Resolutions

I saw a great tip about using the word "Resoloution" to help you with your, you know... resolutions. 

So I thought I'd give it a try...

R - Respect myself more.  I mean, I totally respect myself, but sometimes I'm easily guilted into doing things for other people even when I'm dead tired, or sick, or just really need to sit down with a glass of wine and my kindle.  Respect the "No."  :)

E - Evolve my mothering skillz.  Yes, I used a Z in that.  You have to say it like this..." Skeeeellllzzz" with a mustache and whipped cream.  I need to check my attitude at the door man.  Leave work at work.  My oldest child is 16 years old, a junior in High School and he's getting ready to leave momma.  I won't be able to force him to make the right choices anymore, so hopefully I can evolve a bit to help him.  And the other three coming along as well.  (YIKES!  Two freshman next year, AND a fifth grader, I need a  baby.)

S - I have a great "S" word that my husband would love, but I'm going to just say, "Smile" more.  If you know me, I'm smiley.  I like my teeth.  But in the face of adversity I get this weird angry eyebrow thing going.  I think people may be scared of me.  Oops.  I resolve to Smile when I get angry.  At least it'll make me laugh at myself and help quell my inner anger.

O - Organize my life.  I am probably the most unorganized organized person you'll ever know.  For real man.  I have piles of fabric and fur and craft supplies that scatter and clutter every corner of our entire house.  Only I know where that green leather is to match the white fox fur in a bag in Koy's closet.  I need to desperately to organize my stuff.  Then my food.  Then my work.  In that order! 
L - Laugh more.  Angry frown lines, NO.  Laugh lines, OK!  For the past week and a half my son has been babysitting a 5 and 3 year old while they're on break from school.  They laugh and laugh and laugh at the most random things.  "The Dog Ran Up To Me!"  giggle, laugh, giggle!  etc.  I want to laugh more.

U - Unwind at the end of the day.  With wine.  :)  Perfect.  Or wait, not perfect but I can do that! I can also unwind in the Sauna that my husband built for us behind our house.  (Sauna plug!)  It's lined with red cedar, and has a traditional wood stove with lava rock (we use river rock in our camp Sauna) to hold heat.  It's blissfully awesome in there.  Wine and a Sauna?!  Maybe not, but definitely a Sauna.

T - Take time.  This could be for everything.  I tend to rush through everything.  Rush, rush, rush.  Stress, stress, stress.  Rush some more.  Hurry up I'm late!  I just want to take time to get up, take a shower longer than 6 minutes, maybe even fix my hair once and a while.  Spend time sewing by hand, answering questions, etc.  Take time to play games with my kids.  Geez.  I feel all emotional now.

I - Inspire people.  I wonder if I inspire people.  I'd like to think I do.  But that could just be my ego talking.  (Speaking of "ego."  When I was in the 8th grade I lost the spelling bee to a girl from Kiana and that was the word I lost on!  Now she happens to be my best friend.  Off subject but cool.)  I want to allow people to see this town for it's beauty, familiarity, and uniqueness that it is.  Also I want people to be able to make their own fur hat!  :)

O - Observe nature.  I'm an outdoorsy gal.  I looooove me some nature.  Especially up here where it's abundant.  My life is so fast paced all the time I just hope to slow down.  HEY...maybe that should have been my "S" word!  Yes, I think watching the caribou cross the river would be grand.  

N - Never say a cuss word again.  OK well that is probably not doable.  I mean I grew up in a house that cussed, my friends cussed, even my teachers cussed.  It's just another way of expressing how mad you are.  Maybe I could say, "Navigate" the world of alternative curse words!  Expand my adjectives for a snotty person.  Rather than calling someone an A-hole today, I did say to them, "Smegma in your face, dummy!"  :) 

Those are my resolutions.  I wonder how many of them I'll actually accomplish.  I do have another one but that's the same one that millions of people have.  Exercise more.  So I didn't want to waste my "E" on that one.  I'll just make that a lifestyle choice rather than a resolution.

Good luck with yours and wish me luck cause I'm gonna need it.