Get Fat. Sleep In. Change Nothing.

I’m kidding! I’m kidding! I just sat down after finally getting a break from six hours of running around after my boys (one who has been up since 4:47AM this morning) and felt like I needed to make a blog post.

It’s been ages since I’ve written, and all I’ve seen anyone else write about these last few days is the usual “Happy New Year’s, We’re Gonna be the Best Darned Us-es we Can Be, Gosh Darn it.” I’m actually all for that. My issue is that I am out of sync with the rest of the world when it comes to New Year’s Resolutions. Except for a handful of years in my life, I’ve either been in school or teaching school. For this reason, along with the fact that my birthday is on August 27th (same day as Mother Theresa and Pee Wee Herman- see a mental resemblance?), I am much more in tune with the academic calendar and usually do some sort of Creative Visualization or resolutions on or around September 1st. One of them this past year was “to write on my blog more often.” Um.. yeah. About that…

So, I say that I am kidding about the title of this post, but honestly I am such a busy bee/do-gooder/girl scout that it actually sounds quite radical and appealing. Get fat? I just finished this past year losing the last of 40 lbs. I gained with Bouncing Baby Boy #2. Personally after all my efforts I think I DESERVE a cupcake. Don’t you? Who am I to deny myself petty little rewards? Everything in moderation, including moderation.

Sleep In? Ha! I’d love to. I, along with my husband raise two toddler sons in a foreign country with limited resources and no family around to help as well as with no car. Sleeping in is pretty much not an option. Plus we both work full time. This one isn’t going to change unless I hire a babysitter to let themselves in at 6AM one morning. Hmmm… you know, that COULD actually happen. Tempting.

Change Nothing! How about this: Everyone usually focuses on all the ways they’ve failed over the past year and then makes a list of ways they want to not fail in the new year. What if we took a moment to appreciate all the things we DIDN’T screw up last year and the things we want to continue into the New Year?  Also, I read a lovely blog post yesterday that suggests replacing the word “resolutions” with “intentions.” Heck, we could do that one simple thing and feel like we’ve already succeeded at something in 2014.  Here’s a list of some sample intentions you might consider adopting.

OK. Now here’s the part of the blog post where I’m supposed to wrap everything up neatly and with a humorous punch to let the reader know I am concluding. But I’m tired. I didn’t get to sleep in. Sorry.

Ah. Anti-perfection feels pretty good. Change nothing, including this imperfect blog post ending. Baby steps, people.