Life goals
I envisioned being able to share funny anecdotes from work and give a little insight into the medical field, especially in the emergency room. I've realized however that doing so isn't totally respectful to parents, and a potentially savvy person could even potentially identify patients putting the date and situation together. This is not only illegal, but it isn't respectful to patients and I want everyone to feel safe while seeking medical care. I'll probably end up focusing on general issues. I'm still working out how I want this blog to work in general. There have been a lot of other things on my mind lately, and most of them personal, so for now I'll just go with that.
Now that I have a 6-month old, I've really be re-evaluating my life. I just want to try not to screw him up too badly, and teach him some cool things along the way. Like how not to binge-eat on carbohydrates like his mom, how to be emotionally well-adjusted, talk about his feelings, be kind to people, love the outdoors...that kind of thing. I've always had high expectations of myself, but recently I've been realizing how hard it is to keep all the balls in the air. I started to beat myself up for not being able to do it. I thought, you know? How hard can just doing basic things like wash my face twice a day, brush my teeth, getting a work out in, eating a vegetable, really be? So I decided to make a list (remember, one of my specialties!) of all the things I hope to do on a consistent basis. I quickly realized why I feel like I'm not quite keeping up.
-Brush my teeth twice per day
-Wash my face with my expensive-ass acne wash twice per day
-Make sure the dog gets a walk and some training every day
-Take my antidepressant and vitamins every day
-Make sure the kiddo is read to, clean, fed, happy, safe...
-Pump breast milk twice per day
-Meditate FOR ONE MINUTE 5 times per week
-Work out 3 times per week
-Do yoga 2-3 times per week
-Eat a vegetable every day (i.e. meal planning)
-Give my old ass cat kidney medications twice per week, oh and keep him quarantined because he pees all over the house
-Cut back on sweets
-Do regular continuing education for my job
-Keep on bills, financial planning for retirement, kiddo's college fund, build up an emergency fund, pay off student loans...
-Send birthday cards to family
-Get a family photo and Christmas card in the mail
😳
Some of these items seem like simple life skills. But if I'm being kind to myself, this is a lot! And it doesn't even include working, which at this point I'm doing 12 days per month, all hours of the day, with no routine or regularity. My goal is to do the best I can each day and realize my best is going to vary day to day. My husband is wonderful with our son and he is very supportive of me getting "me time." I just don't ask often enough. I guess I'll add that to my to do list! LOL.
Now that I have a 6-month old, I've really be re-evaluating my life. I just want to try not to screw him up too badly, and teach him some cool things along the way. Like how not to binge-eat on carbohydrates like his mom, how to be emotionally well-adjusted, talk about his feelings, be kind to people, love the outdoors...that kind of thing. I've always had high expectations of myself, but recently I've been realizing how hard it is to keep all the balls in the air. I started to beat myself up for not being able to do it. I thought, you know? How hard can just doing basic things like wash my face twice a day, brush my teeth, getting a work out in, eating a vegetable, really be? So I decided to make a list (remember, one of my specialties!) of all the things I hope to do on a consistent basis. I quickly realized why I feel like I'm not quite keeping up.
-Brush my teeth twice per day
-Wash my face with my expensive-ass acne wash twice per day
-Make sure the dog gets a walk and some training every day
-Take my antidepressant and vitamins every day
-Make sure the kiddo is read to, clean, fed, happy, safe...
-Pump breast milk twice per day
-Meditate FOR ONE MINUTE 5 times per week
-Work out 3 times per week
-Do yoga 2-3 times per week
-Eat a vegetable every day (i.e. meal planning)
-Give my old ass cat kidney medications twice per week, oh and keep him quarantined because he pees all over the house
-Cut back on sweets
-Do regular continuing education for my job
-Keep on bills, financial planning for retirement, kiddo's college fund, build up an emergency fund, pay off student loans...
-Send birthday cards to family
-Get a family photo and Christmas card in the mail
😳
Some of these items seem like simple life skills. But if I'm being kind to myself, this is a lot! And it doesn't even include working, which at this point I'm doing 12 days per month, all hours of the day, with no routine or regularity. My goal is to do the best I can each day and realize my best is going to vary day to day. My husband is wonderful with our son and he is very supportive of me getting "me time." I just don't ask often enough. I guess I'll add that to my to do list! LOL.
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