For the last several years I have made the same New Years resolution…to be better about where I parked the car at Walmart. No joke. And I am sad to say that I really have made no improvement in that area. Clearly not one to set my sights too high in years past, I have decided it’s time for a change. So this year I have made several New Years resolutions that I am determined to follow through with.
So here I am to tell the world so that anyone who reads this will be able to hold me accountable. Some are ordinary, some silly, and one is very important to me. You figure out which is which.
1. Lose the last 10 baby pounds…I will stop eating junk and fill my body with healthy food. It is about time started respecting the body that gave me two beautiful children.
2. I will do at least two scrapbook pages a week…to achive this goal I will let go of the idea of perfection and I will become at peace with my own handwriting, after all that’s part of me too.
3. I will sit up straight…no explanation needed
4. I will be the change I wish to see…I know, I know, this is a cheesy saying, but it’s also the best way to describe this resolution. I will not dwell on the negative in people (I certainly hope they are not dwelling on the negative in me), I will try to treasure each moment. When my daughter wants me to read her the fairy pop up book for the umpteenth time I will be glad because there will come a time all too soon that she will not want me to read to her at all. I will happily return my cart to the cart coral at the grocery store, after all, I am blessed with working legs to get it there. I will give the bum on the corner a buck because I am blessed with more than him. I will remember to thank the lord more often for all we have. I will try my hardest not to pass judgment on anyone because I have not walked a mile in their shoes. When I strongly believe (or disagree) in something I will write our politicians about it rather than just whining about it, after all, they are my elected officials. I will take more deep breaths. I will run around in the yard with my kids every chance I get! I could go on and on, but I think you get the picture.
5. I will read books with more than 30 pages…at least one a month.
Okay so that may seem like a lot, but for some reason I really believe this is my year to become who I want to be. I will have some bad days…or weeks probably. I realize that the fate of most resolutions is like that of the diet that lasts until the SuperBowl party and them promptly drowns in the bowl of cheese dip, but I will try. I play on using my blog as a journal of how this is going. I promise to be honest if I fail miserably. Oh and one more thing:
6 . I will be better about remembering where I park the car at Walmart 
Very admirable set of resolutions! I completely sat up straight when i read #3 – something that I have been working on as well, especially since we were rear ended a year and a half ago. My back just isnt the same.
Missed you guys at the First Night stuff. Hope the little one is faring better now and we look forward to maybe having fun next year. We took Anaiya to the Celtic Dragon’s and to the First Night Idol and then to the Carousel. She was done by 9:30 so we headed home and sat the evening in the living room just enjoying each other’s company. It was a good night all around.