2017!

Wow! Its been over a year since I have posted something on this blog. 2016 was a CRAZY year. It was a nonstop year full of all kinds of things. Luckily, for the most part, it was a really great year here at the Polk house.  Quick little overview from 2016:
 *Miss Penelope joined the family
 *Payson turned one
 *Payzlee finished her first year of real school.
 *We sold our house and moved to Missouri!
 *Payzlee turned six
 *Paxton turned three
 *Payzlee started cheer
 Even with all the highs we had this year, we did have one really big low. We lost our Noni in June. It was hard. Well any loss is hard but this one really got to me and made me look at life differently. We miss her more and more everyday. But we know she is in such an amazing place.

Now for 2017!




 Well this year has some fun adventures planned. It looks to be another great year for us! But the main thing why I want to get back to writing in this blog is to help me achieve my biggest goal this year and keep me on track.

 My personal goal for this year is to just be a better me. I have been feeling lost lately. I have been so involved in taking care of all four kiddos and being a wife I sort of quit taking care of me. It's been hard to realize I need to take a step back and focus on me a little bit. I feel so selfish about it. But I know that if I don't take some time to be focus on me, I won't be able to take care of everyone else like I want to.

 For one I have just figured it was what I had to do when I became a wife and mother. To a certain point it is I believe. I really have to talk to myself everyday to get a new mindset on all of this. But I can tell you since I have taken a step back and am relaxing more and going with the flow, I feel so much better! I have become even more patient with the kids. I feel happier than I have in a really long time. Every morning I feel like I can actually handle whatever today has in store.

 I'm mainly just taking it day by day and going from there. I still have a ways to go on getting all of this figured out. But I have the whole year to do it and I plan on sticking to it.


So I hope to at least do an update on how my resolution is going, and hopefully checking off all my mini goals to get to the big goal, every month. So far this month is going great. I'm determined to feel this great at the end of the month so I will definitely keep going with this.

First mini goal: Be 139 by the 27th!  

 

 

Hope all of y'all's new year resolutions are going great!
                                  Caitlin