Wednesday, January 2, 2019
Welcoming the New Year
Welcome to 2019! We are happy to welcome the new year and not all that upset to say goodbye to 2018 because when we look back on it, it was a struggle of a year for us. Filled with stress, anxiety, challenges and hardships, but we made it through and we are so much stronger for it and for that we are grateful for this past year. We learned how to rely on each other, how to ask for help, hot to simplify, how to say no to more and how to prioritize. We aren’t fools, we know there was good that happened in 2018 too, like expecting a new baby, making our health a priority, building our Young Living business and focusing more on our relationships with Christ and with each other. We had a lot of good happen, but those tough times we experienced were so hard and we’re ready to move forward.
There’s a lot we want to accomplish this year and we’re not really setting them up as resolutions because those never seem to really hold up, but we know we want to be more intentional about certain things.
- With our fourth babe arriving soon we want to get back to planning our weekly date nights, whether that’s getting out of the house or staying in.
- We want to grow our Young Living business because it’s been life changing for us and we want that for everyone we know.
- Take on less projects and plan more for our family.
- Simplify our home by decluttering and organizing as much as we possibly can.
- Continue to improve our health as a family.
Mike and I have really enjoyed the tradition of choosing a word for the new year and I can’t remember what I chose last year because I let myself get so far off track focusing on it, but this year I chose two words: unapologetic + optimistic. I realize I often allow myself to feel guilty saying no to projects and people and I’m often left exhausted and frustrated. I’ve also been so drained and stressed this past year that I’ve become pretty pessimistic, even though I like to call it being a realist. It’s being a pessimist and I hate that so I’m choosing to change it. Mike’s word for the year is fuel. He often chooses a word that applies to several different faucets in his life. Fuel for his soul by growing deeper in his relationship with Christ, fuel for his body through healthy eating and exercise and fuel his mind by learning something new. He likes to be complex and deep!
I’d love to know what you do for the New Year, are you the resolution type? A one word type? Or just plan on eating more tacos?
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