2014 Year End Reflections

2014 has come and gone.  It was a year filled with mixed emotions.  We created lots of memories together as a family, and I somehow managed to homeschool the girls through an odd, uncharacteristic slump.  Before school starts back up tomorrow, I will reflect back on 2014.

5 Highlights From The Year:

1. Working our way through the Top 10 Waterfalls in Minnesota list.
2. Being able to finally leave the girls home alone for an hour while I get coffee with a friend.
3. Millie tested above grade level, despite my failure to teach the last three months of the school year.
4. Feeling like the old Leslie "If I want it, I'll go out and get it" mentality is back.
5. Continuing to build a strong family unit that I love.

5 Disappointments:

1. I didn't stick to my weight loss plan, at all.
2. I didn't pay down our debt as I would have liked.
3. We're still living in the condo, that I vowed to move from nine years ago.
4. My big "slump of '14"
5. I haven't concentrated on our personal business as much as I would have liked.

2 Game Changers:

1. Going to the MACHE conference last Spring changed the way I do everything in my homeschool.
2. Remembering that the only person who can bring change to my life is me.

2 Things I Focused On:

1. Making sure this school year would be better than last.
2. Doing less for my children in an effort to foster independence. 

2 Things I forgot:

1. To read.
2. To focus on improving myself.

Reflection:

I certainly don't think 2014 was a bad year.  It was pretty great.  I imagine 2015 will be even better since I'm making a big effort to make improvements.

  

Here's what I'm doing in 2015 that will improve my life:

1. Going back to school in less than two weeks!
2. Using the treadmill every weekday.
3. Cutting sugar out of my diet.
4. Create a realistic budget
5. Pay down debt
6. Move into a house (please please please)
7. Spend one-on-one time with the girls before bed (pillow talk)
8. Increase production for our business
9. Spend more time in nature.