Aspirations Not Resolutions

 

 

What is a resolution anyway?  It's a firm decision to do something or the process of solving a problem.   Well I can't make long term "firm" decisions and I have no problems to solve so for 2014 I have a list of aspirations.  Aspiration = ambition = a desire to achieve something.   I have a lot of things I want to achieve this year so on the first day of the new year I will share them with you and you can follow along on my journey.  I may fall off the wagon at times and I may not complete them all but I have big plans for this year.  In no particular order here are my 2014 aspirations.

 

• Finish my first 10k (http://stpaddyruntacoma.com/)
• Start a blog (check)  
• Craft more
• Get more sleep (this will be hard due to the previous aspiration)
• Get my little side business back up and running
• Lose 20 pounds
• Be a better mom (there is always room for improvement) 
• Do a 30 day fitness challenge at least every other month
• Finally meet my VBFF (virtual best friend forever) in real life
• Make more time for the husband
• Run a race a month throughout the spring/summer season
• Eat more fruits and veggies
• Trail run!
• Take more family trips
• Spend less time plugged in and more time on the floor playing with the kids
• Meatless Mondays
• Paint Claire's dresser
• Run a half marathon
• Spend more time with my girlfriends
• Read a real book (not electronically and not about child behavior, diets or running)
• Keep up on my new blog
• Take more pictures with my real camera
• Find a balance between chores, time with the kids, working out and "mommy time"

Let's get this party started! 

 

“Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.”
― Louisa May Alcott