New Year, Same Me

with a few improvements, maybe….

The start of the new year always bring thoughts of renewal and starting fresh. I’ve always scrambled to put together a list of resolutions together to refocus my life and make changes for the new year. This year, for the first time in my life, I don’t feel like I’m doing too bad. So, I thought I’d put together a vision board instead. I hope that the effort and intention I put into this causes some stars to align for me in the new year. Of course, these things will require effort, I know they won’t materialize on their own. This is where intention and preparedness comes in so that I can welcome opportunity with open arms.

Anyway, I worked very hard with scissors and a glue stick to put this together so I will discuss some of those images here…

Me standing on roses doing yoga – I want to figure out wtf is “self-care” and do some of that. It sounds nice doesn’t it? I haven’t had a pedicure since October and I’m feeling slightly overdue. I used to enjoy yoga maybe I can make some time for that this year. I’ll keep you posted as this progresses.

*That whole30 day by day – I started to change how I eat in September and for the first time in my life weight loss is not on my list of resolutions. I feel great and I want to keep doing more of that. I’ll elaborate further in another post.

Buckets of art supplies and buckets of money – YES! to both, equally! I want to make my own art again and work on building up savings for my family.

Me and Husband looking into the distance with wine – I want to pour more energy into our relationship. Doing things for ourselves, together as a couple. We’ve had an intense last couple of years and when shit hit the fan it was just us standing there together. I want to honor us and the relationship more. It’s freaking hard to be married, we need to reward ourselves and treat ourselves not just always pouring into the kids. In the end, they are the ones who benefit from a happy and strong marriage. So gotta work on that, and also, drinking more of that wine.

Me with my BFF’s laughing at sunset – after I became a mom, I started working full time at a job that consumed every ounce of time I had. While I was working full time, I went back to school to get my masters and that took even more time I didn’t really have. So, what took the biggest hit was the people I wasn’t living with and in direct daily contact with, my friends. I lost all of my friends. I was a shadow everywhere. I missed parties, I missed important events and eventually I guess everyone thought I was too busy and stopped inviting me. I watched all of my friends move on to other friends on social media and I lost contact with so many dear friends. I felt, and still feel like a terrible friend. It makes my heart ache to think that they thought they didn’t matter to me but I had to survive and when I wasn’t working or at school I was being a mom and a wife. I left work for full time mummying but the back to back kids didn’t help. I’m now that mom in the back of the auditorium half cheering on my kid while entertaining a toddler and a baby strapped to her. Doesn’t leave room or attention for any friends. The only friend that stuck around was the one person that HAS to be my friend no matter what, (or I’ll beat her up!) my sister. So my intention this year is to learn to become a better friend. I want to learn what qualities make a good friend. I want to reconnect with old friends and connect with new friends. Even learn to be a better friend to my sister.  I don’t have a mom squad, or a BFF to call my own but, sometimes you just need a friend that you can talk to, share a joke and laugh hysterically with at sunset.

Pull Up’s – I am all about that potty training. I am putting out into the universe, less diaper changes in 2018! I’m hoping Zoe can take a hint by seeing this on my vision board. Come on kid! Let’s use the pottyyyyyyyy!!

Pierce Fine Art – I want to go back to teaching in a part time capacity, maybe at my local community college. I miss my students terribly and I miss talking about art and being excited about art every day. I want to get back out there even if it’s just part time.

The rest is pretty self explanatory… Alright universe, let’s get to work!! I have a great year ahead of me!