Starting Over
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
New Year's Resolutions- What are yours?
I normally don't make NY Resolutions but this year I decided to jot down a few things that I'd like to focus on:
1. Green Smoothies-- I feel so much better when I am "drinking my greens" so I hope to continue on this path.
2. Live in gratitude -- just being thankful for the little things.
3. Continue to find positives in all situation-- good or bad.
4. Continue on my path to inspire/help other women who have faced trying (or horrendous) custody battles.
Tina
Mommy to "M" (age 6.5) and "K" (age 4.5)
I am a single mommy who represented myself in a 2.5 year custody battle and divorce. www.onemomsbattle.com
Find me on Twitter: OneMomsBattle
My Blog: OneMomsBattle.com
Re: New Year's Resolutions- What are yours?
1. Healing by continuing counseling, learning self-compassion(Got a book on this topic) and watch lots of inspiring movies and daily devotionals/prayers.
2. Take more pictures of my son, kind of a big regret lately and need to start snapping away. He is growing up way too fast.
3. Take care of my body by sleeping more, eating healthy and fitting in more exercises in my schedule.
4. Volunteer with Compassion Network at least once a month if not more.
5. Work on building friendships and establishing emotional relationships with others (No, not ready for a SO yet)
I have had as my general New Year's Resolution for the past couple of years to "get my sh!t together." This is basically in two areas, physical health and financial health. I am about 2/3 of the way through my weight loss journey, so that will continue. And then financially, I would like to continue to pay down debt and get myself in a good position to live on my own and continue on my journey to become CC debt-free.
Now that my marriage is in the state it is in, my additional goals are to find someone to talk to about all the stuff going on in my head and then make my way as gracefully as possible out of said marriage. By this time next year, I WILL be living on my own, with my beloved dog, and in a MUCH better place than I am right now.
Happy 2012...it's going to be a great year!
Floss my teeth...
Keep a more positive outlook... I realized I can be a bit of a negative nancy
Be more present and think less
1. Be more punctual
2. Eat healthier foods and drop a few lbs
3. Quit smoking and curb the booze
4. Learn to play the bass that BF gave me for Xmas
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.
-Get my CFP credential
-Continue to declutter my life and get rid of unwanted things
-Stop eating sugar period.
-Negotiate for a higher salary (contingent upon passing the CFP)
-No more gossiping at work
-Continue coaching team members at work
-Staying positive and realizing that things will "happen when they are supposed to" as opposed to trying to control things
-Be more present around DS instead of multitasking ie: texting/on computer
-Save more on my monthly grocery bill
-Put more into savings each month
-Contribute to DS' college fund-$50/month
1.) Strive for becoming truly happy again
2.) Finally move out in to my new house
3.) Save more money
4.) Get back in to a routine and exercise
1. Learn to accept help. I royally suck at this, because I've always been the caretaker, both in my career and my first marriage.
2. Quit waiting for the other shoe to drop. Now that things are good, I keep waiting for the catch. It's taking some doing to learn that there isn't one.
3. Get back into some kind of dance class. I miss it.
4. Sell my house as quickly as possible.