Hello out there...

If any one is really reading this, will you please leave a comment so that I know who is out there!

Thanks,
Bridgette

What!!???

So today at work, I told a co-worker a dark secret. Well, that might be going to far. It was just a secret that I have kept at work for a while. It was nice to be able to voice my true feelings/opinions, but at the same time, I felt quite strange. Why did I hide who I really was. It got me thinking about what is the right thing to do. I never lied about this (except one tiny lie, when I was backed into a corner.) So now I am really thinking...is this what I want to teach Kathryn. Conformity is not the answer. If someone really holds what you believe over your head, especially if it is extremely different from their own beliefs, many I should not want that person in my life. I really did soul searching on my hour drive home and thought of some ways to change my outlook. I am really going to stand up for things that I truly believe in, even if it is not always the "Popular" choice. Over the next few days and weeks I will see if I can hold myself accountable for this new mission in life. I will be meeting up to 20 new people tomorrow night at my first class. They will be from various backgrounds and have different beliefs. It is my personal goal to stick to my guns and not take the path of least resistances, just because it seems easier. I will see how it goes.

Resolutions

As I try to think of some the traditional resolutions I normally write (lose weight, read more, get to bed on time, and the list goes on), I wonder why do I want to think of things that I work on for only a month or two and the go by the wayside. Instead, I really want to focus on a few things that I really, REALLY want to work on.

The first and foremost is to be the best wife and mother I truly can be. This means that I don't necessarily yell at Chance when he ask for a new roll of paper towels, even though he can look in the cabinet just as well as I can ;) Or lay with Kathryn and read her one more story, even though I have already read two. (See resolution to get in bed on time each night)

I also really want to be a better steward of our finances. Now that I am going back to school, we will have to tighten things up a bit, but I know we can do it and in the long run it will be well worth it. On that note, I know I have really put the work into this school thing. It will be a lot of hard work, but I just have to remind myself that it is only 14 months and then I will have my Master's Degree.

So there they are. These are a few things that I really want to work on and stick to. I will hold myself accountable and if you are reading this you hold me accountable too. I am going to try my typical ones that everyone makes every year as well, but I won't beat myself up if I am not working on them in April.

ENJOY 2009!