Well, the New Year swiftly approaches, and it's that time again, time to look back on the old year and look forward to the new one. Last year started off a little rough, financially, but ended well. So I'm hoping for a continuation of that trend.
Here are my New Year's resolutions as a work-at-home mom:
#1, and most important, I want to work less and enjoy life more. I spend way too much time with my face in a computer monitor and my hands on a keyboard. I need a life.
#2 I HAVE to get organized, for my own sanity. Clutter on your desk is really clutter on your brain, and I have to do something about it.
#3 I need to start working on a schedule. Right now, I work whenever I find the time, often late, late, late at night, which has caused me to completely mess up my body's natural time clock. I often stay up 'til 3:00 a.m., sleep a couple of hours, at most, get up at 6:00 a.m. and see my kids off to school, then go back to sleep around 8:00 a.m. and sleep 'til noon. Part of this is due to insomnia, but most of it is due to just plain staying up too late working.
#4 I want to work smarter, not harder. I need to find more efficient ways to do my work, tools that will help me streamline.
#5 I want to eat better, start exercising, and lose weight. Sitting at a desk all day has not been beneficial to my shape or health. I know it's the biggest New Year's cliche in existence, but it's one of my resolutions. I need to do it for me and for my kids.
#6 I will get paid what I'm worth. I will speak up and ask for adequate compensation for my work and time. This will also work towards helping me achieve #1 and #4.
So there they are, my New Year's resolutions for 2009. I hope I'll be able to look back at the end of 2009 and say I definitely made progress on each of these goals. How about you? What are your New Year's resolutions?
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