The last month or two have been stressful with having to lay off an employee, being a single mom with a brand new house & my business slowing down for the winter (which it always does but I don't seem to have any kind of savings in which I have had the last two winters) -- stupid economy!
And three things are weighing quite heavily on my mind lately:
1) My daughter complained out of frustration that I never play with her & she's right. I'm so busy with keeping the workings of a business going, and housekeeping (because a clean house makes me a happy person!) and and and. How I would love to hand a "to-do" list to a man and walk off to play with my daughter. In the New Year, I will make appointments for regular exercise and regular play with my daughter.
2) I was shopping in Costco yesterday and my jeans split. Damn that peanut butter that I went to pick up when this happened! LOL. It was just a split in the thigh, bless friction & fat thighs! I promised myself to not buy another pair of jeans until I lost weight and could buy a SMALLER size. I guess I'm sweatpants & dresspants bound until I can buy new jeans. Talk about motivation!
3) Bills & everything to do with money. I wish my parents had taught me more about money when I was younger, but they didn't and now I have to get over it. On January 1st, my credit cards are getting the old "chop chop". In 2009, I will get rid of credit card debt & get rid of my vehicle payment. I'm so done with debt! All I will have left is a mortgage payment, insurance payments & utilities. As for my house, I would love to sell it in 5-7 years and downsize to a house in which I have no mortgage and live a simple life.
I had no intention of making a New Years resolution until I read the latest (well, January 2009 issue) O magazine.
It's time to get happy, debt free, de-stress & enjoy our families!
That's what 2009 will be all about for me.
xo
