I never make new year's resolutions. I figure no one ever keeps them; I wouldn't either; so why bother in the first place? This year, though, I've decided to make a few resolutions. The obvious thing to do at this point is to publish them on my blog so that friends and family can see how I'm failing to keep my resolutions. Yep, good idea.
1. I will read my Bible more. (Note how I left out a specific goal.)
2. I will exercise...at least once this year. Gotta start somewhere.
3. I will invite people over to my house more often. I will fight my perfectionist tendencies and accept the fact that my house does not need to be flawless and my cooking does not need to be amazing. I will recognize that time spent with friends is what's important. (That's three for the price of one.)
4. I will start things and not finish them. Not as easy as it sounds. With three kids running around, I pretty much know that I will get interrupted. It doesn't matter if a task takes five minutes or thirty; there's no way I will get from start to finish without at least one sidetrack. This is sometimes paralyzing for me. I can't bring myself to start anything because I don't know when it will get finished. No more. I will start doing dishes. I will start doing laundry. I will start sorting through the giant pile of stuff on my dresser. I am determined to just start. And start again. And again. Because getting something done is better than getting nothing done.
That's enough because that's probably more than I can handle in one year. If I think of it, I'll let you know how it's going.
Oh we are so alike. I too get paralyzed by my chores. For me, it's because I feel like it's going to take too long and I don't feel like I have enough time to do it which intimidates me and I never do it. Not quite the same as you, but similar enough that I resonated and thought I would share. I hope your family of five is doing well this new year!
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