New Year's Eve Family Portrait
I think that my intentions for 2010 were still a bit too close to “resolutions.” They were far too specific and didn’t allow for flexibility. Fact of the matter is that I did make some progress last year. It just wasn’t specifically the progress that I set out to make. This year I’m going to keep it kind of loose in some areas, but in other areas I’ve made specific goals and landmarks that I plan to hit throughout the year. I hope that this less mushy approach will help me in the areas that are measurable, which I consider to be finance and fitness.
You may have noticed that I said “fitness,” not “health.” I had scheduled a physical for early in the year so I could get a baseline for what needs to happen with my body. As it happens, I’m miraculously healthy; aside from being overweight and out of shape (I quit smoking…again. Doubt me if you must, but I have some powerful motivations behind it this time!). I eat pretty well: not a lot of processed stuff, etc. But I do overeat, and I don’t exercise enough. So, my number one health imperative is getting into better shape. Fitness.
Finance is somewhat self-explanatory. Pay off consumer debt and bulk up the old savings account. Follow an actual budget (we are on week 3 of this at our house, and are doing pretty well with it!)
My other goal areas are art and simplicity. I think that those need to be flexible. At any given time, being rigid with myself in either of those areas could actually hurt me in my practice. It doesn’t make sense to be hard on myself about those things. Creativity may or may not be flowing at any given moment. If it’s not, it doesn’t serve me or my crafts to force it. As for simplifying life, it would be terribly counterproductive to complicate due to the desire to simplify!
A big piece of my reason for starting this blog was to keep myself accountable on some of my life goals. Some of the absences that I’ve had have been because life circumstances got too chaotic. Admittedly, some others have been because I was running away from myself. I will try to do a better job this year.
Happy New Year!
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