Stress

The Non-Resolutioner Resolutions…

I’ve never been one to make New Year’s resolutions.  I really never saw the purpose…it just seemed a ritualistic form of reverse psychology to me.   As soon as I made that list it was my green light to start breaking them, and I’m pretty sure I am not alone.  In January fitness centers are hopping and the produce section at the grocery store is being cleaned out.  Come the end of February the surge is over.

Let me be clear on this…not everyone is motivated the same way.  Some people thrive on making detailed lists and accomplishing the list.  I wish I was one of them…but yeah, not even close.  For those with a similar mindset to mine, there are certain thing we should just avoid resolving.

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No Really…It Can Be Done

Last week, at 11pm, I was listening intently to be sure my daughter fell back asleep. She just randomly threw up, right out of a dead sleep, all over Pinky (her favorite stuffed bear…yes, pink), her blankets and herself. It’s was freezing…so the last thing I wanted to be doing was crawling out of my warm bed for anything…much less puke. But, as a loving mommy, I cleaned her, the carpet and the bed up; threw all the nastiness in the laundry; rocked her for a couple of minutes; laid her down and watched her for a couple more minutes and scurried back to bed. I happened to look at the clock when I left and came back to the room. It was 10:39 when I went in there and 10:51 when I came back. I was surprised, because I was sure it was much later than that. But it started me thinking about time and the apparent chronic shortage of it.

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