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| My necklace with my one little word for 2012 - BE |
2013. I
used to have resolutions every year – lose weight, work out every day, eat
healthy, etc. Often those resolutions didn’t last even until my birthday (end
of February). So last year I went with a reading resolution – read 300 books –
and one little word as a resolution. Both resolutions were actually met.
My reading resolution was easier than I thought. When I made it, I was nervous. I had read 263 the year before and felt like I was reading an awful lot. This year as I finished my last book yesterday I looked at the number, 508. That’s awesome, but I realized something. That’s a really high number, for me. I have friends who read three times that this year. I have friends who read much less. All of them read a lot. We all chose to challenge ourselves in our own ways – and as adults we are allowed to do this. I like bringing that idea into the classroom as well. Let my students create their own challenges; this ensures they are more meaningful and more tailored to each person instead of a blanket goal for all.
As for my
one little word, this is what I wrote last New Year’s Day about it:
Be
- Be the best wife, mom, teacher, and friend I can
- Be good to myself
- Be a role model for others
- Be a writer
- Be a thinker
- Be a reader
- Be true to myself
I think I
did pretty well on this goal with the exception to the second bullet – Be good
to myself. I absolutely made more time for myself this year – and I’m good
about doing things I want to do and not putting myself last, but I am my own
worst critic. My inner voice is not kind to me and I struggle a lot with that.
SO…. Goals for this year? My reading goal will be 600 books, but with a caveat. I realized I haven’t read some of the “classics” or, if I have read them I don’t think I understood them. So some of those 600 will be devoted to discovering those. First up, Pride and Prejudice. I still will try and make my way through the Newbery books as well.
My one
little word is:
Be
My focus
is:
- Be the best wife, mom, teacher, and friend I can
- Be good to myself
- Be a role model for others
- Be a writer
- Be a thinker
- Be a reader
- Be true to myself
- Be serene (Serenity prayer becoming a mantra) J
I wish
you all the best year ever. I look forward to all of the blessings of a new
year and am grateful for all I was given in 2012. It was amazing.
