All Things Considered

It’s looking like 2013 will go down in the record books as the year that wasn’t as bad as it could have been, all things considered. I’m not overly superstitious. I don’t like black cats just as much as I don’t like cats of any other color. However, it seems that 13 is legitimately an unlucky number and I am more than ready to get rid of 2013 and welcome 2014. Because my next birthday is 2/14/2014 – and that has to mean it’s MY year. Even though I’m not superstitious.

2013. The year "all things considered" became my most often-used phrase. The year I lost my appendix and took my first ambulance ride.  The year I gave up my volunteer commitments because who has the time? The year I did NOT reach my temple goal of attending 13 temples in 2013. The year my family rotated nights in the ICU and emergency rooms with alarming frequency. The year I rescued a dying plant in a desperate effort to save my heart-broken soul, then purposefully left it behind (healthy and flourishing) when I quit, left my job, took advantage of new career opportunities. The year I learned about panic attacks, hemorrhaging ovarian cysts, max deductible amounts, and a lot of other ugly words I never wanted to introduce into my vocabulary

But being the cheery, unrelenting optimist that I most certainly am, I refuse to give up entirely on 2013. Not just yet. I don’t usually make goals because I know I can’t be trusted to achieve them. But I am going to make some strong suggestions for myself for the remainder of the year.

 ·         I want to enjoy as many meaningful experiences with my family and friends as I can.

·         I want to get to know my new co-workers and learn how I can best contribute at my new job, all without making any mistakes that are big enough to bring down the entire LDS Church.

·         I want the kids in my primary class to know that I love them and love being with them because they’re so stinking cute.

·         I want to get my house back to the “yes, a crazy clean old maid lives here alone thank you very much” level of clean that I so enjoy.

 

I think that’s it. If I can do that, maybe I won’t have to write off 2013 as a total loss. So call me if you are up for some good, clean, relaxing fun. I’m on a mission to save 2013.We can do this!!!