Hey guys, it's Jamie Scrimter here, second wife, stepmom of three and mum of one.

And you're listening to my podcast, where we talk about all things motherhood, stepmotherhood,

and living a kick-ass life. If you're ready for raw and real conversations and are striving

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Hey guys, welcome back to the podcast. So it's just me again today. And seeing that this episode is being

released on the final day of 2018, I thought it would be a great time to talk about my New Year's

resolutions for 2019. And to be honest, I don't really see them as New Year's resolutions per se. I just didn't

really even know how to label this episode. So that just seemed fitting, given that it's this

time of year. I just really think that the end of the year is an amazing opportunity to reflect

on how things are going in life and to just improve on things. So a few of these resolutions

are just me expanding on things that I'm

already doing. And others are new habits that I'm adding in. Here's the thing, though,

well, all of my quote unquote resolutions are different. They are all related or fall into one

overarching goal for 2019, which is if I were to say it off the cuff to,

you know, a girlfriend, I would say to be less of a shit show. Like that's my goal. I want to stop

flying by the seed of my pants. But what I actually mean is that, you know, for 2019,

I'm really focused on being very deliberate about what gets my time. You've probably

heard me say that I look at my time as a valuable and limited resource because it is.

The time you spend on anything is time you're never, ever going to get back. It's gone.

And some days I'm really great about being selective and deliberate about

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