I know it's almost a week late but this is my resolution post. I know what y'all are thinking and yes technically since the year has already started my brain is thinking, "Well it's too late now," but you see one of my resolutions this year will be to deal with my OCD on a more personal level.
Honestly the reason that this post has taken so long to get around to is actually the reason for the post in general. Resolutions. Goals. Priorities. Or lack of priorities to be more specific. Since going back into the work force, I've had little time for other things. I wake up, go to work, come home, work on the computer or melt into a television show or bubble breaker on FaceBook. And there's nothing else. There's no substance. There's no love, harmony, music. There's certainly no spirit, and lately, there's been no God (and not because He hasn't been there, but because I've been a bit of a PITA these days and have been ignoring the little blessings in my life in order to complain about everything else.)
So if everything else is out of balance, why on earth would I write a resolution post? But now, after much prayer and contemplation, I think I can make a go of it.
As per most of my other friends, we'll be categorizing these things:
Spiritual
God comes first. This must be a priority in every other category of my life. God comes before me, before my husband, before work, before play.
- Read the Book of Mormon at least once by myself, and together with my husband.
- Prepare every Sunday for the lessons that are to be taught.
- Have regular Family Home Evening.
- Pray regularly on my own and with my husband.
- Visit the temple at least once a month.
- Pay a full tithe.
My husband is second only to God. My marriage is my focus. No one on earth is more important than my husband and in 2010 he will never have reason to question that.
- Learn to be an obedient wife, a help meet and fascinating woman while working outside the home as opposed to being a housewife in the previous years.
- Ask for priesthood blessings when I need them and not make excuses for why I could wait.
- Do what I can to help my husband be the spiritual leader in our home.
- Strive to have an intimate relationship with my husband.
I will take care of myself before others so that I may be able to serve at full capacity.
- Learn to say "No."
- Learn that I cannot save everyone and that I cannot sacrifice my well being to take care of others.
- Choose one or two hobbies online to stick with (instead of 50 million).
- Take time to keep in contact with family and friends.
- Learn to be more crafty and to decorate my home with lovely things.
- Stick to a routine in order to keep the house in order so I can spend my time and effort on more important things (see above).
My health is important. A year from today I will wish I had taken care of my body.
- Stop eating out so much.
- Cut down on, and eventually quit drinking soda.
- Get a simple exercise routine.
2 comments:
These all sound good! All you are missing is The Jersey Shore!
Great goals. They sound a lot like mine.
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