Jesus in her arms. In my opinion it is the perfect topper. I was suppose to replace it this year but instead we put a Santa topper on it. We have looked to purchase the same one from eBay but they are going for more than $200 each time. I am not sure what I can do to reinvent this but I want to be using a Holy Mary Topper by Christmas of 2014.
2) I hate our current Christmas stockings. I have stocking dreams in the future. I love the designs that come with the felt stockings but I don't want felt. I had a friend wash her felt stockings and loose all the work she had done in their creations. I have so many to create and I have spent some time in coming up with the way I want to do them. My only problem is that I have so many to work on. This is an all year on-going project. I want to create something special for each child and that can not be done in December. I would also like to create a fabulous design before we added spouses and children. Honestly this is a project that I will enjoy doing. It just takes a concentrated effort to actually work on it.
3) My passions include my family and my faith. This entire get healthy trend is annoying at times. I have had friends that loose their faith and obsess over weight and body images. I do not find this a healthy way to live or at all Christ like. I always hear the gluttony argument, implying that if you are overweight then you are gluttonous. I also hate the way the healthy food addicts go to extremes in everything. Honestly it is all this hating that keeps me from diving into this world. I say all that to share my hesitations. I want to be a little more fit. My goal is not to loose hundreds of pounds. My goal is not to run a marathon. My goal is not to give up any food group or any kind of processed foods. My goal for me is so much more simple. I would like to fill up on less food. I would like to get moving more. I would like a little more flexibility and stamina. I will address this each month maybe my obsession will develop but for now I am looking for more balance and a little more exercise.
4) New house, I want a new house. I am so tired of this house that is a bad layout for our huge family. I admit that I have been the hang up in the past. I have not wanted to build or move here in Houston because I do not want to be trapped here. I am at the point that I must accept that we are here and to make the most of it. Maybe I won't hate it as much if I liked my home and it was more functional. We are not 100% sure if we want to move into an already built home, build in a subdivision or to buy land and create our own. We hope to have fun in figuring it all out!
5) I want to be less afraid and more adventurous. J and I are not exactly sure how to make that happen but we are on it. Maybe just an RV would allow us to try more vacations without a huge expense each time. We just don't want to look back on this time in our lives and wish we had tried more things. Now is the time to get out there.
These are what my focus will be on for the next year. As always I will work on my prayer life, my financial stability, organization, school for the kids etc. Something I always work on, new year or not. I don't count those. Hopefully these four areas with monthly updates will allow me to stay focused on these 5 areas.
