I like the idea of a new year's resolution, but I'm never successful at them. Who is though, right? For me it's a new year to set goals. And I always set goals for myself. Sometimes it takes me longer to complete them, but when I set goals, I make them happen. So here's what I want to make happen in 2013...
I want to be better at budgeting and sticking to it. I want to know that we can afford the possibility of me staying home with our children at least part-time. I don't quite know what this will mean, but I plan to figure out how I can make it happen...if anything knowing whether we can or can't afford it will be a big part of this for me.
I want to go back to school. I have been trying to figure out my Master's program of choice for awhile now. I've now been out of college for 5 years and I'd really like to go back, even part-time. I recently figured out that my interest in psychology is leading me to a degree in mental health counseling. I want to help people. In my search for someone who can help me, I've found that there isn't much out there...and to top it off, the hassle of the insurance companies and mental health. I want to make it my mission to find a way to make mental health care more accessible.
I want to honor my sons. After talking with some other moms, I want to create memory boxes for other moms who lose their babies at the NICU where the boys were. I think that will be my goal for their birthday. I posted awhile ago about raising money for March of Dimes and getting a team for the local walk. To top it off, I finally got in an order for my Molly's Bears which will be the same weight as my boys. In order to get them sooner than the 12-14+ month wait, I would need to raise $500, so I think it will be my goal to raise that so that not only can I get my two bears, but 9 other families can get theirs.
I want to run the half marathon...which means getting healthy and training. I am taking good multivitamins and fish oil. I'm finally getting treatment for my insulin resistance. And so far it seems to be helping. Now that it's a new year and I'm going back to work full time, I think getting into a routine of working out will be easier. So that will start tomorrow as I go back to work full time. Since the ground is snow covered and I don't have good outerwear for running, I'm going to stick to my work out videos and the stationary bike. Get some good cardio going. On top of that, I'm supposed to try to keep my blood sugar up by eating regularly...I've been horrible about it while being home so much, but being back at work, I hope that will help this, too. So much to think about, but baby steps. I've made big changes to our eating habits and I plan to continue making small consistent changes until I'm in the best place possible.
My crafting and Scentsy businesses are a great source of income...I think if I can really keep these going, I will be able to eventually use this as my extra income so that the possibility of staying home is a little more feasible...
One step, one day at a time...
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