All Rolled Into One

On January 1st, I didn't make the traditional long "list" of new year's resolutions, but instead made one which resounds in my head daily: to take better care of myself. Sound a little selfish? This is how I see it. If I am taking better care of myself, I'm:

*striving to eat healthier, therefore helping my husband, family, and friends eat healthier, because I make food for them too, sometimes. {I've been slowly delving into the 50% raw food spectrum, and I'm loving it so far.}

*trying to go to bed earlier, therefore waking up earlier, getting to work earlier, making my bosses happier, and not rushing in the mornings or bothering my husband when he's trying to sleep at night and I'm typing away on the computer, reading a book with the lamp on, etc.

*taking better care of my skin, hair, eyes, hands, and feet, therefore buying more natural skin/hair care products which not only helps the respective entrepreneurs, but also those around me who can benefit from my product and daily routine reviews.

*organizing my time in a way where I'm not getting late to or missing appointments, idling my time away by watching too much useless t.v., therefore making better use of my time and everyone else's.

*scheduling specific times during the week to work on my little design business, which helps my husband and me, but also my clients who are happy they are getting better, more timely responses from me, which in turn makes me happy and builds up my portfolio.

*letting myself grow spiritually every day by studying the scriptures, listening to and reading uplifting talks and messages, bearing my testimony more often, and praying always to my Heavenly Father, which helps me become more centered and confident in life, bringing peace and warmth to my personal relationships with my husband, family members, and friends.

There are probably a dozen more things I'd like to do to take better care of myself, small things like reinventing my wardrobe and accessories, spending less money and more time creating things, focusing on one thing at a time, spending more time out in the sun, listen to more audio books, etcetera. I hope that this year will bring new meaning to my life, or I should say more meaning to my life. Two-thousand-eleven is a year of changes for our little family, I can already feel it. I want to be ready and prepared so that I can meet whatever comes my way with strength and courage. So I can welcome any surprises with open arms and turn them into countless blessings.

If you want to check in from time to time, I'll be following up on my progress now and then, and sharing little tidbits and treasures I find along the way. I'd also love to hear any tips you have for taking better care of yourself. Heaven knows I can use the support!

*pic from this post, couldn't find the original source, but thought it was interesting that the blog author is making the same resolution this year as me. glad i'm not the only one!