.....and now I am stuck. It is true getting hubby on board is easier said than done. He is happy to go with the flow and let me do what is best for us and the family. As long as that includes farm time for him and the footy. He is much less social that me which often means we choose to do things separately. So thinking about my values and what we want to achieve for the year I have casually approached the subject with him and this seems to get me more answers than making him sit down and listen!
Recapping my values were: Family, Honesty, Creativity, Learning, and Responsibility. (Not in that order!)
This is what I came up with.
This will be the year we:
Learn together
Respect each other with kind words and actions
Know we can take
risks – someone will always be there to support you
Experience life as a family and have some time on our
own
Do more exercise
Are more financially aware and prepared
Topham
Family Mission Statement 2012
I can really relate - my husband goes along too and is happy for me to make decisions etc and I am also far more outgoing than him, which at times can be very difficult, like doing an activity like this! Lots of great things to work towards in 2012, well done.
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely nice to make the decisions but sometimes it would be nice for him to make them! Thanks so much for commenting, I'm really enjoying the SYL challenges and reading what others write!
DeleteThis is great. I also think it's important for everyone to find time for themselves :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for reading! I do have a goal to use that me time for more exercise this year! Do two things at once!
DeleteOh yes my husband is similar. Just change time on the farm and football with computer and sleep. A lot of the family and parenting based decisions are left up to me and also if we decide to do something it is me that organizes and plans.
ReplyDeleteThat said- one of my favourite days last year {and I wrote about it in my positives for 2011} was when hub said to me on the Saturday "Let`s go to the local zoo tomorrow" and we went the next day. It is only a 10 minute drive but we had never been but local enough that it was not busy, quite cheap and not so big that the kids got overwhelmed. Plus it had a train you could ride and a park to play in. My older son had a blast and we have been back once since then. Sorry to ramble! The thing is when were discussing what our favourite day of last year was we both mentioned that day which has led us to realize we need to make more family days outside of our house/general area.
Both of us value our down time as well- sometimes that is hard but I think when you have a young family it is often essential.
I think your like about experiencing life as a family and time on our own is what spoke to me the most.
Thank you for sharing.
Lulu so lovely to read your comment. I totally get where your coming from in regards to visiting the Zoo. I have to really twist my husbands arm to do something different and then we he comes he loves it! Looking forward to sharing with everyone again!
DeleteI absolutely love this -"Know we can take risks – someone will always be there to support you" - as a non risk taker myself this is wonderful to read!
ReplyDeleteI think that including this now while our children are small (4 & 2) will help them to experience life in a way that maybe I haven't done. Although blogging has been a risk for me...but knowing my husband is behind me and that I have the SYL12 challenge bloggers behind me is fantastic!
DeleteDeb beat me to it - but that risks line, rocked! LOVE IT! that is a great thing to learn, and especially to teach the kids as they grow.
ReplyDeleteLyndal thats what I just said to Deb in a reply! Thankyou so much for your comment. We have had a long week here, with my hubby rushed to hospital for surgery and your comment made my day! xx
DeleteMy favourite one is 'Respect each other with kind words and actions.' So easy to forget that one in the heat of the moment and to be unkind to the people you cherish the most.
ReplyDeleteI agree Jayne, and honestly this one is for me. Sometimes I forget to think before I yell and my poor husband usually wears the brunt of something totally not to do with him! So hopefully this year, this will help remind me to stop for a minute! Have it laminated on the fridge for all our family to see! Thanks for stopping by! Ax
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