I do not understand how it is 2015. I’m just going to get that out of the way right now. And this is going to be a HUGE year for me–my husband and I will be celebrating our ten year anniversary, our oldest child is turning five, and if all goes to plan, Anabel 3 should be out by the end of the year.
But you know. With a new year comes new goals and resolutions, and I am going to try to be really serious about mine. I promise. I am even going to stick with them until at least February, when my Seasonal Affective Disorder gets really bad and I stop caring about anything.
But never mind my self-snarking. Here they are, my brand spanking shiny new resolutions for 2015:
1. Eat Less Crap. I have made many strides with this in the previous years. I gave up grains in October of 2013 and am pleased to say that I haven’t had anything containing gluten in it since July of 2014, when I caved and got a pizza and my delicate stomach tortured me for it for about five days afterwards. While I stay away from most processed foods, I want to make a definite goal to eat less sugar. That’s really the only bad thing left, but it still needs to go.
2. Write More. Obviously I write a fair amount, since I am trying to put out at least one book a year, but I know that I could do better and focus more and not, you know, play on Facebook or Twitter or Pinterest or Buzzfeed. I haven’t been blogging enough, and I know it.
3. Read More. I love reading (because why would I write if I didn’t read?). But with the birth of my children, it has gotten a lot harder to read. However, now that I have the Overdrive app and the Kindle app on my phone, my excuses for not reading (such as they try to grab my books away from me) are pretty moot. I’m going to do the Goodreads challenge and shoot for 52 books in 2015 (and I would love your suggestions!).
4. Be More Active. I have made a lot of strides in this department. I spent a lot of 2014 exercising regularly–I do confess to falling off the wagon for the past month because, well, Christmas. But in the last week I made it to the gym twice, and I am confident I can keep this up. And no matter what, I have children to chase, so that counts for something.
5. Prioritize My Family. Sometimes I am good at this, like when my husband and I make sure we spend at least 20-30 minutes every night connecting with each other. Or when I pull all of my kids onto my lap somehow and we read. And then there are days where I spend too much time playing on my phone. While I can’t pretend that days like that aren’t going to happen, I can make a conscious effort to minimize them.
6. Take Care of Myself. I don’t do this enough. I delay going to the doctor, and instead spend time worrying when I should just go and get treatment. I don’t get enough sleep. I stress eat. I may not be able to combat all of these at once, but I am going to make my health–physical and mental–a priority this year.
So, there you have it. My resolutions and goals for 2015. What are yours?