This year has absolutely flown by!! It's been nearly 6 months since my last post. And upon reading that last one, I find myself amazed at how quickly these months have passed. Obviously, as one grows older time moves faster. It can't be that the million things a grown up has going through her mind takes up so much time that it just seems as if time flies. (And, let me tell you, it's got very little to do with having fun. Not to say I've had no fun. Just on a fun-to-not-fun ratio, not fun is winning.) On the other, very contradictory hand, it seems as if the all-consuming fires of the summer were ages and ages ago. (Why is the other hand always so contradictory? Seems as if they'd agree every now and then, doesn't it?)
To the current point... a new year fast approaches. And while we should be striving to make changes for the better every single day, we tend to wait for a new beginning on the calendar. Mondays are very popular, for instance. Which also makes them unpopular. But that's less to do with change and more with work. I always, always fall prey to the silly yet traditional Resolutions. I always make them. I rarely fulfill them. Maybe I should reverse psychologize myself!! But no, because I'd know I'm doing it and that defeats the purpose...
So, in thinking of my New Year's Resolutions 2012, I began with the most stereotypical yet applicable hopes:
1. Lose weight
2. Be more financially responsible
3. Be a better mom and wife
All very good thoughts but all very predictable and boring. All things I've said before. Then, I read a post from my Facebook friend Jill; she and her family choose one word to focus on for the entire year. FANTASTIC!!! It suits me down to the bone! It's so lazy! Or is not lazy because encompassed in that one word are endless opportunities for growth?! Yes! Awesome! So... my word for the upcoming new year is going to be....
AWESOME!!
No, no. I'm just kidding. I'm already awesome. And that's not really something to grow toward anyway. How about...
LAZY!!
Yes! I love it! Because being a mom and a wife is hard work. And that guy, Dan Wood, he has Reflections on Laziness so it must be a good thing, right? Hmmm, well... the only problem is I'm pretty good at Lazy. A little too good.
All jokes aside, the word that came to me is BALANCE. Because I need more balance in my life. Balance in my physical self, my mental self, my financial self, my parental self and my spiritual self. My little family will benefit immensely from me learning to balance all aspects of my life.
My body has been lately telling me that I am sorely in need of balance. Headaches, stomach problems, skin problems, etc. They all point to needing more balance in my diet and exercise. Of course, this will be the basis of balance for all the other parts of my life. When my body is in balance, my mental state will be more balanced. (Haha! I guess that means I'm mentally unbalanced!) Which will influence my parenting style, my finances, my everything.
As my good friend Verity said, "2012 is our year!" And I am so ready! Bring it on, 2012! :)
