First week of a new year is usually filled with goal setting and planning. While I unfortunately, after many many failed attempts, am not a true paper planner person. I did, however, manage to fill out a planner a bit and in it I set up a Project 52 for this year. The first week is self-portrait. I thought it would be fitting to start and end with a self-portrait to then visibly see any future changes, not just physically but mentally and artistically. I would be lying if I said I didn’t start each past year off on a high and hopefulness of smashing so many goals. After each failure though I am now here with a more realistic hopefulness. One foot in front of the other approach. Writing things down helps me remember, holds me accountable, and sets timelines. Now I just need to remember to write things down, who is with me?
In 2022, weren’t we supposed to be in flying cars by now? While I appreciate where we are in life, having a toddler makes me even more grateful this current future isn’t as futuristic as it was predicted to be. Chasing him around at almost 4 is hard enough on solid ground, I don’t want to know what it would be like if he had some sort of flying ability. I mean don’t tell the dude he can’t fly because he more than believes he can, from couch cushion to couch cushion with an occasional floor stop, from the top of the bed to the bottom, and just simply from the kitchen to the dining room. Rhett William is a firm believer he can fly all over this house, and yes it is usually with a round house kick or a fist. No one told me these kids just wake up and want to fight with the air and whatever else stands in their way.
We are navigating this stage with one foot in front of the other. I fail him most days, we hug, I apologize and we try again. I have accepted there is no manual for parenting, because each child is different, each age is different. And honestly that’s why parenting is such a beautiful thing. We all have struggles, failures but so so many wins. I look forward to sharing weekly the steps we make this year. Maybe at the end of this you see more gray hairs in my self-portrait but I can guarantee you will see a lot more laugh lines.
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