My word for the year for 2014 is Refresh.
I don't usually do resolutions. They're too easy to break, too easy to forget, easy to lose in the everyday chaos that is life. 2013 brought much more chaos into our lives - we settled into our house, jobs, family life. We expanded our family by adding our daughter, the best and most fun source of chaos since welcoming Dash three years ago. Since Lilly entered my life, I have been forced to look at things differently, and resolutions are one of the many things I'm rethinking. As Lilly grows and gets older, I want to refresh my way of thinking, our way of living and doing things. We've been doing the same things over and over and over, expecting different results, so I decided it's time to refresh our lives. I need a breath of fresh air, and isn't the new year a wonderful opportunity for everyone to hit the refresh button?
I will make this year count by looking at things through my daughter's eyes. Crawling, playing, laughing more. Having a baby changes every single aspect of your life, in ways you NEVER thought possible. I want to refresh our attitudes, our relationships, our home. I want to be more active and sit around less. No one ever died thinking that they wished they had watched more movies or tv. I want to move more, run more, dance more, do more. Schedule less. Leave the dishes and the toys and the beds unmade and make memories.
I am going to refresh because my daughter deserves the very best me I can give her.
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