Or good intentions at least!
As each New Year rolls around, people roll out their list of resolutions for self-improvement, and let's be real... The majority of those things just stay on the list for next year! I have always held a certain disdain for this antiquated tradition, viewing them as useless proclamations of our short-comings and yet another reminder of our failure when the resolve fades away. This year however, I was thinking it over and toyed with the idea that perhaps I would give it a shot. "Ridiculous tradition" my jaded mind screamed, as the inner optimist shouted back- "It's as good a time as any to try and make some positive changes!"
After much inner debate, I decided to overlook my longstanding hatred of this tradition and give it a shot- but only after setting some personal parameters. I would settle on a few things that were deeply important to me, forgoing the grandiose, like becoming a perfectly toned gym-rat, Wonder Mom, perfect house keeper and achieving a solution to world peace all in the same year! I would set realistic expectations for improvement, not dooming myself to failure before I had even begun!
1. Have my children watch less TV.
2. Eat more vegetables.
Profound, I know! But that is what I settled on. They are both things I have been thinking about for awhile, but had not actively pursued changing. They are simple, and flexible- allowing for positive change to occur, but offering the opportunity of exploration. I wasn't going to bind myself to eating 5 servings of vegetables every single day, or limiting TV to one cartoon a day right off the bat, but rather committing to try on a daily basis to be conscious of those two things and actively pursue the positive change I desire.
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