I don’t like making official New Years solutions, and if you’ve been reading along with me for a long time, you’ll know I usually come up with a few vague goals for the year. It seems noncommittal, but it actually works really well for me. That way, if I miss a chance or if I “fail” at something or other, I haven’t screwed up some tabulated list of to-dos or let anyone down. I find that kind of thing WAY harder to come back from. So this works for me.
I have a small handful of things I’d like to work on this year. One of them, the most important one, I’ve already talked about on here. I want to try to meet the needs of others without being asked. To just see them, and if its within my grasp, to help them! This one seems like common sense, but I struggle to find the balance, to be honest. I can’t exactly drop everything and go run an errand, or visit someone, or anything else when I have kids who nap, and a kid in school, and whatever else we have going on. Yet, I can make sacrifices sometimes. Yet my family needs to come first. But should my family prevent me from helping others? It doesn’t, but I hope I’m making sense with this. As a human being, I desire to help others, as I think we all do. But I want to be more intentional with it. So, if you know anyone who is in need…..
I’ve been feeling a bit creatively stunted. I think its a natural thing, considering what our last year has been like. I really haven’t had a lot of time to be creative. I didn’t even crochet my kids toques this winter :/ I’ve always loved and anticipated that part of winter, but it just didn’t happen this year. So this year, I’d like to get back on the proverbial horse, and find a creative outlet. Whether thats more crocheting, or upping my game on the blog, or doing more with makeup, or maybe trying something entirely different, I’d like to find something to busy myself with once in a while that is out of my usual routine.
The last goal for this year is to take more ownership in Brady’s business. I technically am part owner, and I do help him pull off the quarterly reports and such, but I’m realizing how much clerical/office work he puts in per house, and its definitely a bit of a time suck. I informed him that I was ready to step up and learn all about it and start taking more responsibilities, and I’m sure you can imagine, he was happy to have me. He agreed to start teaching me what I don’t already know, and how to read the floor plans and purchase orders and get to know how the whole business goes down. I’m actually really excited about it! I can save him some time at work, and I’ll actually earn the chunk I’m on the hook for.
So those are my main goals! I have a few other in mind, but they’re smaller and less notable to really record here on the blog. I think this is a very doable year of goals for me, but they will take some dedication, motivation, and self awareness. I’m looking forward to it.
If anyone has any goals or themes in mind for 2017, feel free to share! Being that we’re a decent chunk into January already, we’ve all had time to think about it!