Another year is upon us, and of course, I have all kinds of thoughts about what I want to improve on this year – especially in regard to mothering. In fact, I can think of a whole list of things quite easily:

get the girls’ evening routine more streamlined (read: get them to bed sooner!)
volunteer in the girls’ classrooms more often
show more patience when they are bickering with one another

I could go on, but I get overwhelmed just thinking about all I COULD do. Which brings me to my next point …