January Goals

I finally have nailed down my January Goals, if not the budget. Officially, January will be Recoup, Reconnect, and Re-Introduce Month. All three items have multiple meanings towards my quest for an ever improving life.

Recoup-
I totally need to take the time to focus on healing my ankle. I also need to recoup some of the energies that have otherwise been zapped by my late health problems. I've got to get rest, TAKE MY IRON (I really began to wonder if the anemia wouldn't be the end of me), and keep my leg elevated as much as possible. Sometimes this is a little unorthodox. This morning, I spent an hour and a half playing inside Hoot's Mickey Mouse tent with my leg propped up. We also do quite a show with cars on my bed.

Reconnect-
The holidays may be all about family, but I always feel a bit estranged when they are over. Then, there's the weird sensation when I haven't seen a co-worker lately, but I spent so much time with them in December that is odd. Kind of a roll reversal, if you will. So, reconnecting with Hoot & DH is a biggie for me this month. I also have to reconnect with family that I usually talk to on the phone several times a week. That just didn't happen as much.

Re-Introduce-
Ah, the big three parter.
Re-Introducing the almost vegetarian/vegan diet we'd been eating until mid-December. It's about eating better for us, not the politics. Getting rid of the crap like refined sugars and white bread- oh, sorry, same thing- really made a difference on us as a family, and we are almost full tilt back on board.
Re-Introducing the budget. It's not that I didn't have one for December, it's that it got so crazy around here, it went out of control. The crappy take out food didn't help the pocketbook either.
Re-Introducing a goal based lifestyle. We went nuts. We drifted. We drove thru. I think you get the picture. Our only goal was to "get through it" and we did. We just got through it.

Overheard in the bookstore:
I really need to get a book on statics since I'm taking it this next semester.
What's statics?
You know, when you use numbers and charts and graphs and stuff to figure things out.
Oh, statistics?
Yeah, statics.