No Resolutions, Just Some Things I'd Like to Do

For anyone who has been following this blog for a while, you already know that I am pretty much the world's worst resolution maker and keeper.  I have lots of good intentions, but I tend to be both over optimistic and under-motivated.  So instead of making resolutions, I thought I would just dream a little bit and talk about a few of the things I would like to do this year.  Some are practical, some are not.  But I guess they all relate to who I am as a person this year and what directions I'd like to go in during 2009.

• I'd like to get back in the habit of having regular check-ups with my GP (means I must get one...), my dentist and my gynecologist.  It's so easy to let the time fly by on this stuff, but I am beginning to realize, as I get older, that it's also unfair to my family if I don't take care of myself.  If I can get regular monthly appointments to have a facial then certainly I can schedule two trips to the dentist and annual visits to see my doctors.
• I'd like to turn my bedroom into the adult retreat that I have always envisioned it would become.  John and I are coming up on 8 years in our house and it is time to stop looking at it as a transition home and start treating it as the place I plan to stay.  The bedroom is a small step, but a step that I think would add a lot of quality to our lives.
• I'd like to return all the help and space John gave me in the months after becoming a mom by making sure that he gets some time back in his life.  Taking over some small chores, doing more of the grocery shopping -- that sort of thing.
• I'd like to get back to going to a regular knitting group.  Since having Z, this has been harder than I thought it would be. 
  
• I'd like to spin more often.  My wheel has been sidelined most of the year and when I got it out not too long ago and got it back into shape (note to self: rubber bands dry out) it was a real pleasure to work with it.  Spinning brings me peace.

I think if becoming a mom has taught me anything, it's that I can still do a lot, it's just that I can't do it all at once.  The first place in my life I learned that was blogging.  It's become apparent that there is no way that being daily is realistic anymore.  So most of these things on my list reflect that lesson: small things that have value, simple things that focus on my family.

You might be surprised not to see any Z-related items in that list.  She is so much the focus of life right now (and for good reason) that I don't really think I need to add anything more to my wish list.  I work 80% time so that I can have a day with her every week.  I enjoy taking her with me to stores with shopping carts -- we both have fun shopping together.  I have some projects for her on the needles, and I just made her several nice pairs of socks.  When it comes to Z, it's all good, and I suspect that it will only continue to get better and more rewarding as the year goes on.