Gosh, these are always tough... mostly because I have the same ones every year. Is that good or bad, I wonder? Does it mean I failed last year or am staying the course? Hmm... while I mull that over, I thought it may make me more accountable if I wrote my resolutions out and shared them.
1. Be kinder. To everyone. Be more gentle with what I say and how I say it. "Niceness and kindness" I say to the boys at least five times a day. That goes for Mommy too.
2. Eat (even) healthier. I try my best to feed my family healthy foods but there's always room for improvement. I want the boys to eat more whole foods, less processed ones. (
When will my children grow tired of chicken nuggets, I wonder??) Less snacks, more vegetables. Less boxed food, more organic, fresh food. As Lauren has said and I fully agree with, "If you're not willing to spend money on healthy food, does it matter what else you spend money on?"
3. No alcohol Monday- Wednesday. This is always a toughie ;) so we've decided to ease our way into it by allowing a glass of wine (or beer) Thursday- Sunday. Starting next week. Ha ha ha. Seriously... the Shaws and New Years Eve mid-week wrecked any chance of that starting this week but next week? We're going strong! NO WINE Monday through Wednesday! Even if the children are incorrigible, I've run 5 miles, eaten a bag of spinach, and have justified that "
Doctors say one glass a day is healthy." But you see?!
That is how I usually justify having a glass nightly. Okay, or two. ;)
4. Continue to exercise. Consider signing up for a race this spring.
5. Do one random act of kindness, as a family, every month. We were really good in November and December about helping families in need. I'd love for that to continue throughout the year.
So, there are my top 5. What are yours?
