Goals and Hopes

The past year has been both great and trying for us.  We have had a lot of really great times and I am so thankful for so many blessings in the last year.  We have also had some not so great things happen and I guess we have to just move forward and learn from those things or just mark them down as a wash. Move on!

Some highlights from 2011:
     *spent a ton of time with our family and friends.  Our friendships have grown to be more than friendships, they are family to us.  We cherish them and love them more than we can say.

     *a great vacation to the Outer Banks in June.  We went with our friends and had a blast!  So much so that we are going again this coming June!

     *my kids continue to be great kids.  They are kind, caring and fun.  They are respectful and willing to help anyone out (for the most part....they are kids!)

     *I did better with my Scentsy business in 2011 and I am so grateful for that. 

     *Chuck and I perseveared through some rough spots, not in our marriage but in life.  We always know that we can get through anything together.  This past year some parts really tested our faith and patience. 

     *Friends had babies, bought homes, announced pregnancies and marriages.  What isn't there to love about those things?!

Okay, on to my goals.  I like to keep it simple because let's face it, a lot of these things tend to not come to fruitation and I hate disappointment!  Haha....so I won't sit and cry if I don't acheive these things.  Okay, some I might cry but I will eventually get over it.

1.  Start exercising more and eat healthier.  I know everyone says this but I will do this, I have to.  I'm currently at my highest weight and I want it all to go down from here.

2.  Build my business more and find some team members who want to enjoy this company as much as I do. 

3.  Enjoy my family and friends more.  I work full time and I swear I am so tired all the time so I want to remember in the coming year that I need to enjoy life more and take the time to spend with them all rather than napping.

4.  Directly related to #3, quit working full time.  I will be doing this for sure but I put it down because it is a goal. I will be working but I have no idea what I will be doing.  Whether I work part time when my schedule allows or I do something I create.  I will be home more and available to my kids.  Point blank, done.

5.  Run a 5K.  I know I can do this.  I plan on starting to run while at the gym and I will be running a 5K with my son in May.  I will, oh yes, I will. 

6.  Enjoy a beach vacation with family and friends.  The house is booked, we are ready (it is 5 months, 8 days away but who's counting?!) and I am so excited.  It is a different group going this year so I hope to enjoy it as much as I did the last one.  This will be my family's first vacation together and I know that we will love the time away.  Hoping for no drama though!

What are your goals?  I hate the word resolutions so I say goals but really aren't they the same thing?  Okay, 2012, let's rock this year!!