A New Year Approaches....

As the New Year approaches, I am trying to focus on how I can make changes in my life for the better.  This past year has not been the best... actually the last two or so years have been a real struggle for me.  Many people are in the same boat.. crappy economy, poor job market, etc...  Things have been hard all around the country.   This coming year, I have got to really take some steps to get my life back in control...  I have let the ball drop in many aspects of my life.  I want to be happy and healthy and get control over my financial situation.   I am 40 years old and it is time to really figure out where I want to be in my life.  I have gotten very overwhelmed this past year... struggling with raising 3 children on my own, trying to make a living, juggling way too much, etc.   I have exhausted myself--- mentally, emotionally, and physically.  And it is time to stop and reevaluate.  It is time to take steps to find my happiness again.  To take what I need from life and embrace it, and I need to purge what is not good for me.   I feel like I have been in a rut for some time now--- just going through the motions of life, not really getting anywhere.  I am going to pull myself out of this rut, and start enjoying life again.   I have a long list of things that I need to change within myself and my life... too long to really list here, and some of them are too private.   But I need to make these changes.  And I will.  This New Year will be a better one.