A New Year, A New Me


New Year's is an interesting holiday to celebrate - a time to overeat while withholding yourself from the sweet calling of sleep, and, most importantly, to set new goals that you know you'll forget about within a month's time.

I'm not cynical towards New Year's. I love the idea of setting new goals to become a better person. I'm just realistic that 99% (my own statistic, not a fact) of people never reach the goals they set on New Year's.

I do still set New Year's resolutions, but a better way to think of these goals is to initially set them on New Year's, but reevaluate and readjust come February and beyond. That's the only way I can accomplish my goals.

2018 New Year's Resolutions

  1. Publish The Harvest trilogy

    I've given myself a strict production schedule to write, edit and publish all three books by Fall 2018. The strict deadline is a bit daunting but I know me and if I give myself too much time, then it's too easy for me to push off the work that needs to be done until there isn't time to do it anymore.
  2. Open an Etsy shop

    For a while now I've had an Etsy account but with nothing in my "shop". I finally have the ideas and supplies to create what I love and to really get started on an Etsy shop. Keep an eye out because as I add more, I'll definitely be updating here!
  3. Be Super Woman

    The rest of my goals fit into these three words. Be. Super. Woman. Be a wife. Be a mother. Be brave. Be kind. Be gentle. Be understanding. Be loving. Be happy. Be YOU.

    Superwoman means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. To me, being super woman is when you are able to take care of yourself and raise your family in righteousness and love. That's what I plan to do by making sure our family does family prayer, family scripture study, family home evening. By taking my baby girl and pup out to build memories during the days and going on getaways with daddy on the weekends. And all the while, working to accomplish my first two goals to "take care of myself". 
Whatever goals I choose to set, I will have to reevaluate them when the chaos of a new year begins. And with that reevaluation, I'm sure, will come some adjustments. But that's not a bad thing. That's a strategy to accomplishing those things I want to do going through one more year.


What's your number one resolution this year?

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Church History in Review: Primary Jeopardy Game

Image
The first Sunday Justin and I attended our new ward in Vernal, the bishop called us into his office. We assumed it was just a "get-to-know-you" meeting... We walked out of his office 10 minutes later with a new calling: Co-primary teachers for the Valiant 9 class (9 year olds). We love teaching primary and have actually been lucky enough to partner up before. I've got the whole hand-out and object lesson thing down and Justin is pro at telling stories and engaging the class. This year the subject for primary is Church History so we've been learning about Joseph Smith, the angel Moroni, and the publishing of the Book of Mormon. Last week we had a review of everything we've taught the class thus far. Instead of just reviewing everything, Justin and I spiced it up with a little game of Jeopardy. Winning team's prize was a plate full of Easter cookies. The TWIST : Each 500 point question came with a challenge. If the team wins the challenge, the que...
Read more

Coming Closer to Christ in 30 Days (Part 1)

Image
We all experience different seasons throughout our lives. At times we walk through this journey with the crisp air of Spring filling our lungs, the scent of fresh flowers and rain making every breath one of renewal, and the refreshing vision of a world blanketed in green. Other times we walk--or in my case, run--through the bitter winter storms. During those times, the heavy pressure of an oncoming thunderstorm can weigh on our shoulders, especially if we find ourselves stuck in the middle of a hurricane with no foreseeable way out. No matter the season we walk through today--or the season we'll face tomorrow--we have to rely on Christ always. Speaking from personal experience, it's often easy to forget Him when we walk through the Springs and Summers of life. It's not that we want to, but the peaceful time distracts us from the constant need we have to improve ourselves to become like Him. After the April 2018 LDS General Conference, Justin and I both felt the urgen...
Read more

Moonshine Arch: A Hidden Gem in the middle of Vernal

Image
When I tell people that Justin and I live in Vernal, Utah, I often get a lot of scrunched up noses followed by the question, "Why? What's in Vernal?" Well, a lot actually. Although very different from Charlottesville, Vernal has it's own desert beauty which puts me in awe of the beautiful world God created for His children. Moonshine Arch is one of those beautiful gems hidden smack dab in the middle of Vernal.  Justin, Lucy, and I decided to explore this hidden gem on Saturday and it turned out to be the perfect day to just pack up and go. The sun shone but, being April, we had a nice breeze to cool the 2.4 mile, round trip hike.  The best part, too, is that once you reach the arch it is such a fun place to let the kids go wild. They can climb to the top side of the arch, play in the sand or explore to their hearts content.  Check out our first hike of the season below!  More information on the hike and directions are below the photos.  ...
Read more