The List

My last post I promised a list of goals. Not in any particular order, but I saved the most important for last.

2. Yoga
I've always loved yoga and how great it makes me feel. One of the many things I start-and-stop.

3. Jewelry-making
I love creating and jewelry I'm pretty good at. Another thing I start-and-stop.

4. Sleep
I need to get on a better sleep schedule. Not very easy when the hubby works nights though. I tend to sleep when he does.

5. Yardsale
Ugh! I've been putting this off for a couple years.

6. Disability (please don't judge)
I started the process but when they sent the questionnaire it overwhelmed me and never finished it.

7. Cooking
I cook most nights but I'd like to experiment with new and healthier foods again. I'm stuck in a food rut.

8. Baking
I love to bake but I don't do it as much as I could. I'd like to finally start on my breads book from the French Culinary Institute.

9. Reading
I have a bunch of books I've either never read or started and never finished

10. Housework
I need a housework schedule I can follow so maybe I'll do it.

Once I finished the list and sat back and looked at it I realized, most of my goals are doing things for me. At first I felt like I was being selfish. But then the more I thought about it the more I realized that these are, for the most part, things that make me happy. Even housework makes me happy by making me feel accomplished. How can I expect to make others happy if I myself am not happy, right? So many times in our busy lives we let ourselves fall to the wayside. We handle the laundry, the homework, dinner, appointments, the groceries, etc. and when we finally get a chance to unwind we zone out on t.v. or FaceBook. We don't take the time to do for ourselves what makes us happy and healthy. This in turn can make us rather irritable and less apt to deal with our day-to-day responsibilities. So in setting my "motivation goals", I am doing so with this overall goal in mind:

1. Be a better person