Ready, Set, GO...

So, here we are, starting a brand new year again.  I'm not quite sure where the old one went, but as I've been very vocal about in the past, I LOVE January...Time to start over and give all those recycled goals one more good try.

This year, in addition to all those same recycled goals, I have been thinking about something else.  I have a quote that's been stalking me.

"Our priorities are most visible on how we use our time.

"Someone has said, 'Three things never come back--

the spent arrow, the spoken word, and the lost opportunity.'

We cannot recycle or save the time allotted to us each day.

With time, we have only one opportunity for choice,

and then it is gone forever."

--Dallin H. Oaks

I say this quote has been stalking me because Savannah brought it home from Oakcrest last July and set it on the counter.  Every time I turn around, this slip of paper is suddenly appearing--it has made it's way into my purse, my pocket, attached to my planner, tucked in a recipe book, even mixed up in all my coupons.  Every time I read it I spend at least a couple of weeks thinking about it and then it leaves my mind for awhile--until the paper magically reappears again.  I haven't said anything to anyone in my family about it, so I know no one is doing this to me on purpose, but I can't help but think SOMEONE is trying to tell me something...

Most recently this little purple slip of paper appeared on New Year's Eve as I was cleaning up some Christmas stuff.  Considering I was in new year/new goals mode, it seemed almost a little bit creepy and I decided it was time to take it seriously.  Maybe I should go cross stitch it onto a pillow or something.

So that leads me to my ONE top priority goal for this new year--it's time to reevaluate and take control of how I spend my time.  Every year I set goals and they are always really important things that I really want to do...unfortunately I seem to get bogged down in stupid stuff that doesn't matter and all the goals I've set get shoved off to the side.  I end up in reactionary mode--running around trying to put out fires instead of tending to the things that I should be doing.  Then, by the time all the fires are put out, I'm way too tired to do anything else. If I can master my time, the rest of my goals should fall right into place.

So for now, this is it.  I am still trying to prioritize my other goals for the new year.  I need to get going now, while I'm still feeling all gung-ho.  There is so much I want to do sometimes I feel like my head is swimming...so I guess that's where the prioritzing fits in since I know I can't do everything (at least not all at once...)

In the meantime, I guess it's time to hit the gym.