A Year In The Life

I like tis article i got in daily indulgence and exactly wat i had in mind for the long wkend. to take some time out and reflect on the past yr and rejoice over everything accomplished.

I totally dig the part abt 'Think about what you've done as a mother and as an individual'

all too often i hear ppl tok abt wat their family plans on doing and i'll question wat THEY wana do as an individual. mayb take a trip, learn a skill or something.

beyond all the other roles tat women play, be it mother, daughter, workaholic or good friend, i believe i need to tink abt myself as nuthing else but juz mi and wat i wana do.

it's about actualli living ur own life and living for urself and not using everyone else as an excuse. the world will not stop orbiting wifout ur 'sacrifice', for those hoo tink they are living for someone else and being all 'noble'

12 months.
52 weeks.
365 days.
8,760 hours.
525,600 minutes.
31,536,000 seconds.

There are only a few more days until the end of the year, and we aren't going to let you get away without a little reflection on days -- and minutes and seconds -- gone by. It's time to reflect on 2006.

You've probably got several hundred goodnight kisses under your belt, as well as a couple dozen boo-boos to mend and tears to wipe away. You've probably overused the same chicken and rice recipe a few weeks straight, and you've probably gotten through more than a handful of rough mornings with the help of instant coffee. You might've remembered to watch one or two sunsets but -- go figure -- many more sunrises. You might have spent more than you saved, but you no doubt saved every last picture of your family on your digital camera, which took you roughly a year to learn how to use. You most likely tried to make every moment -- and there were many of them -- count.

Think about the big things -- the family vacation to somewhere other than Disney World, a promotion at work, no more visits to the emergency room -- along with the little things -- finally having time to finish a book, daily "I love you" exchanges, still being able to help with math homework.

Think about what you've done as a mother and as an individual: Count out the amount of Daily Indulgences you actually indulged in and how you've begun to reclaim "me" time.
Whatever you reflect on, we're certain that despite whatever hardships you've faced, you are 365 days wiser and a whole year happier. (And if there's anything you aren't happy with, well, you've got three days to fix it...)