Hey Friends!
Today, Shay and I are hosting our first link-up of 2018! I’m so excited about today’s link-up for so very many reasons…
1. I LOVE the start of a new year especially when I’m adding new link-ups, new traditions, etc.
2. I LOVE reading about YOUR new goals and resolutions. You guys are always giving me the best ideas, so I have no doubt something you say will trigger something for me.
3. I LOVE the idea of a blank slate every year in January.
4. I LOVE a link-up. 🙂
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Let’s get started-Today we’re sharing HOW WE do our goals and resolutions for a new year.
{And I hope YOU share too! This link-up is all about learning from each other. I’m hoping you can take something away from what I share and I’m hoping I learn something from what you share-whether it be in a blog post or comment!}
The new year always inspires me to start fresh. I’m pretty sure my word last year was simply BETTER. I wanted to strive to do everything a little BETTER in 2017. I can’t say I accomplished that every day in 2017, but I did my best and that’s what it’s all about.
This past fall I was talking to a neighbor. Her husband travels for work and she told me one of his friends had recently lost his mother so her husband was going from his business trip and then traveling across the country to be at the funeral. Just listening to her talk about his travel sounded exhausting, but I was so inspired by her husband JUST SHOWING UP. I have no doubts her husband’s friend felt so much love by knowing this friend traveled far and wide to be there. He JUST SHOWED UP. And it stuck with me. I want my friends, my family, and my people to know that no matter how exhausted I am-if you need me, I will SHOW UP. I’ll be there.
Last year observing my girlfriend, Manda, in the throes of her sickness this also stood out in the forefront of my mind. As a friend, as a family member, as a neighbor-her family just needed us to SHOW UP. They needed to see us loving them through meals, goodies dropped off, through prayer, and simply being there.
So that’s my big theme for 2018…SHOW UP. And I hope I can strive for my 2017 theme again as well. 😉
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When it comes to goals and setting resolutions, I might be the only one in the world that does this, BUT I’m gonna share it anyway. I feel like I need to read all the books, get all the calendars/organizational supplies, and THEN get myself organized. Anyone else?
For example, this year I heard from several people I should read these three books…
They just recently arrived and I’m so excited about jumping in to use these to help me keep my calendar balanced and my home clutter free. Has anyone read these?? If so, what did you think?
This is also the time of year I get CRAZY organized. Every meal is written down in my Erin Condren, every practice, game, meeting, and event we have is in there as well.
I have a separate calendar I use for all my blogging things. Typically, I just use a month-to-month calendar for that, but this year I found this cute Bando planner on major sale and decided I’d give it a go. So far, I’m loving the extra pages to keep ideas jotted down for upcoming months.
And you should know when you travel back to back over the winter break with your kiddos and return home with ALL THE LAUNDRY even on January 10th you aren’t completely caught up on the laundry. #thatsmybiggoal
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I do my best to set realistic goals. For example-healthier meals in January. That’s super realistic. But no carbs for the month of January is not. #mamaneedsacarbortwo
You know how at the beginning of the school year you’re packing a fruit, a vegetable, a meat, and a dairy for your kiddos’ lunch and by Christmas you’re just hoping they have more than two bags of chips? January is when you can push that restart button and start over. And doesn’t it feel good?!
Trust me…I have all kinds of things I can be working on, but I try my best to make my goals realistic and achievable. And when you hit them, man it feels good. Doesn’t it?
*Healthier Meals
*Consistent Bedtimes (toward the end of the year we slacked and let our kiddos stay up later)
*Homework Finished at Beginning of Week (again we started slacking and the kiddos need to get homework done early in the week)
*More Work Outs
*Lots of Water
*Read More
These are just several of my goals for our 2018.
That’s what I’m working on this year….making sure my people know I’ll SHOW UP, getting all organized, caught up on the laundry by January 12th {ha!}, and my goals this year are all realistic.
I’m not sure what your striving for in 2018, but I hope you’re making your goals realistic and you achieve them!
Please share what you’re aiming for this year….do you have a theme for the year, new goals, or resolutions?? Maybe it’s something that will inspire us all. We’d love to hear!
And bloggers please join us next month when we share HOW WE take care of ourselves.
Have a great day, ladies!
XO
