The Best Laid Plans

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day. ~Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Over the past few days I have seen many posts about resolutions for the New Year or setting a personal 'theme' to follow, so of course I got to thinking about my own, you know since it is New Year's Eve and all. Now generally speaking I don't set lofty goals or make many plans for myself. I have learned that this is something that frustrates people closest to me. Sorry peeps, that's just how I roll.

I play it by ear A LOT these days. Over the past two years, I have learned not to get too frustrated by changing my plans a million times a week. It is just the nature of the beast. The beast of course being several things: Austin, his illnesses, the nurses and sometimes even doctors orders. Do I like being unsure of my next move? No. Do I know that you perceive me as wishy-washy? Yes.

I dislike being flaky. So I would rather not make any plans too far in ,advance and be forced to cancel them, than to make some short term plans and follow through. I am sure someone out there can commiserate with my plight.

Having a medically fragile child requires lots of understanding, not only on my part, but from friends and family alike. Trust me when I say being a hermit was not a career goal. Dealing with respiratory illnesses has taught me to read the signs of decline. Several things happening over the course of a few days or even hours can dictate or change even the best laid plans.

So my resolution: I am going to attempt to make time for ME and that means I'll be seeing more of you {with any luck.}

Wishing you a healthy and happy New Year!


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