Who? Me? FORTY?

2009 is a big year for me. I will turn, ahem, 40. Yes, I'm getting to be what I once that was "old" but now try to see as "approaching my peak".

I've set several goals for myself before I turn 40, and have already been working on them to a certain degree. I had a whole slew of medical appointments this fall, just making sure all my systems are operational and healthy. Thankfully, they are. Like most moms of small children, this is something I really need to stay on top of. If something devastating were to happen to me, and it turned out to be something preventable had I caught it early enough, well, I can't even think of that.

I've spent the last three months really working on my emotional and mental health, trying to figure out what it is that is going to make me happy, and feel more fulfilled. It's hard to stake that time out for myself, but I feel myself getting there. Getting all these checkups - a physical, a mammogram, pap smear, bloodwork, etc, etc, has really gone a long way towards relieving some anxiety I've had about my future.

The next phase of my master plan begins in the New Year. I've been trying to exercise and cut back my eating habits, but I also don't want to bite off more than I can chew. The mental work I've been doing is hard work, and I don't want to abandon the whole project because I'm just overwhelmed. So, hopefully, come January, I'll be in a good place to really focus on my physical well being too. I've got myself a Wii Fit, and I've used it a little bit, but I hope to really get to using it daily in January.

I'm also revamping our schooling system. I need to spend more one on one time with both of the kids. This is WHY we're homeschooling, after all. Still working on those details, but I have a feeling a schedule is looming on our horizon...

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