A couple of days ago, I stumbled upon a list of reflection questions at simplemom.net. I'm not usually big on this sort of thing, but I've been thinking about it alot, and have decided to give it a go. Maybe looking back at the past year will help me understand where I am, and where I'm headed... Granted, it helps ALOT that someone else came up with these refection questions... And I'm just going to be honest here.. There are 20 questions on the list on simplemom.net. I'm not going to be able to answer all of them. I'm just not. At least, not without really stressing about it. And I'm not going to stress about it. The past is the past. While I'm cool reflecting on it, and trying to learn from it, I'm not going to stress about it.
Here goes...
1. What was the single best thing that happened this past year? Wow. This is a tough one.
The single best. Single. That's ONE. Just one. Egad. I can't do it. No way. There wasn't a single best thing. My trip to South Dakota comes to mind as one OF the best things. But then our trip to Branson and my riding go-karts for the first time was great, too. (albeit for very different reasons!) Learning to eat clean tops the list, as well, because that taught me that eating the right combo of foods can make me feel great. So... bottom line, I can't do it. I can't pick just one. Trying to do so would be one of those stress causing deals I'm trying to avoid. ;)
2. What was the single most challenging thing that happened? I'm going to have to go with the first thing that jumped into my mind for this one... Jack went to Jr. High. It's been tough. All I can say beyond that is that 6th grade math sucks.
3. What was an unexpected joy this past year? There was lots of joy in 2011. I hate to single out just one.... I'll go with the first thing that comes to mind... go-karts. I had a great time riding go-karts in Branson, and I certainly hadn't expected to.
4. What was an unexpected obstacle? Anything and everything to do with peri-menopause. And I do mean EVERYthing to do with it. It's no fun.
5. Pick three words to describe 2011. Gone in a flash. Yes, I can count. Yes, I do know that's four words. I could have said some three words like "it flew by", but that didn't seem to do it for me.
6. What were the best books you read this year? The Hunger Games series. Hands down. I finished each one in about a day and a half. I would've finished each even faster, but I was reading them during vacation, and there WAS a pool that I just HAD to get into quite often.
7. With whom were your most valuable relationships? Without going into the ridiculous amount of detail that would be required to explain these, I'll just list them (in no particular order)... My Handsome Husband, my BFFs Conrad and Jennifer, my niece Rachel, and God.
8. What was your biggest personal change from January to December of this past year? Diet. Food. How I look at and think about food. I lost almost 30 pounds during 2011. And that's because I started to see food differently, and I started to learn more about how nutrition creates so much of our physical make up.
9. In what way(s) did you grow in your relationships with others? I'm getting much better at being patient with others, and more accepting. At least, I think I am. ;)
10. What was your single biggest time waster in your life this past year? It's a toss-up between Words with Friends and Pinteresting
11. What was biggest thing you learned this past year? To quit taking things so personally. Especially when it comes to kids. 'Nuf said.
And there you have it. A little reflection. It took me an entire day to write about it, but there it is.
Happy New Year!
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