Clear Epic

2008. Do you ever sit back and wonder what the year will bring? 2007 was one wild and crazy ride, I loved it. Don’t need a repeat for awhile but I loved it. When I sit down to reflect it is almost overwhelming. The majority of my reflections swirl around Prayse naturally, it was such a huge adjustment and milestone becoming a Mom. She wasn’t in our plans at this point in time, but somehow her timing was absolutely perfect. Once again she serves as proof that it is good I am not in sole control of my life and what happens. I would have missed out on all of the smiles, hugs, pseudo-kisses that she now gives out, giggles, rolling over, consistently bouncing and jumping, the GRIN that spreads over her chubby face and cheeks when I walk into the room. All of those things sort of just wipe out the nights of crying, incredibly dirty diapers that seem to explode all over the place… I’m sure there’s more, I know there’s more. Life is not perfect as once stated before, but I feel as though I am finally getting the hang of this and will never apologize for being positive and optimistic. At this moment, this Saturday morning as my baby is asleep with my hottie husband, the two of them looking like the perfect pair, I am loving life. So I will cherish this moment and enjoy the fact that I am not worried about this or that, I will simply be content.

This is the time of year where we all talk about our New Year’s resolutions. Truth be told, I haven’t had any for the past few years. I never followed through on them and figured, “What’s the point?” Well this year is different. Really! I have one big/huge goal that is mine and mine to keep, but I am also setting smaller more manageable goals that I am going to focus on monthly.

January

1. Meau Meal Planning- When you think about it I only have to do four of them. But this way we can eat together as a family, healthier food, cheaper, and have leftovers for lunch (As a side note, I am looking for any great slow cooker recipes. Send them my way and we’ll share!)

2. Laundry- I am awful at keeping up with this, I’ve accepted the fact but can’t keep living with it! If I put in one load every night when I go to bed and throw it in the dryer in the morning when I wake up then hopefully this will be more manageable. I read once that if you can do an action consistently for 28 days it will become a habit, I’m going to test it out.