I love New Year's resolutions. Ever since I knew what a New Year's resolution was, I started making them and keeping them. In fact, I am such a New Year's resolution fan, I was quoted in the Commercial Appeal back in 2008 for my New Year's resolutions. Yup, I am that girl.
They are important to me, because I like accountability. I run with a friend. If I didn't have someone waiting for me to run, I probably wouldn't. John and I cook dinner for our family. If I didn't have them to be accountable for, I would probably eat Mac and Cheese each night or buy stock in Chik-fil-a. It is also a way for me to announce to my friends and family how I plan on being a better person. Yeah, I could do this in April, but there is something about starting a new calendar year with a clean slate.
They are important to me, because I like accountability. I run with a friend. If I didn't have someone waiting for me to run, I probably wouldn't. John and I cook dinner for our family. If I didn't have them to be accountable for, I would probably eat Mac and Cheese each night or buy stock in Chik-fil-a. It is also a way for me to announce to my friends and family how I plan on being a better person. Yeah, I could do this in April, but there is something about starting a new calendar year with a clean slate.
Last year I was pretty ambitious. Luke was only 4 months old. I was a working mother of two children under 3. I made 3 resolutions and kept 2. The only one I couldn't keep was something I tried to do everyday. That is too much for me. I succeeded at completing both resolutions on the same day, Dec. 3. The very next day, while eating with some amazing friends who have known me for over 13 years, I found my New Year's resolution for 2012.
I am going to blog!
Hence Goldfish for Dinner. I can't take credit for the title. John came up with that. In fact, I consider him the 'writer' of our marriage. I can quote you reason after reason why I have never blogged. I am not a good writer. No one cares what I have to say. No one has time to read what I write. I don't have time to write about my life. I was encouraging a friend with a new baby to blog so she can document her new family's life. I was adament she start blogging. I told her she won't remember those sleep deprived moments that happen so quick. I think I may have even pounded the table at one point. Then I realized, I was talking to myself. It doesn't matter if no one reads what I write. This is for me. This is for my boys. This is for my family.
New Year's Resolution 2012 - to blog at least once every other week.
Happy New Year's everyone!
