new year resolutions – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 A new way to think about resolutions (especially for overwhelmed moms!) /post/2019/01/31/a-new-way-to-think-about-resolutions/ /post/2019/01/31/a-new-way-to-think-about-resolutions/#respond Thu, 31 Jan 2019 18:52:55 +0000 /?p=8096 I’ve been in some group discussions about resolutions this month (who hasn’t?!), and I’ve been really surprised with the number of people who have told me they “don’t do resolutions”. I don’t even know what this means, honestly. I mean, … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/01/31/a-new-way-to-think-about-resolutions/feed/ 0 My one word “resolution” for 2017 /post/2017/01/04/one-word/ /post/2017/01/04/one-word/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2017 11:57:31 +0000 /?p=7146 I’m a total sucker for the word of the year trend happening lately. A few years ago I chose “still”. Then I chose “intentional”. Then I chose “embrace”. This year I’m choosing “beautify”. More specifically, I want to work on my … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2017/01/04/one-word/feed/ 27 Looking back, looking ahead /post/2016/01/01/one-word-for-2016/ /post/2016/01/01/one-word-for-2016/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2016 20:06:54 +0000 /?p=6160 My word for 2015 was ‘intentional‘. Halfway through the year I wrote a bit of an update on how I was doing. Now, looking back on 2015, I am able to say with certainty that I accomplished my goals and … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2016/01/01/one-word-for-2016/feed/ 24 Checking in (on my 2015 resolutions) /post/2015/07/01/2015-resolutions/ /post/2015/07/01/2015-resolutions/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2015 04:55:22 +0000 /?p=5793 There is nothing I love more than the one-word resolution ‘trend’. In 2013 my word was ‘Freedom’, in 2014 my word was ‘Still’, and in 2015 my word is ‘Intentional’. I think that the fact that I remember my ‘resolution’ … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2015/07/01/2015-resolutions/feed/ 11 In 2015 I’m going to strive to be intentional. /post/2015/01/01/2015-resolution/ /post/2015/01/01/2015-resolution/#respond Thu, 01 Jan 2015 06:30:00 +0000 http://37ae615f-2d61-4f92-931c-7c013a82b785 If you haven’t read yesterday’s post, you probably should to get a bit more context behind my resolution for 2015. Go ahead, I’ll wait. The highlights of last year included doing new things. We traveled to places we had never … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2015/01/01/2015-resolution/feed/ 0 Last post of 2014! (A look back at my word o’ 2014) /post/2014/12/31/still1/ /post/2014/12/31/still1/#respond Wed, 31 Dec 2014 17:52:00 +0000 http://d5f0325b-7869-4dd1-a3db-7ff63232fc48 I haven’t been writing during the holidays and it’s not because I’ve been far too busy (I hate that excuse), but rather it’s because I haven’t been busy enough. I’m really struggling to get into a life routine that involves the … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2014/12/31/still1/feed/ 0 We’re halfway through 2014 and I still remember my ‘resolutions’. /post/2014/07/09/2014-resolutions/ /post/2014/07/09/2014-resolutions/#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2014 09:21:00 +0000 http://c919cfaf-eba5-47be-886d-e1ad78211751 I’m sure you’ve noticed that we’re over halfway through 2014. We’re actually a little over halfway, but who’s counting?! I’ve never been known for my punctuality, anyway. (This is where Bumpy gets it from, I guess, but let’s not get … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2014/07/09/2014-resolutions/feed/ 0 New year, new life theme (in a word). /post/2014/01/01/still/ /post/2014/01/01/still/#respond Wed, 01 Jan 2014 14:16:00 +0000 http://98e91b09-c8a3-4486-8bff-2b8e149b2f6d I thought today was going to include a recap of 2013, but now I’m not even sure if I’m going to do a recap because honestly I’m more focused on the future than the past. I’ll just go ahead and … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2014/01/01/still/feed/ 0 Wait what, we’re over halfway through 2013?! /post/2013/07/10/wait-what-were-over-halfway-through-2013/ /post/2013/07/10/wait-what-were-over-halfway-through-2013/#respond Wed, 10 Jul 2013 06:05:00 +0000 http://b517ee9c-63b2-4471-9355-8f0acc32c8e5 In case you haven’t noticed, it’s July 10th, which means that we’re quite a few days into the second half of 2013. Uhhhh what?! How did that happen?! And do I sound like a broken record whenever I talk about how time … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2013/07/10/wait-what-were-over-halfway-through-2013/feed/ 0 What I HAVEN’T been doing. /post/2013/02/21/what-i-havent-been-doing/ /post/2013/02/21/what-i-havent-been-doing/#respond Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:33:00 +0000 http://50923b31-e01d-4351-a6f1-4ee56fa4a752 I feel a strange sense of calm lately. Which is super-strange for me, since I’m one of the least calm people I know. For (almost) 27 years I’ve felt the intense need to be productively doing something at any given … Continue reading →

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