There’s only one day left of the year and I’m in total denial that we are about to ring in 2022. I used to love New Year’s Eve because, as a kid, I would spend some time thinking about goals and everything I wanted to accomplish in the next twelve months. It felt like a book with blank pages just waiting to be written and I was holding the pen.
Then, you get older and get sucked into some of the pitfalls of adulthood and New Year’s feels more like a reset button. Congratulations! You now get to go through another twelve months of the same thing you just barely survived this year.
After 2020, I think a lot of us were optimistic in thinking 2021 would bring something better. I mean, how could it get worse, right? Aside from the birth of our daughter, Amelia, in January, 2021 was just a continuation of the 2020 sh*t show.
A Goal Without a Plan is Only a Dream
At one point, I decided to no longer let the outside world rule the outcome of our future. I can’t control what happens around us but I can control how we respond to it.
I like to think of myself as a glass half full kind of person. So even if the world was in a downward spiral, this year, I was going to go out with a bang!
In April, I forced myself to write down the things that I would like to do that I have been putting off either because of kids, because of a lack of time, or because I was too lazy. Boy, was there a lot! It finally came down to these four most important things: spend more quality time with my family, start writing again, implement more exercise, and finally, be smarter with money.
I’ve spent almost the last decade right in the thick of having and raising babies. When 2020 hit, a lot of people began sharing the importance of self care and the correlation of that to good mental health. Let’s just say after a few close calls of total mommy burnout, I was finally listening.
New Dreams. New Days. New Desires. New Ways.
I’m proud to say all of the things I set out to accomplish in 2021 are still a work in progress. I definitely didn’t hit every goal I set out to accomplish this year. But I’m excited to continue working towards them in 2022.
It’s a marathon, not a sprint.
And to welcome in the new year like every other year, I have chosen our 2022 words. Big things are coming our way! I can feel it!
I hope you also have an amazing year ahead! Happy New Year!
