Exercise? Discipline? Affirmative.

So...a new year. Now that all the fun and excitement of the holidays has completely worn off and we are entering the soul-crushing, frozen hell that is late January and February in Utah, I've been thinking a lot about the goals I want to set for myself and where I want to be by this time next year (which is, hopefully, passed out on a beach in Hawaii).

Since keeping actual New Year's Resolutions is impossible not easy for me, I've decided to take the advice of my good friend, Barb, and choose a word to help steer me through this next year. And, you will be shocked to discover that my word is not a profanity (though The Swears have always and will continue to serve me well through many years to come).

Even though I didn't officially define 2009's word, looking back I realize that the theme of the year was 'Explore'. And I did. And because of that, The Tyke and I were able to have moments like this:



and this:



and, of course, this:



I hope that we aren't even close to being finished with our exploring, but I've decided that with all the playing that's been happening, there are other important things that I have been neglecting. So with that in mind, and in honor of The Tyke entering his Terrible Two's in a couple days, my word for 2010 is going to be "Discipline".

Discipline in making sure I provide active mothering to The Tyke so that we can enjoy more adventures this year. Discipline in the way I work. Discipline in working out. Discipline in taking care of things around the house so I can enjoy playtime without guilt (if the day ever comes where I happen to feel guilty for playing). Discipline in the way I conduct myself so that I don't have to do damage control after saying something thoughtless. And discipline in making sure that my life is in decent enough shape so that spontaneity can always override discipline.