January 1, 2023 - Sunday

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I've spent a lot of time over the last few days thinking about new year's resolutions...or even just goals for 2023. I'm a little intimidated to set any bars too high because, man, I hate not doing what I say I'm going to do. 

Ben is feeling REALLY, really bad today. He's thrown up so many times that I've lost count. I'm doing a lot better (I'm probably at 90% now) and so is Ollie. Ruby is completely better. Clemi is still complaining about stomach pain, so we'll see if anything ever happens with her. Jonas also hasn't gotten sick yet, so I'm wondering what's going to happen with him too. We'll see! Today was just me cleaning. ALL FREAKING DAY. I ended up being so grumpy after 6 or 7 hours of it, because Ollie was just dumping shit out everywhere. I snapped a few times and when it got too too bad, I sat down and read for a while to relax. Not the worst day ever, but not the most auspicious start to the new year either. 

Alright. Time for "resolutions".

SPIRITUAL - I want to read at least six Christian books this year. I always start them, but never finish them. I want to start making more of an effort with this! I'd also like to be a little more diligent with my morning reading time, which means getting out of bed when I should and not waiting until it's almost time to leave the house. 

PHYSICAL - I want to exercise! I am not sure how often, but I'm thinking 2-3 days a week? I have aspirations of doing yoga, lifting weights, and using my elliptical, but...I don't want to set myself up for failure. But, like, how hard would it really be for me to do 5 minutes of yoga every morning when I wake up? I should try cramming a few more things into my already very busy mornings. 😅

PARENTING - Go on one date each month with each child. We had a good routine going in the summer, but life is a little hectic during the school year and our dates have dropped off. I know this bothers the kids and it bothers me too. I'm going to make more of an effort to make these happen!

MARRIAGE - I would like for Ben and I to do one trip alone together this year!!! My parents offered to come and stay with the kids as a birthday gift to me this year so that Ben and I can take a trip somewhere. We need to make this happen! I also want to keep working on loving Ben in the ways that he feels the most loved and I'd love for us to figure out weekly dates, even if they're at home. 

HOME? - I don't know what to call this category. It's a new one for me. I want to start doing a better job with cleaning my house. I know this sucks. It really does. And for many years I've had plenty of reasons to not make this a priority. BUT I think I've reached the stage in parenthood where things are chill enough that I can keep things a little cleaner. And I'm not talking about mopping regularly or keeping toys picked up. I've done those things. I'm talking about BATHROOMS. 😭 The dreaded bathrooms! Vomiting this week really made it clear to me that our toilets need to be ready for anything. 😂 And they usually aren't. 

Okay, I think that's it. If I think of anything else, I'll add it later!