January 3, 2008
Well, Happy late New Year!
We had a fun night with friends, but it was a late night and it took several days to recover from it. I am just not good at staying up late anymore. I haven’t slept in since Ethan arrived three years ago and I seriously require at least 8 hours of sleep to feel rested. It was worth it though, to hang out with friends minus the little ones. To be able to talk uninterrupted. It was nice.
I have never really been too into New Year’s resolutions, but this year, I have made a list. It includes taking better care of myself, including walking again. It includes working on my handwriting (kind of silly, but I feel like I used to have nice handwriting and it is so messy now). The big one is spending less money. There is more to it, but I just want to be more aware of what I am buying and try to be more responsible with our finances. There are others. I just want to try to be more well rounded and… better. I want to read more, I want to be more aware of the world around me (actually pay attention to the news), I want to spend more time in the Bible, in prayer, memorizing scripture. I hope I can be somewhat successful. I do feel pretty motivated. I don’t know why this year is any different than any other year. Maybe it is because I am getting older and want to grow up a little bit more. Three days into it, and I feel like I am doing ok. We’ll see how it goes.
