Slow it Down

In the spirit of welcoming 2008 and saying goodbye to 2007, I feel like I should do some kind of Top 10 end of year wrap up on the blog, but I haven't had the quiet time to do any real reflection yet. I've been craving that time and today I started to feel hugely claustrophobic for not having had it.

I'm sure I'm not alone in feeling that my mental health needs are regularly pushed to the bottom of the priority list. Since it's not a tangible, it doesn't get the respect it deserves. People can see the dishes piling up in my kitchen, but the frenzied lists of tasks and unprocessed thoughts that are piling up in my brain? Much easier to dismiss or simply label "Stress".

Right now I'm dealing with two dear friends in the midst of a break up that has thrown my home and living situation into a pickle. It feels selfish to complain that I didn't get a chance to have my personal, introspective time at new year's. It *is* selfish. But that doesn't make me want it any less.

The last month has been so crazy with trying to get things ready for the holidays, going to Vegas, staying at my sister's house for xmas, then off to see Trixie. I really need a few days to settle back into home, to catch my breath.

I have a feeling that's going to be the big priority topping my list of 2008 goals (when I get around to making the list, that is). Slow things down. Focus. Declutter. Figure out what's important and let go of the rest, in all areas of my life.

What are your goals/plans/resolutions for 2008?