I am a little late to the resolution game, but better late than never I guess! Resolutions are tough. I feel like we set so many goals for ourselves because right now you feel motivated and the future is looking bright. But halfway through the year, all those goals you set for yourself are a distant memory. We get lazy, and we fall into our same pattern of behavior we had before. Sometimes you keep up with them sure, but most of the time, resolutions last for about 2 months before they start to fall to the wayside. This year Nic suggested that we pick 3 goals for ourselves. One goal should be a personal goal, one goal should be a physical/fitness goal, and one goal should be spiritual. We planned to write them down and frame them and hang them up somewhere we spend a lot of time in our house. That way we will see the goals every day and hopefully be able to accomplish them by the time 2018 rolls around.

My goals for this year:

1. To find balance between my ambitions and motherhood.– This is something that I know I am going to struggle with. Since Libby was born, my world has revolved around her. I have barely taken any time to myself, which I think is pretty normal. But now that I am about to go back to work and have a little bit of my life back from before she was born, I am remembering all these things I still want to accomplish. I love Libby with all my heart, and I will always make her a priority in my life, but I want to make sure that I don’t lose myself in the process either. So I want to do my best this year to find balance between all the things I want for myself and being the best mother to Libby that I possibly can.
2. To fit into my pre-pregnancy jeans!– This one is pretty self explanatory. Obviously being pregnant for a majority of 2016 really threw my body for a loop. A lot has changed. I have extra weight in my thighs and butt, stretch marks over a lot of my body, and a stomach that is back to being flatter but is soft and squishy. I am pretty happy with where I am currently, especially since its been less than 2 months since Libby was born. I am trying to be very realistic with my weight and body, so instead of giving myself an exact number of pounds to lose, I would just like to get into my jeans by the end of the year. That way I am not obsessing over the number on the scale, but rather how my body looks and feels overall.
3. To meditate for 5 minutes each day.– This is to make sure that I am giving myself at least five minutes each day to relax and check in with my own well being. It is very easy for me to get lost in everything that needs to be done and overworking myself. I want to take some time each day to clear my mind and center myself. Hopefully this will keep me more productive in my day to day life.

I know that 2017 is going to be a very different year for us, with a whole new set of challenges. I can only pray that 2017 offers us as much happiness for our little family as 2016 did.