2019 was a rollercoaster year with planning a wedding, getting married, getting a dog, moving into a new house, taking a trip to Singapore, and then getting pregnant. It was a great year in spite of all the emotions and difficulties that came up throughout; but that was last year, here we are about a month into 2020 and I feel like it was a trial run for me as I am NOW very ready for this new year. Now that my husband Nate and I are finally settled in and have our home organized, furnished and our routine set, we are ready to take on the popular but new to us tradition of setting some goals for this new year, which I will mention in a moment. As I need to put all the thoughts, information and experiences somewhere I am going to start writing. I am new to keeping a diary let alone blogging so I’m not sure how often I will write nor if what I write is even worth reading, all I know is that I want something to look back on and some of the things I have learned and decided I just feel so excited about that I want to share it with others. To start off, I am going to go over some of mine and my husband Nate’s goals (which I will most likely be writing about or slightly mentioning throughout the year). Like I said before, setting goals is new to Nate and I, however we feel the need to be better stewards of our lives and even if we don’t get to ALL of them this year it’s something we can work towards for next year.
So what are our goals?
Well for starters (which is a main one for me that I started since I found out I was pregnant) is finding the best, healthiest, most natural way to prepare, deliver and parent our child. I will cover that topic another time going over my experience through my pregnancy, things I learned, decisions I am striving and hoping for etc. But this is the big one for me as we will be responsible for this little life and I want to give him the best life and raise him well.
The next main goal is Diet/ Eating Healthier. This is gonna be a hard one for us… Nate and I both like eating food especially sweets and lazy food (like frozen pizzas…) and I’m not really good at cooking… With this pregnancy I have been really wanting to start eating healthier before baby comes but this was just a hope that seemed like an impossible dream. That is until recently when we found out Nate has slightly High Blood Pressure which got us both serious to change our diet from all the bad foods to trying Arbonne’s 30 Days to Healthy Living. I don’t know how strict we are going to be with it but this is a process and a goal we are striving for and I will be documenting what the diet consists of and how we are doing throughout.
The third goal is to lose weight. This isn’t as big as the first two, for us its primarily getting fit and toned while losing some of the excess fat that we have gained within the last few years (especially with me being pregnant). For Nate, he found a gym buddy to start going with and for me I am not yet sure what I am going to be doing as I don’t know what my daily schedule will look like with a baby. All I know is that this is something we both want: to feel comfortable in our bodies again. So whether it takes a few months, a year or longer, it’s something we are striving for.
The fourth goal is for me to find something to do to earn some money at home. This is mainly for myself as well as to take off some burden from Nate. I have always wanted to be a stay at home wife and mom but it wasn’t until I lost my job in August of last year that I felt guilty putting all the financial responsibility onto my husband (especially since I have a car loan and a credit card to pay off). As I am going to be staying at home taking care of our baby, the dog, the house, cooking and of course taking care of and supporting Nate, I don’t quite know what my schedule or energy will be like but with the hopes of finding time to not only learn new information (such as learning more about 101 Financial to better our future) but also finding something I enjoy doing that will ease Nate’s burden. I don’t know what to expect with this one but we will see, only time will tell.
This is all new to us, especially since we are still learning how to be married and live with each other. But with the responsibility of this soon expected new little life, we have been thinking a lot about our present and future. God has given us life and we don’t know how much longer we have on this earth but while we are here, we want to be good stewards of our time, our finances and our bodies. So here we go taking on this new year with goals, hopes and dreams, being thankful for everything, trusting in the Lord, and giving Him glory in all things.
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