It’s that time of year again, when the decadence and indulgence of December spar with the resolve to perfect—or at least repair—oneself in January. I’ll confess that in recent years I haven’t been much of a resolution-setter, having a history littered with a depressingly large pile of journals that went unwritten-in and foreign language tapes that went unlistened-to (only 15 minutes a day and you’ll speak perfect Mandarin!).
Last year, we had a two-week-old baby at New Year’s, so our only resolution was to keep everyone eating, sleeping, and in relatively clean clothes. But this year, having made it to my son’s first birthday in one piece, and having returned to working full time, I feel a little like Superwoman. So with my newfound super confidence, I’m going to revisit seasonal goal-setting, keeping my list reasonably short and using my Windows Mobile phone to help increase my chances for success.
My goals are pretty simple and probably echo those of the hundreds of thousands of other women in situations just like mine: to wriggle my way back into my pre-maternity clothes by June and to spend less time negotiating traffic and more time playing peek-a-boo. (Believe me—I really need to take my peek-a-boo game to the next level.) Windows Mobile is going to help me achieve these goals every day; in fact, it already does.
Even before dawn, my mobile phone quietly assists me in starting a typical day without waking my son or my husband. I really appreciate the alarm feature on the phone, as mundane as it might seem, because it’s simple, it’s reliable, and it eliminates the need for a second alarm clock in our bedroom. And the absence of additional cords that are so enticing to toddlers is a major benefit. Using a traditional alarm inevitably wakes up both the dog and the baby, which in the past has derailed my best intentions to get out of the house early. Once the baby’s up, it can be a long detour through diaper changes and soothing before he’s back asleep in the crib and I‘m able to tiptoe out the door. But on my Windows Mobile phone, I can set the alarm to get me up with any combination of flashing lights, vibrations, or sounds, including a customizable alarm.