I think I overshot on last year’s New Year’s resolutions. Did I really think I could achieve a dozen goals? Here’s how I did:<\/p>\n
1. Commit to a charity (happened–if driving my mom-in-law around one day a week qualifies.)<\/p>\n
2. Meditate every day (didn’t happen–at least not every day.)<\/p>\n
3. Yoga once a week (happened\u2014until I got the childcare chick fired for storming into the yoga class yelling “You’re late! And you didn’t pack a snack!”)<\/p>\n
4. Attend a regular 12-step support group (happened–until I realized I was leaving the church hall more depressed than when I arrived.)<\/p>\n
5. Have sex more often–with Eric (happened–despite my hefty dose of Zoloft!)<\/p>\n
6. Have date night with Eric twice a month (didn’t happen–are you kidding? That takes organization.)<\/p>\n
7. Go to church every week as a family (happened one-third of the time, and I got there myself every week.)<\/p>\n
8. Get back to writing (happened–as you’re reading in “Beyond Blue!”)<\/p>\n
9. Stabilize my meds and work with a good doctor (happened–Halleluia!–after trying 23 combinations and six shrinks.)<\/p>\n
10. De-clutter the house (didn’t happen–hello? My kids are three and five.)<\/p>\n
11. Try new things (happened–took a tennis class)<\/p>\n
12. Become a lector at St. Mary’s (didn’t happen–weekly attendance is enough for now.) <\/p>\n
What were your 2006 resolutions, and how did you do? What are your resolutions for this year?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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