New Year, New You?
In the past, I’ve always set the bar high for a New Year. It was going to be the year I got back to the gym, or the year I was going to get that emergency fund started. I had years where it was going to finally be the year the chore charts I’ve created for my family will be put to good use… Only to find that not to be the situation.
I’m going to sound a bit dramatic here, but it was depressing to have this feeling of ‘failure’ year after year.
The more children we added to our family, the more that I somehow felt like I needed to be a newer and better version of myself. Maybe it was the added pressure that the individuals who lived outside of our home added. Sometimes, to family or strangers alike, it seems like they view you with your children and you either have it together (in their eyes) or you don’t. When you’re always striving to have it together… it can feel like you’re always falling apart.
I promise you, that wherever you are in life, if you’re trying your very best to do your best, you’re doing a fantastic job.
No matter the day, the month or whatever season you may be going through in your own life. We need to, and deserve to, give ourselves the credit that we deserve because without it… we may lose hope of what’s to come!
New Year Outlook
With all of that being said, what I do want to do for this year is to still have goals, but to have goals that are achievable. Simply working towards a goal every day, little by little.
Matthew and I made a list of goals that we’d like to work towards in 2025. A few examples are:
- Walking 10,000 steps a day
- Drink more water
- Go to church each Sunday
- Have Sunday dinners as a family
- 2x2x2 (More information below)
- Work towards snowballing our debt
- Read more books
- Hike more as a family this year
These are just a few of the things that we have on our goal radar this year. This list is full of items that we can work on over time, little by little. I hope to share more on each of these subjects as the year progresses!
2x2x2
I’m sure that all the items that I listed on our goals for 2025 is pretty self-explanatory, aside from maybe the 2x2x2 rule. This concept is actually something that Matthew found on the internet and thought it was interesting and beneficial for us to give a try this year.
I’m sure that it’s no surprise that with 6 children, Matthew and I don’t have a whole lot of free time. We don’t expect to, as we have dedicated ourselves to being present while raising our family. We find ourselves in a bit of a pickle because our family that are available to babysit, do so while we are at work during the week, so our previous attempts at a weekly date night fail quickly because it’s a lot on other people and we completely get that!!
The 2x2x2 is supposed to be the attempt at a date two times a week, a weekend away once every two months and a vacation together every two years.
A vacation together every two years? Matthew and I haven’t even had a honeymoon, let alone a vacation together!
This is a very large goal of ours for this season in life, because while we have finished growing our family, we want to ensure that we continue to grow in our marriage. The 2x2x2 rule is something that will begin this month for us, and I’m looking forward to seeing how it impacts us throughout the year!
What are some of your goals for the new year?
-Karen
Growing With The Wilders 