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11 goals for 2018
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I have made some goals instead of New Year’s resolutions for 2018 (maybe they are the same thing?) it will be interesting to look back because I usually set unrealistic goals and have given up by 3rd January but this year I’m going give it a go and be realistic.
To finish Harry Potter and the Philsopher’s stone book that I have been reading to Joe before bed. We only get through a couple of pages at a time with questions about everything, ”Is he a goody or a baddie” ” What’s Hogwarts?” ”Who is Harry?” I particularly like that every time I
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say ” he who can’t named” he says ”Donald Trump?”. I’m not sure where that has come from?
This should probably be the first goal but keeping the kids fed, well and happy.
Not to be a twat about things and wallow in self pity, when I gave up my job to become a stay at home mum I did walk around in a grump for a couple of months muttering to myself at time of tantrums ”I’ve given up 15 years of a career for you” but now I realise how lucky I am to be in this position.
Take a creative writing course so my husband doesn’t have to proof
This should probably be the first goal but keeping the kids fed, well and happy.
Not to be a twat about things and wallow in self pity, when I gave up my job to become a stay at home mum I did walk around in a grump for a couple of months muttering to myself at time of tantrums ”I’ve given up 15 years of a career for you” but now I realise how lucky I am to be in this position.
Take a creative writing course so my husband doesn’t have to proof
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read everything I write/ramble on about.
To achieve the perfect milk levels in the house so my husband is not making a regular trip to the shop at night for milk. Also to do an online shop without forgetting something.
Drive to Bluewater, now this seems a bit strange but I do have anxiety about driving and its got to stop as I could be doing some serious shopping instead of ordering from M&S online.
Not to lose every lid of my Tupperware.
Take the children on one day trip a month. Now my children don’t get out that much as I have the
To achieve the perfect milk levels in the house so my husband is not making a regular trip to the shop at night for milk. Also to do an online shop without forgetting something.
Drive to Bluewater, now this seems a bit strange but I do have anxiety about driving and its got to stop as I could be doing some serious shopping instead of ordering from M&S online.
Not to lose every lid of my Tupperware.
Take the children on one day trip a month. Now my children don’t get out that much as I have the
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attitude that it’s loads of effort for not much return. So yes Joe and Grace you will get to go to the Zoo for the first time. Any good suggestions?
Get through the terrible twos……..starts 31st Jan……wish me luck.
Stay the size I am now, not because I think I need to lose or gain weight but mainly because I have had a massive clear out of clothes and I won’t have any clothes if I change from this size.
Paint the Ikea stool and Stokke chairs……………..I’m willing to let this one go.
Get through the terrible twos……..starts 31st Jan……wish me luck.
Stay the size I am now, not because I think I need to lose or gain weight but mainly because I have had a massive clear out of clothes and I won’t have any clothes if I change from this size.
Paint the Ikea stool and Stokke chairs……………..I’m willing to let this one go.
What’s your plan for 2018? If you have one?
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It might just be winging it and that works for me if it works for you.
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