2014

The past 4 years have seen a lot of changes for Duane and I and our little family!  Many less than desirable, some incredible blessings!  It has been a stressful time for us but together we have managed to come to a cross roads where 2014 appears to be OUR YEAR!

I am incredibly excited about some of the things that we have planned this year!  We are both focusing on our health, our children and each other first before anything else!  I have make a choice to eat clean (mostly) and concentrate on my health rather than "weight loss" although this change in my eating habits has the weight coming off at a rate that I cannot complain about!  

I have made a decision to spend more time "present" and less time browsing social media sites which stress me out!  It's so easy to compare myself to other woman, other moms, other families when everyone is putting their best foot forward!  There is too many people who are pretending to be perfect while I live a very real existence that contains lots of wonderful things it is most definitely NOT perfect (nor am I).  Since I have been a SAHM these sites have provided me with downtime which I need but I believe that there are other things that will have a more positive effect on me than stalking people from high school!  I would like to blog more stalk less! 

I want to nurture real relationships!  Spend more time going for coffee with a friend rather than texting them about their day!  I want to send out birthday cards and Christmas cards via real old school mail (stamps and all) rather than simply saying HBD via writing on their Facebook wall (HBD really we can't even write out Happy Birthday anymore?!? What a lazy lazy generation we have become)!  I want to hug more and feel a genuine connection more!  I want to watch less TV (and for the kids to okay video games) and play outside more!  I want to have dirty happy kids at the end of the day!

I want to feel real joy!  I want to have less and appreciate what we already have!  I want to compare myself to no one other than who I was yesterday!   

2014 is our year!  This year we will feel joy!  This year we will become healthier!  This year we will be happier!