What Becomes the New Year?

Here we are in 2012...

I post this image (taken by my brother-in-law, Dennis) to project the kind of feeling I hope to evoke for a beginning to 2012.

Resolutions?
No deliberate resolutions set for the new year, just a continuation of those things I've been working on for quite some time:

1. HEALTH
I'm getting progressively better since last May, when I first visited my homeopathic doctor in Montana (who is now relocated to Santa Cruz since last September). My goal is to eventually get off my anti-depressant meds--maybe this year?!

I am now a homeopathic FIEND. I have become a student of homeopathics and I'm learning to use remedies at home--devouring books on the subject and drilling my doc with questions every time we talk. My patients include my son, husband and CATS. I successfully cured my one cat, Mocha, of her life-long skin conditions and I am currently treating my other cat for hyperthyroidism and she's doing very well. Homeopathy also worked on Hunter's night terrors and sniffles. I used it to cure a family member of diarrhea in 1 day what the doctors couldn't do in 9 days. Every time Ron has some kind of ailment I run to my reference books and come back to him with my little tube of pellets. He usually gets this "oh great, here we go again" look on his face when I hand him a remedy. I'm still trying to make a believer out of him...

I can't even BEGIN to talk about the amazing, cheap, safe, curative powers of homeopathy!!!
(Wanna know more??? Click here to read a free online booklet about an overview of homeopathy.)


2. FAMILY
I am usually referring to my little 3-person family unit when this is on my list. It is THE most important thing to me and my thoughts are constantly filled with "Is this best for us?" kind of things.

As Hunter gets older, our daily life gets busier. Here's a snapshot of a typical week (not forgetting both Ron and I working all day, Hunter is in school and daycare, and then homework, chores, meals and such):
    
     >  Monday: Cub Scouts (and Ron has reluctantly taken on the role of den leader)
     >  Tuesday: Taekwondo
     >  Wednesday: Bible study group
     >  Thursday: Taekwondo
     >  Friday: Family night or date night
     >  Saturday: House project, road trip or kid event
     >  Sunday: church, laundry and catch-up day

Whew!

So I apologize in advance to everyone else that I may not call, or write or visit enough (yes, that probably means you, friends and relatives). And to everything else I may not tend to enough (my plants and pets come to mind) or use enough (like my tread mill or oven). I just realized these two things--health and family--take up most of my time, so currently these are the only two (barely) manageable goals I'm going to keep working on in 2012. Here's wishing for the best!