Happy New Year!!
I hope you all had a wonderful NYE. Mine was totally low key, shopping, lunch and at night we hunkered down to watch Netflix while barely made it to midnight. With big ideas for NYE, it has been just too darn cold. In the Northeast, much like the rest of the country, we are in a 'deep freeze'. For me this means, there is absolutely zero ability to look cute. I want to wear all of my sweaters at the same time and just snuggle.
It has been difficult to take photos and acquire content for S&S because in addition to looking like Randy from a Christmas Story because I am so bundled up, the highs have been about 9 degrees and lows about -5 degrees. Being outside for more than three minutes seems to be like cruel and unusual punishment.
2018 Goals
I have never been a big New Year resolution maker,
but I often like to set small, manageable goals for myself throughout the year.
Here are just a few that I thin I may be able to tackle.
Continue to be Present
This is a reoccurring goal. It was 'try to be more present'. I have definitely achieved being more present, but every day I am astounded with how fast time goes and how quickly my son is growing up. So, I will try and continue to be more mindful of being present and enjoy every bit of it.
Be Kinder to Others
I am not sure what happened in 2017, but people have gone haywire! It seems it has become completely acceptable to be rude, crass, classless and say unsavory things to people who don't agree with you. I am not excluding myself from these unspeakable acts, I have been quite unsavory on far too many occasions. It is unacceptable. I have always subscribed to the belief that people base their beliefs and opinions on their experiences and not everyone has had the same experience as I have. Respect the opinions and try to listen to others. Sometimes if we step back and listen we can learn a thing or two.
Be Kinder to Myself
I know we can all relate to this. I mean, I am aware that I am self deprecating to some degree, but when my son said the other day my butt was the jiggliest of all jiggles and referred to me as a cow, I was stunned. His response to my stunned face was 'Mom, you always call yourself a cow.' Simply, I need to be more careful what I say about myself and view myself in a more positive way.
Limit Alcohol
I sneeze, my sinuses fill up and I get nauseous, sounds wonderful, right?
All that after only a two glasses of wine. Why do I do it? Not sure, but it makes me feel like crap, so it will be even less frequent that I have a glass or two of wine.
What are some goals you have made for 2018?
