What a month! Quick recap of all that has been survived: DD (ie Doomsday-the dreaded Monday when momma had to re-enter the workforce), pumping at work (a new all-time dread), not 1, not 2 but 8 Christmas celebrations, New Years Eve (and New Years Day now beginning at 6:30 am when munchkins awake and have no care that Mom and Dad didn’t go to bed until the wee hours!), and a wonderful 10-day Christmas break at chez Team Schwartz. And tomorrow is January 4…and 2010 really begins. So before I re-enter the craziness of real life, I want to take a moment to determine my New Years resolutions. Yes, I am also sighing at the cliché, but it is such a moment that my type A goal setting freakiness just can’t let go by.
1. Find my SS mojo! This to include (but not limited to)
a. Fit into (and this means willing to wear in public) skinny jeans by March
b. Date nights with O 1x per month
c. Keep up with Sam maintenance (that means eyebrows, hair, and maybe even the teeth...braces-yikes!!)
d. Have ushers at church recognize that we are members (which means that I need to show up more than 4x per year)
e. Call (email/text does not count) at least one girlfriend per week
f. Write the blog
g. Update the blog’s appearance (!!)
h. Get up-to-date on munchkin’s baby books
i. Keep up with my book club
2. Make a conscious effort to enjoy the moment and let go of the constant guilt and anxiety
a. Okay, do you see how this might be hard after all the conditions I listed above?! Stress is already settling in by putting them into print!
b. So new plan-will try to do above but promise to give myself a solid B if one is accomplished
The past two years have been completely insane! Two pregnancies, two births, two post-birth recoveries (which does not take just 6 weeks my friends), two babies, two maternity leaves, promotion, new job… it is sometimes difficult to recognize myself under everything that has changed. My biggest resolution in 2010 is to feel comfortable in my own (new) skin. My life and focus has done a 360 and I need to get my groove back…just this time with one baby on each hip.
