It's a New Year

Ah, 2012. I hope you are good to us.

A new year feels refreshing. 

So far, it's been a good year. Jonathan is officially half way done with residency!! This means it's down hill from here. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. We are grateful for that light.

And Jonathan has this next week off. Which means respite for me.

Whenever I find myself overly frustrated and overwhelmed with motherhood and life in general, I know I need some respite. It's amazing how just one afternoon off every once in a while makes me a better mother. But it does. This afternoon I went into my bedroom, by myself, climbed into bed and read a book for an hour. It was glorious. And I took a little nap. It's going to be a great week, I can already tell.

And I did make some resolutions.

As I thought of things I wanted to happen this year, I realized that there is just some stuff that I can't totally control. So I crossed them off the list. I kept the stuff that I do have control of.  

Basically I want to be a better, nicer person. :)

I want to be better about keeping a scripture journal, I want my family to feel like they are my top priority by my actions and my attentiveness, and I want to exercise more (of course, don't we all?!), among other things. 

The thing I realized about resolutions, is that they are basically the goals I have all the time. A new year just allows me to get more focused on how to get there, and I appreciate that.

I hope it's a good year. I am excited to see what it brings our way!