Happy (late) 2013

I love New Year’s. It is an excuse to do a few of my favorite things: goal planning and list making. (I’m pretty wild and crazy). Generally I have the same few goals – I want to lose 5lbs, save lots of money, and cook more. At the end of the day, I generally end up in December in about the same place I was before. This discourages some people, but since I just love the planning portion (and obviously not the follow through), I’m pretty much unfazed.

This year, however, I feel more motivated. Motivated to choose a goal that will actually have an impact on my quality of life. Motivated to make it happen.

This year I want to check out (more) from technology.

Somehow my 6 month old is starting to understand my cell phone. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t something innate that he came out knowing, so I’m pretty sure it’s something he’s learning…and I’m guessing probably from me. I don’t want my son to think that I’ve got something more important going on (especially since I’m usually just playing Words with Friends or pinning items on Pinterest). I don’t want to miss what is going on right in front of me because I’m envying the lives of people on the internet. I’m tired of filling my time with things that don’t matter (television shows I don’t care about), and missing out on things that would actually add value to my day. Somehow I don’t have time to do the things I love (reading or painting) or the things that might help me distress after a rough day (a nice bath or yoga) but I’ve got the time to watch TV every night and check Facebook every hour. 

I don’t plan on totally dropping technology. I do enjoy reading blogs and catching up with friends on Facebook, but I want to be more strategic with how I’m spending my time. Because these first 6 months have already gone too fast, and I don’t think it will be slowing down any time soon.