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Happy (Belated) New Year! How’s yours going? Ours started off nice and leisurely, but this week, we’re back to the grind with Ellie in school and Keegan and I both at work full-time. So, all that to stay, this is the first week I’m really focusing on resolutions, goals and intentions for the year.<\/p>\n

Every year, I set some sort of goal. Sometimes, it’s simply a word. Others, it’s a list of things I’d like to improve. Last year, it was simply to paint my nails and floss my teeth. I know. Ambitious. As 2018 progressed, it became more about working out and even more so, eating well. I’d like to keep that momentum going, but as I moved towards 2019, I had something new in mind.<\/p>\n

For the last several months, I’ve felt like time was getting away from me. Often, I’d find myself dazed and scrolling through my phone only to realize 10 minutes or more had passed. Which, by the way, would be fine, if it was always enjoyable. Unfortunately, it wasn’t.<\/em> And those 10 minutes were adding up.<\/p>\n

I didn’t want to proclaim I’d use my phone less, because if it was forbidden, I’d just want to be on it more.\u00a0So, instead, I’ve decided this year will be about acting with intention. Basically, I want to make sure I’m spending time on the things that I actually want to do, as well as work towards some business goals of mine.<\/p>\n

Essentially, I’m trying to be more mindful. To help keep me focused, I created a list of how I would like to spend my time. Here’s what I came up with:<\/p>\n