Bad Luck for the New Year...

Every new year I get excited to have a fresh new start to life. To become the person I really want to be...the perfect housekeeper, the best mother, the most fabulous wife, a better neighbor, a wonderful friend, more spiritual, etc....etc....etc.... I always have a million goals and usually never complete any of them. This year I am going to do my goals differently. I read an article by Ellen Degeneres (No, I am not a fan, but the article had some good points). She said to set goals that you knew were attainable. A few of her examples were....Never finish beauty school, and Don't quit smoking. So I decided instead of setting "ideal" goals for the new year. I would set smaller more attainable goals and set them more often. So here are a few of my new goals for the new year:

1. Learn to Pressure Can beans (I've had that pressure canner for over a year now and never had it out of the box!)

2. Finish organizing my craft room. (This was actually my goal for last year, and I am happy to say that I am almost done doing it. I will give you all your own private tour when it is completely done.)

3. Gain 25-30 pounds this year. (Weird goal I know, but hopefully it will be attainable anyway).

4. Be more positive with my kids. (I will be the first one to admit that I have become kind of a crank this year, and I need to stop.)

Yesterday was a great day. I was already working on a few of my goals and trying to get the Christmas decorations put away, and my house cleaned. The children were happy, and I was a good mom. I talked nicely, and positively. I played games, did pre-school, read stories, and encouraged my 6-year old to do the right thing. It was turning out to be a wonderful day, and a perfect way to start the new year.....and then.....I broke a mirror. I wasn't paying quite enough attention when I was backing out of my driveway, and tried to rip my side mirror completely off of my car.
 
  
The mirror is still usable, but badly cracked. It will definately need to be replaced before our car will pass inspection in a few months. I am sure that it won't be cheap since it has the signal lights in it. What a way to start a new year! I really hope that breaking the mirror will not invoke the curse of 7 years bad luck. But it is looking today like it might. My kids are grouchy and fighting with each other, I have a horrible headache, we all have colds, my house is a complete disaster, and my baby was up all night screaming. Does anyone know how to fix a curse so I can have a good year afterall?