Friday Musings

 It's been getting colder here. We had a very mild Christmas and New Year, and now midway into January, it feels like a bitter winter. 

Most Fridays, I am running errands while my kids are in school. It's my grocery shopping day. I finally had a chance to have a quick lunch date with the husband. 

I had to take my elderly parent to the dentist this afternoon. 

I became an unplanned (accidental? sudden? coincidental?) caregiver just over 2 years ago. It was very unexpected. It wasn't even on the radar of the last thing I thought would ever happen to me. But here we are, 2 years later. I am (barely) surviving. It's getting better (occasionally) but we're still going through bumps in the road. That's the thing about life, isn't it? The ups and downs? As the saying goes, the only thing good about hitting rock bottom is that you only have one way to go... UP!

I can't believe it's already halfway into January. Where is the time going? I thought time flies when you're having fun... I'm not really having fun... but still, time moves quickly.

I don't believe in resolutions. Growing up, when people always made goals and asked others about setting goals, I just followed along with everyone else, copying some that seemed plausible for me and just went with it. As I got older, and continuing to do so, I refuse to make any unnecessary future plans. Why? Well, that's partly true. I do make goals. I make life goals, not short-term goals destined to fail. What I do know for this year is to focus and prioritize my health. Being of middle age (when did this happen!?), I am not getting any younger and if I don't take care of myself now, no one can do it for me.