New Year's Resolutions

     The first week of the new year is halfway over, and by now, most of us have already forgotten all about those resolutions that we made at the end of December. I know every year, my hopeful resolutions barely last until the end of the 1st. Every year, I make one resolution, it's always the same one... lose weight. It's always that one general statement... Lose weight. And every year on the first, I pig out like New Year's never happened! It seems that the tradition actually may be dying. I've been told several times that it's pointless to make any resolutions, since they're always broken. 

     However, a resolution is not  a promise to be better, it's more of a hope. It's a hope that you can be better, do better in the coming year. It takes work, nothing ever just happens. So why are they never fulfilled? Mine are going well. Most of them anyway....

My 2013 New Year's Resolutions

     1. Lose weight- There it is, that same old general statement I use year after year. However, I have already lost a few pounds. I'm nowhere near where I want to be yet, but I am making progress and I did turn down chocolate chip cookies today! It's a start!

     2. Quit smoking- I'm proud to say it's been nearly 3 days since my last full cigarette (I did break on day one and take two drags, but I was nearly sick from it.) I'm really doing better with this resolution than I ever imagined I would. I suppose it's mainly because I have a precious reason to quit!

     3. Be a better house keeper - in progress

     4. Be a better mother- I honestly think I'm a good mother, but obviously I'm not perfect, so there's always room for improvement right? My main goal this year is to learn to work with my son instead of just letting Sesame Street teach him his letters and numbers (I know, I'm a little ahead of myself, but is it really ever too early to learn?) and exercise more patience, which is definitely a work in progress since my son started throwing temper tantrums!

     

     5. Be a better Christian- I feel horrible because I've barely even thought of this one since I first resolved to do it. By better Christian, I want to read the bible more often, go to church more often, and participate in more church activities. I want my son to grow up in a Christian home, and I figure the best way to do that, is to work on my relationship with God now.

     

      How are your resolutions going (if you made any at all)? If they're not going so well, don't lose hope! The way I look at it, you have all of 2013 to reach your goals!

Welcome to The Mommy Life

     One year, one month, and thirteen days ago my life was forever changed by the scariest yet most wonderful moment in my life. I became a mother for the first time. Skipping past the intimate details of the whole thing, I'll just state that I am a single mother... make that only parent of a beautiful one year old boy. I say this because it seems that anyone who is not married to their child's father/mother seem to claim the title "single parent". While I do believe that every good parent deserves their props, I don't think may realize what it's like to be an only parent. 

     It's me and only me. I'm the first and only face my son sees when he wakes up in the morning and the only one tucking him in at night. I make all of the meals, pick out all of the clothes, clean all of the messes, kiss all of the boo-boo's  sing all of the songs and read all of the stories. I also never have a meal to myself (or a trip to the bathroom) and having a night "off" means I got to shower and read or do my nails once in a blue moon. 

     Don't get me wrong, I love my son more than anything in this world and, knowing what I know now, I wouldn't change a thing. There's a lot of hard work involved, but the "pay" is amazing. Every smile, every giggle, every hug, cuddle, and kissy is mine. And I love it!

     What I am still learning, though, is that I will never stop learning. I'm trying to balance my parenting responsibilities with finding and keeping a descent job as well as babysitter, keeping my apartment relatively clean, keeping up with my personal health and wellness, and all other miscellaneous.   I'm slowly finding a balance between it all. And, for an almost 24 year old, I think I've got it together, for the most part. But I still need something more. Which is why I've created this blog. I need an outlet, I need a voice. I have too much to say and no one to say it to. I needed a place to share all I have learned in this short amount of time, and maybe to learn some new things as well. Introductions aren't really my thing, but I promise this will get better! So join me on this crazy, wonderful, magical adventure called the Mommy Life!