Setting yearly goals

Now that I had principles that would guide the way I interacted, I needed to start thinking about what I wanted out of my life. Being a parent is a role that I adore, but it’s not the only role I have, and there were ideas and dreams that I wanted to invest more time in. I needed to think about what I want to achieve:

• for myself

• with the kids

• with my husband

• for others.

I had so many answers to these questions that I reached a point where I felt almost overwhelmed and disheartened. Here were all these things I wanted to do, but in the mix of raising five kids, how was I going to achieve any of them? I took a step back and realised that many of these were long-term goals, some of which I wouldn’t be able to even contemplate until the kids were older. What I needed to do was narrow in on my priorities for the immediate future, and which goals would be achievable over the coming year.