Quick note. I don't want to be one of those old people that tells the same stories over & over, and complains about all their health issues. Because damn that's all my parents (and FH's parents) do. I love them but I'm sensing a theme here.
Okay, time to review the past year and start a fresh one. Last year was about setting things up to develop new habits to take better care of myself physically, mentally, and financially. I think I did all right. Work got really busy, I traveled a lot, we hosted a lot of folks out here at the river... and I felt like I had no free time or energy. I blame that on the combination of schedule and hormones. I was running on autopilot most of the time without realizing it. By the end of the year, I was able to take some time off and recharge and only then did I realize just how tired and disconnected I was.
With that in mind, one of the things I want to change this year is travel less for work (I am allowed to say no when they ask), and make a point to see my people more. Now that I have my small household support system in place (the maid and grocery delivery), I think that will be easier. I still want to travel for fun once a month (except summer months when we opt to have people come to us), and I want to mix in a few camping trips this year. We already have one planned, weather-dependent.
Physical goals: One thing I've noticed since I started doing yoga again, is that my body has really changed in the last few years. Movements that used to be easy are more difficult. I've lost strength and mobility without even realizing it. Which tells me I need to keep going. If I can lift weights twice a week and go to yoga once a week, I'm active enough in the interim that I'll be happy with that. Funny enough, it's easier to maintain a workout schedule when I travel, because there's not really much else to do.
Financial goals: We haven't looked at the budget yet, but the goals we had last year are the same this year: max out all retirement accounts and make some smart investments with the leftovers. One thing I do want to start doing is contributing monthly to a fund specifically for travel. Right now when we travel, we add up expenses and split the costs and reimburse each other. Which is really tedious. We have an extra joint account that we don't use that would be perfect for that.
Mental goals: I started to crochet to learn how to make one specific thing, but it might be fun to actually learn the stitches and how to read patterns and make some stuff.
Cheers.
