My husb and I brainstormed some new year's resolutions over sushi a couple weeks ago. This was the first time we've ever talked seriously about setting some goals for the year. I was pretty proud of the overarching goals we'd established: be intentional, follow through, simplify, get organized, be consistent, celebrate.
Ever the realist, my younger sister scolded us for setting resolutions that were too broad. What do those things mean? she asked. We'd identified some general goals, but without any specific plan, how would we hold ourselves accountable? How would we measure our success? How would we follow through? We needed to figure out what problems we were trying to solve with our vague resolutions.
After some reflection, I drew a few conclusions. I feel like I squander the little free time I have during the day, so I want to be intentional. We have too many things, so we need to simplify. I sometimes feel overwhelmed with everyday tasks (laundry, dishes, dinner) so I want to get organized. Celebrate attempts to resolve the issue of working too hard without taking time to stop and enjoy life.
Armed with some concrete ideas, my husband and I set specific, tangible goals for the year. I put one of my biggies into action this week. With a four-month old in the house, dinner often gets overlooked. The once-enjoyable time spent preparing dinner has often become a source of stress and chaos. But I love to cook, and I've missed the pleasure of putting together a delicious meal. So... get organized, simplify and be intentional have become the goal of planning meals and doing one big grocery shopping trip each week.
On Monday, I pulled out my favorite (somewhat dusty) cookbooks, and wrote a MEAL PLAN including breakfast, lunch and snack options. It's now posted on the side of our fridge.
Of course, I couldn't resist the urge to spend a little time designing a template, which you can view HERE. Even in this short period of time we've noticed a difference. We're eating dinner at the same time in the evenings, managing to have healthy meals for breakfast and lunch, and actually having some extra time together at night.
What problems did you identify last year? How have you resolved to fix them?
On Monday, I pulled out my favorite (somewhat dusty) cookbooks, and wrote a MEAL PLAN including breakfast, lunch and snack options. It's now posted on the side of our fridge.
Of course, I couldn't resist the urge to spend a little time designing a template, which you can view HERE. Even in this short period of time we've noticed a difference. We're eating dinner at the same time in the evenings, managing to have healthy meals for breakfast and lunch, and actually having some extra time together at night.
What problems did you identify last year? How have you resolved to fix them?
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