Welcome 2012

This year I'm approaching my goals...resolutions...a little different.  It feels like I make a list of things I want to accomplish each year and then feel like I only end up doing bits and pieces.  I've been thinking long and hard about what I want this year to be and where my time and energy should go...and contemplating my struggles this past year.  I immediately knew where and what my life was lacking.  balance.  As a mother I feel like I'm weighted down heavily in some areas...giving to one side and never enough time for the other.  I over extend myself and often feel frazzled trying to "get it all done" when I know very well that I'm not able to do it all.  I'm just not.  

This year I plan to focus on one little word...balance.  I'm not planning on doing all that Ali offers with this concept, but I'm inspired by her idea of letting a word help to make my life better than it is today.  

With this word I plan to...

Take time for myself more often (okay...probably not the first thing I'll accomplish, but something that needs to happen a little more often)

Learn to say no. (I've never been good at this, but it needs to happen)

Read The Book of Mormon with my family (this is a goal given from our Bishop...find out more here)

Make a cleaning schedule that works for me

Exercise

Eat Healthy and Meal Plan

Serve

Document Life...through blogging, journaling, scrapbooking, pictures...etc.

Project Life (read more about it here)

the list could go on....

(I'm so proud of my 2011 project life album.  I love that it's complete and an honest not so perfect look at our life.  99% of the pictures were taken with either my iphone or a little digital camera...but each blurry picture is perfect.  I LOVE it!!!  ...and it was a goal I completed.)

I don't expect to accomplish everything on my list, but what I am hoping to accomplish is a more balanced life....

A life that is a little better than the one today.

K :)