Onwards and forwards into 2011

There has obviously been a theme running through many blogs which I have been catching up with, one of aims for the coming year and new decade we have entered.
I resolved some time ago to no longer make resolutions as I break them very easily so I tend to just look to my hopes and aspirations.

1. Be a better mother and wife

This has to be my top priority. I want to be more tolerant and more patient with my girls and give them as much support and encouragement as possible. As a wife I want to listen more and be more supportive in the home environment.

2. Work objectives

I need to develop more focus and procrastinate less. I will be working in 5 roles and so I need discipline to complete all the objectives for all the roles. I will allow some time for social media but I will not be distracted by it. I will also give careful consideration to any further opportunities which come my way to ensure I have enough time to devote to it and to be more assertive in assessing whether it helps me to achieve my objectives rather than automatically saying yes.
I am getting a clearer idea of how to write academically and need to gain a regular rhythm of writing and reading and maintain that rhythm.

3. Domestically

I aim to do frequent small cleaning episodes as and when I see them rather than letting jobs pile up.

4. Organizing my social media

I love the apps on my iPhone and I have begun to organize it so that I can access my google reader from my phone to keep up to date with news and blogs that I follow.
I have saved a number of news items from google reader to inspire my blog writing.

5. Australian midwifery

I need to resolve to not get despondent about the difficulties facing midwives here in Australia. I do wonder if they actually know which direction they want to take their profession in the longterm. I hope that they can be more supportive of each other and stop the infighting and back stabbing. Let's call for unity and look to what we have in common rather than focusing on our differences and move forward to the benefit of women as a whole.

6. Emotional detachment

I must not become involved emotionally in Facebook opinion pages and argumentative blogs. I have tried the non impulsive approach but I tend to find that I 'stew' over what I have read and I feel worse. I shall try and just express a clear non emotional opinion and leave it at that.

7. Being more creative

I would like to explore a more creative side of me and look to completing some arty projects and accept that not all of them will be a success.

8. Continuing to look after my health.

I must remember the eating rules I must follow since my surgery. I must eat slowly and very small amounts of food. I also do resolve to drink less alcohol. I am concerned about the severe bout of abdominal pain I suffered recently which lasted 9hrs and left me uncomfortable for a number of days following it.

9. Be more confident in myself professionally.

I aim to not be intimidated by others and to be more assertive.

10. Make the most of each day

I think these 10 will be enough for the time being. I may need to do a monthly revision.






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