My Goals For 2020!

I’m going to be completely honest with you, I have never kept a New Year’s resolution. My motivation goes away by the second week into the year, and there I am acting like I never made any resolutions to begin with. Isn’t that how everyone is though? One year I wanted to exercise everyday and not drink soda for a whole year. I’m pretty sure I exercised sporadically longer than I went without soda, but neither lasted very long. Dr, Pepper is my weakness! That’s why I decided to make a list of very reachable “goals” to accomplish within 2020. Yes it may sound like taking the easy way out, but it will be more likely that I’ll stick with them!

Here are my goals for 2020 in no particular order:

• Blog more. I love blogging, but I got super burnt out in November and December. I think it was the busyness of the holidays! The motivation just went out the window for a couple of months for some reason. I would love to use this year to really take blogging to the next level for myself. I want to try to write one or two blog posts per week starting now.
• Drink more water. There are some days that I only drink one bottle of water. I drink tea and juice, but I really want to drink more water because I know it would benefit me greatly. I’m even going to start ordering water when I go out to eat (unless soda come with my meal. Hehe.) But in all seriousness, water is my “new fave.”
• Go outside more. In 2019, I started the year out being pretty pregnant. When we moved into our house, Javier and I used to walk up and down the driveway together so I could get my exercise. We have a circle driveway as well that I used to speed walk right before having JJ, but after having JJ, I stayed inside a lot. I was just tired, and he was so little. We did bring him to the park a few times last year when he got a little bigger, but I want us to play outside a lot more this year. Sunshine is good for you!
• I want to travel more! I don’t care if it’s 30 minute away or a few hours away, I want to go to new places! I’m really into botanical gardens, and there are some stroller friendly ones that I’m dying to check out. The best part about those is that most of the time, they are free! I also want to explore more places as a family. There’s also a parent getaway trip to the mountains in the works too (if I can stay away from JJ overnight…). This will be an adventurous year for us I hope!
• Be more present. I find myself on my phone constantly, and I want to be more present with my family and the world around me. I want to live in the moment.
• Set aside a daily prayer time. I need to pray more. I have slight anxiety at times, and I think it would benefit me so much if I set aside a daily prayer time. I already have a prayer journal so I want to write more in that as well.

Lastly, I need to be more patient with myself (and JJ). Sometimes I am too hard on myself. Some days I beat myself up if I can’t get any housework done. I’m just always having to run after JJ and make sure he isn’t getting into anything. I just need to remind myself that I am doing a good job. JJ is my priority, and everything else can wait.

Those are my goals for 2020! I hope I will be able to live by them this year. Also, if you ever break you resolutions, always know that even though it may not be January 1st anymore, every day is a new day! If you guys have any goals or resolutions for this year, feel free to comment! I would love to hear them!