Happy New Year friends!
How many of you took the time yesterday to write down a new year's resolution? How many of you shared your resolution out loud with someone who might just hold you accountable? How many of you think the whole thing is ridiculous but got a new gym membership anyway?
I, spent the last 2 weeks or so, trying to formalize my resolution for 2012. Not so easy to do....I had assumed that I could start with a few ideas and pull them together into one cohesive idea. I started with some variation of the following list:
Eat better
Drink more tea, less starbucks (even if it is decaf)
Do yoga more regularly
Be organized at night for the following day
Change the sheets before they need it
Exercise regularly
Dust regulary
Stay healthy
The list goes on and on. Many of the things I first came up with were, in fact, things that I can not control nor change. Those didn't make past week 1, no need to resolve to do something that I have no chance of doing. I'd much rather stick with realistic goals.
On New Year's Eve my dear hubby asked me about my resolution...I quickly said "organization" but within an hour or two had changed that to "routine". I don't know about you but routine works for me. It gives me comfort and reduced anxiety. It gives me control in a world, that is often uncontrollable. So, for 2012, I resolve to give more routine to my life. I suppose this means I should give the house a dust tomorrow!
Happy New Years!
