Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011!

I cannot believe how quickly 2010 has come and gone... and, if I'm to be completely honest, I'd have to add that I'm not quite ready for 2011 to be here. If only I could stop the hands of time...

Normally I'm not one to make a list of New Year's resolutions. However, this year, in an effort to get my priorities in line, I'm doing just that. Kind of. My list is more like a list of re-evaluated priorities instead of resolutions.

Recently I had a "heart to heart" with my best friend. During our conversation, she put some things into perspective for me... something she's so good at! I'd said something along the lines of time speeding by and not getting things done and ended it with "... I'm not really sure why. I have a ton of me time". She laughed and told me I never get anything accomplished because I spend all of my "me time" on everyone and everything, but what I should be spending it on. She said my "me time" isn't truly my own. Over the last couple of weeks, I've really been pondering what she said. She's right. (She normally is!)

I'm ashamed to even admit this, but for the past couple of years, my priorities have been in this kind of order:
-God
-Business
-Family
-Friends
-Me

How sad is that?!? Rather pathetic, really. At least I can credit myself for keeping the man upstairs at the top of the list.

My list of resolutions this year is short, but if seen through, will (hopefully) bring a lot of positive changes my way.

My {simple} 2011 resolutions:

-Put my priorities in order and keep them in order
1. God
2. Me (Because I have to take care of myself physically and mentally to be able to focus on others the way I want to!)
3. Family
4. Friends
5. Business (I used to feel guilty if this wasn't at the top of my list, but not now. Looking at the big picture, it's just not worth it. I 'work' because I want to, not because I have to. I will no longer allow myself to neglect myself, my family, and my friends because of it.)

-Simplify my life, my home (Just for clarification - My life isn't all that complicated, per se, but certain aspects of it combined make it complicated at times.)

-Do away with as many negatives in my life as possible and start being a more positive person.

There are a lot of sub items that will go along with those two in order to achieve them, but... That's it! Three things. Really. Looks like I've got a head start on simplifying!

Happy New Year to anyone who might read this! Tonight, Ben and I will be ringing in the new year by ourselves, at home, toasting with glasses of Coke. Relaxing and quiet, just the way we wanted it to be.

Cheers!