Don't you just love the end of the year with a fresh and new one beginning.
Last year was pretty crap for me so I'm declaring 2014 my year.
By the end of June I will have no children left at home
and although I am incredibly sad about this (shattered really)
I know that it is not healthy for them or me to wallow about it.
So I will put on a brave face and look forward to the next phase of my life.
In 2014 I hope to .....
(see I said hope not will)
not have another heart attack
do an online design course
spend more time with friends
do more crafting
not have another heart attack
read more, watch less
enjoy mothering from a different angle
rest a bit
relax a bit
grow my blog
release at least 3 new patterns
look at turning my patterns into PDFs
do more family tree research
try some new things
be happy
None of these are huge goals but they are important to me
and I know that I don't need a new year to begin these things
but this is the year that everything is going to change and
it really doesn't get much bigger than having
all your children gone.
What about you?
Do you set goals or unrealistic expectations?
How did you cope with your empty nest?
Were you miserable or happy when they left?
As some of you may know I don't get very personal here
but I'll let you in on a little secret .....
I'm going to cry for days when my kids are gone.
