New Year's Resolutions.

I have to admit that I don't really like to make New Year's resolutions because it just seems like the sort of thing you do to set yourself up for failure. You make a "resolution" and then you tell everyone about it & then you....try to keep it up for a month or two. Then what? Then.....you usually hope no one remembers what you said your resolution was & you give up on said resolution that has become nothing more than that annoying monkey on your back. End of story. Rinse. Wash. Repeat every year. Right?

Well, this year I AM making a New Year's resolution & I think I can keep it :-). I have decided to keep doing what I love...an do it with excellence! You see, I really decided to do this a long time ago, I just never thought of it as a "resolution". In the last 18 months I have made big changes in my life, some of which were pretty hard (even painful at times). I did those things because I wanted to see big changes in my life. I was so tired of doing the "same old things" which resulted in the "same old outcome". I knew I had something better inside of me & I went searching for it.

In many ways I'm still very much searching for the "better" part of me. I still stumble and fall & I get irritated with my lack of self-control at times. However, I have to say the last year has been a very "reflective" one for me & I feel a little more "clear" starting this new year. I feel very clear about what I want. I feel very sure of what my goals are. I feel very optimistic that I will be able to reach many of those goals & succeed at doing them with excellence.

Just to be clear....NO, this years resolution does not solely pertain to running! I love that I took up the sport of running, but to say that my life revolves around that would be entirely inaccurate & altogether untrue. I do LOVE running, and I see that change in my life something of a change turned into habit. I think I'll enjoy running for many years to come, so I've moved on to looking at improving other areas of my life and turning those new changes into habits as well. What running did for me was show me that with enough hard work you can accomplish more than you think!
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Now.....if you must hear me make one of those New Year's resolutions, here goes.................

I resolve to NEVER have this sort of laundry situation happen in my house....EVER again!
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Did I mention that my family generates 12 loads of laundry a WEEK! I'd say my family is making a HUGE "footprint" on this planet with the amount of water we are using to wash our freaking clothes. Geez....wear it twice people...if it passes the "sniff" test Hang. It. Up. That's all I have to say about that.


Oh, and while I'm at it...I'll never drink another one of these...


or eat another one of these. Nope! NEVER again!


Happy New Year!











And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.

I Peter 5-10-11