Not as Fresh and New

I feel like I have started 2012 on the Left foot.  Not really the wrong foot, just the opposite one I would have preferred.  I knew the beginning of this year would be a little topsy-turvy.  Our lease is up in February, and while we could go month to month, it would be awesome to move into our new home, the first one we have ever owned, as soon as possible.  We found one we loved online and saw it on December 31.  In person, it wasn’t exactly everything I though it would be or wanted it to be, but the good parts outweigh the bad.  Plus, the location is priceless, and the yard is not something you see every day around here.  It might be the best we have seen at any of the houses.

Instead of making a list of goals, picking a word of the year, jumping into a 30 day challenge, I have been keeping my house running and trying to buy a house.  It might as well be August or May at the Dolli house.  It doesn’t feel like the beginning of a new year around here. 

In the mean time, the kids picked up a bug right before Christmas and are still passing it around and hacking like crazy.  The same day we made an offer on the house, Isaiah spiked a fever of 104!  We thought we would have to take him to the ER because our pediatrician's office was closed, but we didn’t.  That crazy high fever seemed to break everything up and he’s doing much better.  All 3 have a cough that won’t quit, and I don’t see an end to my constant use of tissues on their faces anytime soon, but they are fine.  That was day 2 of the New Year.

Ironically, I love New Years almost as much as I love Christmas.  I love looking back, the fresh start, setting goals, starting something new.  I look forward to it and start preparing for it just as early as Christmas.  I think about it in October and November.  I set my goals in December.  As soon as Christmas is over, I take that week to prepare for the New Year.

I’m excited about the challenges this year will bring.  I’m excited about buying a home, having Isaiah start Pre-K and all the other things I have planned for this year.  But I can’t help looking forward to next year, when I can sit down and start a 30 day organization challenge or photo challenge or whatever.  A year when I need to make things up to keep it interesting.  Like last year.  Instead I have a January full of work instead of fresh and fun.  It really could be any other month, it doesn't feel like January at all.

In the mean time, I'm cleaning and purging just like most mothers.  I'm sorting and wanting to stuff things in boxes, but forcing myself to wait until we clean out the garage.  I'm cooking and cleaning and doing every day chores.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed and trying not to freak out every time I get a text from our Realtor.  I'm here, on the brink of something huge, waiting.

Maybe this is good.  Maybe this is an awesome way to start a new year.  It's new to me, so I don't know.  In the meantime, I will have to watch the 30 day challenges and organization from here.  I have a house to buy and a rental to pack, and it will take most of my free time.

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