Some of my scrappy friends have chosen one little word for the new year and I felt like this was something I needed to do as well. 2012 was a hard year for me, mostly because of those unattainable or unrealistic expectations I put upon myself. A mini meltdown in October opened my eyes in a new perspective and I feel like I can continue with it for the next year. This brings me to the word I chose:
This word has so many different meanings to me. I'm not reminding myself to breathe in the literal sense. My breakdown in October was caused by all of the stress I was putting upon myself. I was trying to be the perfect mom, the perfect wife, have a perfect home, do all the right things and it all caught up to me at once. To me, breathe means to relax, think before I speak/act, let go and let God.
I need to learn to just breathe before I react to things my girls do. My youngest is a very strong-willed child and as much as I love that little nut, she really knows how to push my buttons. Instead of just reacting to what she does, I need to take a deep breath and realize that whatever she did or said probably wasn't as big of a deal as I would have made it out to be.
I need to learn that there really is no such thing as perfect. As long as we have a roof over our heads, food on our plates and love in our hearts, everything else will just fall into place. If I get the laundry done in one day, great! If I don't, oh well. If I clean up the house every few days, sweet! If not, no one's going to like me any less for it.
I am not sure what I will actually do with this word as far as a project or layout is concerned, but I'm sure I'll come up with something. And if I don't...I won't beat myself up about it. Coming up with my word and choosing to be the change I wish to see is a success in and of itself.
Until next time...
PS One little word is a concept developed by Ali Edwards. You can learn more about it by visiting her blog here.
Wonderful word! I hope it will take you where you want to be.
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