With tomorrow being New Years Eve, I along with the rest of America have a few goals that I would like to see get accomplished. But it's different in my case. I not only want to see them get done, a few of them, well mainly all of them, NEED to get done. Example: nothing makes you feel like a bad mom like home videos. Tyler has put all our camcorder home videos on dvd for me for Christmas. I love it, and while sitting down to watch the first year and a half of Mason's life, I thought "Boy , where in the world did you blow it?" Sad? Yes. Am I crying about it right now? Yes. Did I sit in the tub and pray with all my heart that tomorrow I would wake up and it would be 2004? Yes, I did that too. But let's face the facts folks. It won't be 2004 tomorrow and I don't have a machine like Napoleon Dynamite to even try to go back in time. :) But here's what I CAN do. I can start right now to be a more patient mom. AAhhh patience. Must you be so ruthless to me? Can't you see I'm trying? I will give my full attention to not only Mason but all of my kids when they need something or are trying to tell me something. Laundry needs to be done and the kids want to play? Leave the laundry. It usually ends up creeping out of the laundry basket and up the wall anyway. This is a NEED and it is at the top of my list. It's never to late. I hope.
While watching these videos, one of my darling children piped up and said," How come you were skinny but not now?" Umm, yeah. Let's add exercise and healthy eating to the list. Not a diet like everyone else is going to try, but a real honest to goodness healthy eating lifestyle and exercise routine. I may need a little help with that one. O.k. maybe a LOT of help. But the thought of a new family picture on my mom's wall in June had motivated me to try and lose 15 pounds by then. Good luck Beck! Your gonna need it!
Also I just want to say that Tyler got me a Dyson 24 vacuum for Christmas, and if there were ever a need to share something so spectacular with others (besides the gospel of course) it would be this. I am happily grossed out at this machine! Happy because it sucks up stuff so well. Grossed out at the dust and dirt and who knows what else is coming out of my carpet. Who would have thought that vacumming could be so fun?
And so I bid you all a Happy New Year! I hope it'll be a great one for you. It will be for the Zobe's. Things are about to change.
3 comments:
Those are my goals exactly! I am trying to live more in the moment with my kiddos, even if it's just a story book or horsey ride!
And I started my new work out routine a few days early...I have some great cardio, we can chat all about it on friday!
See you soon, we are so excited to hand out with you guys!
Great goals Beck. Good job Tyler, I really want to get our movies on DVD, how did he do that?! Plus, the Dyson?! That is electronic, cleaning Heaven for sure. Good Christmas.
I've spent the last few days contemplating this very subject. I think I've got it narrowed down. We'll see. I wish you best of luck on some really great goals, and thank you for reminding me of some I ought to add.
(And Dysons ROCK. End of story!)
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