I feel like time keeps flying past me and I'm barely able to keep up. Hubby mentioned that I haven't blogged very much and he's absolutely right. However, I have a ton of posts in my head, but nothing on paper. I need to get on that.
I've been thinking of New Year's Resolutions and I needed to think of things that would better my life and things that I can accomplish. So here we go:
1) Spend more time with the kiddos.
This sounds like a no-brainer since I am a stay-at-home mom, however, I feel like I never have enough time to enjoy them because I'm doing one thing or another. I'm usually over committed and I need to take some things off my plate and enjoy my time with my family. For the last two weeks Hubby and I have incorporated Family Game Night. My kids are loving it and so are we. Pictureka anyone?
2) Just Say NO!
This goes with number one. I've decided to start taking some things off my plate. Most recently I gave in my resignation for "Publicity Team Leader" for MOPs. I will finish out the year and then say goodbye to my position. I think I will continue attending MOPs meetings next year, but I just needed to be able to spend time with my family and not worried about deadlines. With Hubby traveling so much I wanted to be able to spend time with him when he was home and not be worried about getting the newsletter out. By the same token, I didn't want to have to worry about "one more thing" while he was away. If I can lighten my load, it will make the time without him a little easier.
3) WRITE, WRITE, WRITE
I miss writing everyday and I want to get back to it. I need to work in the time. It's been good for me to write down everything and I feel less discombobulated when I do so. Lately, I've been feeling terribly discombobulated and I need to write so that I can everything out. Once I've cleared my head then I can keep moving forward.
4) Time with God
Just as my writing time went out the window, so did my time with God. I used to be able to get up early in the morning and have my devotional before the kids were up for the day. Since Mr. Bananas' birth, I haven't been able to accomplish that. Now that he is sleeping through the night (most nights) I am getting more sleep also. I need to put my devotional time back in my schedule. I find that when I take the time to pray for my friends & family and take the time to reflect on scripture my days go more smoothly. So here I go again. Are you there God? I'm ready, again.
I'm sure there are more, but I think these four will keep me going this year. So here's to more time with my fabulous family, time for myself, and time for God...not necessarily in that order.
Wishing you all the best in the new year!
Showing posts with label New Years. Show all posts
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Monday, January 16, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Happy New Year!
Gah, where has the time gone?!? I cannot believe that it is 2012 and that it has been almost a month since my last post! I have so much to share and not enough time to post. Ah, so be it. I will share what I can in the few minutes I have while the baby is napping and before I pickup the kindergartner.
Um, where to begin? First off, Happy New Year! It is officially 2012. I try to take it slow every Advent to really appreciate and prepare for the celebration for our Savior's birth. However, with a SAHM's demanding schedule, it is not always possible. But we do what we can. One of the things that I really, really enjoy doing during Advent is putting up our Nativity sets. It is a nice reminder for us what we are really celebrating: the birth of our Lord and Savior. I love that we keep our sets up through Ephiphany. During Advent we also light a candle on our Advent wreath, adding a new candle each week until Christmas. I love hearing the kids respond to our "Jesus is the Light of the World"as we light the candle with "Come Lord Jesus!"
I felt pretty good about how far ahead I was on my Christmas shopping. I wasn't stressed by that, but my to do kept getting longer and longer. I was missing my much needed workouts at the gym, running errands well into the evening, and feeling pretty exhausted. My husband kept telling me to slow down, but I felt that I couldn't, which is so incredibly stupid. There is no reason that I couldn't have taken the time to slow down, but once I'm in that mode, it's really hard for me to think rationally about what I think needs to be done. If I could articulate how I'll reorganize my thoughts and priorities, then that would be my New Year's Resolution. But I can't so it will drive me crazy until then.
Christmas Eve finally made me feel that it was Christmas. Every year we go to my SIL's house where we are joined by all of my husband's siblings & their families, his parents, and a few extended relatives. I love spending time with all of them and just sitting and enjoying good conversations and good food. I love seeing the nieces and nephews open their gifts to one another. I love what has become our annual tradition of a Yankee Gift exchange and laughing so hard tears stream down my face over some of the ridiculous gifts we throw into the mix. In the past my immediate family has gone to the family Mass at my husband's childhood church where we listen to many of our nieces and nephews sing in the children's choir led by Hubby's eldest sister. This year we celebrated Mass at our church with my Filipino relatives. A different experience, but one that I enjoyed.
As I do every year I watched A Christmas Story while Hubby and I wrapped gifts. We spent time together talking about the day and preparing for Christmas morning. Christmas morning was pretty awesome and the expressions on my kids' faces was priceless. I have to hand it to my big kids, they wanted for an hour very patiently as they waited for their baby brother to wake up so that they could open presents together.
I'll stop here for now to post some pictures from Christmas. I'll add more because I still have to post about Mr. Bananas turning 10 months, kidisms from my silly kids, new year's resolutions, and pictures from our week together.
As we enter this new year I pray for God's blessings to cover you. May this be a year of health, prosperity, and happiness. May you be surprised by what you are able to do. May you grant kindness to others. May you always feel loved. Peace be with you as begin a new year!
Um, where to begin? First off, Happy New Year! It is officially 2012. I try to take it slow every Advent to really appreciate and prepare for the celebration for our Savior's birth. However, with a SAHM's demanding schedule, it is not always possible. But we do what we can. One of the things that I really, really enjoy doing during Advent is putting up our Nativity sets. It is a nice reminder for us what we are really celebrating: the birth of our Lord and Savior. I love that we keep our sets up through Ephiphany. During Advent we also light a candle on our Advent wreath, adding a new candle each week until Christmas. I love hearing the kids respond to our "Jesus is the Light of the World"as we light the candle with "Come Lord Jesus!"
I felt pretty good about how far ahead I was on my Christmas shopping. I wasn't stressed by that, but my to do kept getting longer and longer. I was missing my much needed workouts at the gym, running errands well into the evening, and feeling pretty exhausted. My husband kept telling me to slow down, but I felt that I couldn't, which is so incredibly stupid. There is no reason that I couldn't have taken the time to slow down, but once I'm in that mode, it's really hard for me to think rationally about what I think needs to be done. If I could articulate how I'll reorganize my thoughts and priorities, then that would be my New Year's Resolution. But I can't so it will drive me crazy until then.
Christmas Eve finally made me feel that it was Christmas. Every year we go to my SIL's house where we are joined by all of my husband's siblings & their families, his parents, and a few extended relatives. I love spending time with all of them and just sitting and enjoying good conversations and good food. I love seeing the nieces and nephews open their gifts to one another. I love what has become our annual tradition of a Yankee Gift exchange and laughing so hard tears stream down my face over some of the ridiculous gifts we throw into the mix. In the past my immediate family has gone to the family Mass at my husband's childhood church where we listen to many of our nieces and nephews sing in the children's choir led by Hubby's eldest sister. This year we celebrated Mass at our church with my Filipino relatives. A different experience, but one that I enjoyed.
As I do every year I watched A Christmas Story while Hubby and I wrapped gifts. We spent time together talking about the day and preparing for Christmas morning. Christmas morning was pretty awesome and the expressions on my kids' faces was priceless. I have to hand it to my big kids, they wanted for an hour very patiently as they waited for their baby brother to wake up so that they could open presents together.
I'll stop here for now to post some pictures from Christmas. I'll add more because I still have to post about Mr. Bananas turning 10 months, kidisms from my silly kids, new year's resolutions, and pictures from our week together.
As we enter this new year I pray for God's blessings to cover you. May this be a year of health, prosperity, and happiness. May you be surprised by what you are able to do. May you grant kindness to others. May you always feel loved. Peace be with you as begin a new year!
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| Mr. Bananas and Buggy visiting with Santa |
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| Boogie visiting with Santa |
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| All the girl cousins |
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| That is the look of pure joy from Boogs when he received a "How to Train your Dragon" playset from his cousin R. |
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