Let Us Begin

This is it my friends. The beginning of our year of change. Of growth. Of AWESOMENESS. So... let us begin.


                                                            2017!


I can't be the only person who feels like this year is going to be a good one. I am determined to send out only positive into the universe. I can tell you, this isn't going to be easy for a realist like myself. I don't see the black or white, rather shades of grey. For this year however, I'm going to strive to see only in color.


Today was a good start of the year. Allow me to elaborate:
I am a mother of three boys, all two years apart. Currently my Demon is 7, my Moose is 5 and my sweet little bird is 3. Little bird was battling icky fever germs all night so it was surprising when at 11:46p he decided to join our little party. We had spent until that point playing board games, laughing and sipping on sparkling cider. My sweet boys got to watch the ball drop and say hello to the New Year.


This morning everyone decided that we would sleep until 10:30! I was expecting to have to get up at 6 at the latest so I was pleasantly surprised at getting to sleep in.


I decided last night that since I have such a good feeling about this year I would set a few life goals. Nothing too altering just some things I know that I can do as long as I keep on track.


1.) I plan to yell less and laugh more. So far, in the first 20 hours and 37 minutes into 2017 I've done a fairly impressive job.. at least if my goal was to laugh like a loon when I get angry and have my kids slowly back away and race from the room throwing concerned glances over their shoulders. Little bird insists on laughing with me.


2.) I plan to stress less about things I can not control. There is no point in it.. and all I ever achieve from this is making myself sick. I have enough health issues without giving myself a push in that department. Instead I'm going to live in the moment more. The dishes can wait, my kids however are going to grow up regardless if the kitchen is clean right at this moment. They won't, however, always want to play Lego's or a board game. I need to remember that somethings can wait.. others can't.


3.) My last goal for 2017, focus on my health. I need to stop thinking I can do things I shouldn't or are no longer able to. I need to take care of myself. Which means getting the answers I need to take the steps needed for a healthier me. Now, let me just throw this out there for those who don't know me. I am NOT going on a diet. I am already losing weight at a fast enough rate that concerns some.. I don't plan on increasing said rate. I will be doing yoga as much as possible. I want to tone and stretch. Plus, it helps so that I am able to move in the mornings.
I'm going to be getting my MRI in February and getting the answers needed. Find out if it is indeed MS as the doctors think or something else. I was diagnosed two, soon to be three, years ago with fibromyalgia. Over the last year though, I've been getting symptoms that don't match up. So, since money was impossible it felt, getting the answers was too far out of reach. I refuse to think that was this year. So first chance I get, which will be when we receive our tax credits, I will be scheduling my appointment and getting my brain scanned. I'm just hoping to get dinner afterwards. 


Well, those are my goals. I know I know.. not very life altering or on the road to self awareness or something, but its what I need at this time. I just feel like everything else will fall into place. What are some goals you've set?


I'm going to start writing more this year. I promised myself I would do my very best to write at least once a day. So I've been playing with the idea of a blog for some time now. I finally gave myself the push needed. Please feel free to leave me ideas for things you might want me to blog about. If I use your idea I'll give you a shout out. 


I'll be posting some poetry and creative writing now and again too. Not just blogging about my insane life. I promise you, my readers, no matter what my writing matter, you will not be bored. 


Tomorrow is another day my darlings. Until the next page of this journey together. Let us begin..


                                                                                     XOXO