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  • A New Year’s Resolution for the Overwhelmed, Forgetful and Easily Distracted

    December 29, 2011

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    I hate New Year’s resolutions.  Hate them.  The worst part of New Year’s day for me was always when the qxh (quasi-ex-husband) would pull out a piece of paper and write “Trotter Family Resolutions” across the top.  So we could “pull them out at the end of the year and see how we did”.  Great, another completely unrealistic standard to feel bad about not meeting.  Just what I need! 

    The other day I read an article which advised that the key to keeping this year’s resolutions was to set up specific targets.  Like “I will exercise 3 times a week and lose 25 lbs by April 1.”  Ahahahahahahahahahahahaha!  Seriously.  That’s what it said.  Like the two are related.  Continue reading »

    Posted By: Rebecca Trotter Category: being mom, enjoy life, life Tags: advice, encouragement, humor, life, new year's resolutions, self-help

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