2022 Resolutions

 

I'll be honest. 

I'm not entirely sure that 2021 actually happened. 

Somehow, it is already 2022 and I have no clue how we got here.

Last night we celebrated the new year and I am so excited for this opportunity for a fresh start. I've always loved resolutions and lists and habit challenges and whatnot and this year is no different. I have a list a mile long and I'm going to write it down here so I can revisit it throughout the year and link back to it. 

Last night I was going through Facebook and a few friends were listing their accomplishments of the year and I loved reading through them! 2021 was all about surviving and I didn't journal, or blog, or post on social media, or really do anything to chronicle my accomplishments and now it is the end of the year and I'm coming up blank. I know I did stuff, buuuuuut I can't remember any of it (except Ashlie's wedding because it was amaaaaaazing). 

So my first resolution: blog more. Not for followers or anything else, just to have a freaking record of what the hell I did all year! Here is the rest of my list by category (it's going to be long because I love having broken down, tangible items I can actually check off): 

Health and Fitness:

-Be comfortable, joyful, energetic, and powerful in my own skin

-Get healthy for my boys

-Weight Loss

-Complete a full Sweat progression

Post Pregnancy

Low Impact

BBG

-Complete 2022 Run the Year Mileage

-Volunteer at TROT Races

-Bonus: Run 50K Habanero Hundred and/or 50K Brazos Bend

Parenting Goals:

I haven't quite flushed this one out. It is hard to make goals that are based on other people but my big goal is to be more present and stop hiding in the kitchen from my kids ;) 

Institute a Chore Chart 

Teach Bear to tie his shoes

Less screen time (need to figure out)

Teach twins to give themselves baths

Misc Goals:

-Organize Recipes

-Organize Photos

-Master baking a pie

-Read 10 NEW books and keep my weekly streak going 

-Complete 5 crochet/knit projects

Mom's Scarf

Phil's Blanket

A Hat

-Learn how to knit socks

-Blog Weekly

-Go see a doctor and treat my anxiety 

-Clean and organize whole house REDUCE STUFF

-Take a trip...somewhere?

-Date night once a month

-Take the boys out more (goal is once a month)

Financial Goals:

-Set Up Payroll

-Catch up on Taxes

-Pay off debt to a reasonable amount

-Buy House

-Buy second personal vehicle

-Increase our savings for fun stuff!

Company Goals:

-Buy second truck

-Set up Atlanta  

This is just a brain dump. Most of these items will have their own blog posts down the road and I might add to the list as ideas come to me but I wanted to at least get this post started!

So here is to the new year!!!!!!

-Ri

Maybe 2020 is Like a Mullet?

I am sooooooo feeling this meme. 😂

Barry is finally home today and everything feels right in the world. 

Just hearing him walk around the house making his work calls is the 

most wonderful thing. 

In the spirit of this meme and the absolute happiness I am feeling right now

I felt like making some resolutions. 

This year I will take it one day at a time. 

This year I will force myself out of the house and have more

experiences with the boys. 

This year I will not hide, I will not wait for the "right time", I will

not wait for anything. Having had our freedom taken away, when it is safe again

 I intend on doing ALL THE THINGS. 

I will find the joy of my boys again.

I won't take the simple things for granted again. Things like playgrounds

and splashpads, visiting family, visiting friends. 

I will also stop apologizing for doing what is right for my family.

Being on lockdown has made me realize how much social anxiety I have,

the relief of not having to explain myself has been tremendous. 

So I'm going to do what is right for my family. 

We're already halfway through the year. There's not a lot of time left

to do all the things I want to do. But I am going to do my damndest to 

really LIVE the rest of the year.  

Barry and I are back together, and together, we can do anything.  

Sunday Intentions

My backyard was a beautiful place this morning.

I was filling my mug in my kitchen sink, I looked up and was struck with

the vibrance and tranquility of my backyard. 

It has been raining this week and it has made the greens in my backyard so

saturated with color. The sun was dappling through the trees and I could tell

there was a little breeze coming up from the water. 

I made a decision, to make my tea and go drink it outside and make some peace

with myself. No phone. No notebook to make a list. Just me and William.

I also decided to lay down some intentions. It has been a rough week

and I've been hiding from a lot of things under the guise of being productive.

I'm tired of just scraping by during the days.

 I'd like to live my life more intentionally.  

It has been something I've strove for in the past and never could quite keep

up with. But this morning, in the peace of my backyard, I decided to try again.

I can use this blog to make those weekly goals and just remind myself of them. 

This week I'm going to focus on my base goals as a person. 

These will be a reoccurring theme because they're that important 

and relevant to me.

1. Make a Home for my Family

This isn't necessarily a to-do list. This isn't do laundry, make the beds, 

sweep the floors, although those are a component of it. What I want to do

is make a place where I can spend time with them and be comfortable doing it.

That means getting things done that need to get done but being sure to spend

time with them, I get into that on #2.

I can't be a good mom and have a messy house. We can't do fun activities

at the dining room table if the table is piled high with stuff I was too lazy

to put away. 

2. Lean into It

I've been hiding from my kids this week. Well, for a while longer than a week

but it's been difficult. I've convinced myself that I don't hav time to deal with my

kids because I have so many important things to do. And I do have important things

to do but it isn't my kids fault that I suck at time management and I get overwhelmed

easily. So I'm going to carve time out for my baby boys. 

When I'm in a race and I'm running low, I don't quit. I lean into it. I can

do the same for my boys. More hugs, less yelling. Smile when I see them.

Don't huff when Bear asks for another drink. Take the time to teach

them life skills. Embrace them and everything that comes with them. 

I was going to do three items but I'm just going to start with these two. 

The boys are all awake now and the day is starting, but I'm going to try to 

hold on to that peace I found this morning. 

I was able to take a couple pictures of William and his smile. 

I was so filled with love this morning. I hope that by writing this post

I can remind myself of that love when this week gets hard. 

-Ri