What would Judi do?

It doesn't feel  like end of the year.  It doesn't feel like a year has gone by.  But it has.  And so much has changed: My kids are in high school. My mom is in a nursing home. I grew a bunch of food. Okay, that's not SO MUCH.  That's a kind of short list.  But it's all I can come up with. Lots has stayed the same: I worry about my mom (though this year is dramatically different from last year - she's safe now). My dishwasher still doesn't work. I'm still in the same field that I should have left years ago. I'm still living in this house. There's more but that list depresses me.  I asked my girls yesterday what personal goals they had for the upcoming year (response: silence) and what accomplishments they had for 2015 (made it to high school, had their first job).  It got me to thinking about my own stuff. Personal goals: 1.  Keep walking.  It's good for me. 2.  Maintain life on the healthy track.  I miss some stuff but I

I had my day pretty well planned out before I left the house today.  I knew where to park for my jobs today that would give me the most steps.  I knew what I was eating.  You see, I have to think about these things now.  It probably comes easy to you but it's not easy to me.  I have been living a mindless existence in many ways.  I eat mindlessly and I don't think about exercising.  I concentrate on what needs to get done in any given day - work, my kids, my mom.  That's about it. But it's changing! I am on my 30th day of hitting my walking goal of 10,000 steps or more each and every day. On 15 of those days, I hit over 11,000.  My highest day is 14,700. So, what have I done?  I made doing something for me a priority.  That's been huge.  Every day I walk.  This seems to annoy my children but, get this, I DON'T CARE.  M is somewhat onboard meaning she'll walk with me occasionally.  A doesn't enjoy it at all.  But, here I go again, I DON'T CARE.