MY BOGGY BLOG: find your way through the murk

Goals in Motion

I don't know what it actually is, but the idea of a New Year sure does inspire me to make changes in my life. It's funny-- it really is just going from one day to the next, but it really does feel like a fresh start. And while I did put off starting my goals until January 5th (when the kids went back to school; too busy before that), I am liking the feeling of tackling my goals. And I'm somehow managing to not beat myself up if i don't quite make the goal for the day. I am really trying to Change My Life, so I know that it will be a long process with slips and bumps, and if i just keep going mostly forward, I will succeed.

My list of goals is a bit long, but for the most part there are writing goals, like finishing one of my novels by my birthday in September, doing a certain amount of words each week, doing research necessary to complete the novel. There are organization/household goals, like working on clutter for 15 minutes a day (thank you, Flylady, for that idea) and washing, drying and folding one load of laundry a day, with the kids putting the clothes away. And body/health goals like working on eating when hungry, writing down food and feelings in a journal to find out why I eat, and exercising a certain number of times a week.

And so far, I've been meeting many of the goals in my day. Not every goal, but I keep taking stabs at them. I feel better for the exercise, that's for sure. And I've been seeing a difference already in some of the kitchen paper piles (oh, I have piles you wouldn't believe!).

I'm ready for the change, ready for a new year and a new chance to see what I can do!