In with the new..... or Try harder anyway... =)

December 31, 2010 --- such introspect occurs on this date each year (along with a lot of alcohol consumption as well!  LOL)  and while I am not drinking (yet?? ), I am thinking back on 2010 and towards 2011... I have a lot of thoughts about where I want to be a year from tonight and a lot of ideas of how to get there.  So, I am recording a few goals, aspirations, projects, etc for 2011 to merely have a record of them... something to look back on next Dec. 31st.

I need to continue the family time and activity we have focused on these last 6 weeks... and put myself first once in a while, as well...... WOW!  I reworded that sentence 3 times even... that is NOT an easy one at all!!  LOL  

THIS IS NOT A CONTRACT!  That is my first resolution in motion.  I do not have to do everything!  Things change and I need to be flexible in my mind as well to allow for that!  So, If I don't get to something this year, then it didn't fit into my life and that is ok.... there will be other lists!!!  I am a "check things off" kinda girl though... so a list cant be left unwritten  =)

• Read for pleasure at least 3 times a week... because I LOVE to read!!!!
• Attempt a Nickerson 365 at  2011 Nickerson 365
• Finish cooking my way through the Pioneer Woman Cookbook (but slowly as they are NOT diet friendly foods!!!)
• No crazy diet here or weigh loss number in pounds... but I aim to get back to working out at least 3 days a week and eating healthier to be a happier me  =)
• Paint, build shelves, decorate, SOMETHING in my office/sewing room to make it my own
• Participate in a 5K (even if I walk it)
• Ride a Mechanical Bull
• Play more WITH my kids instead of just fostering their play
• Take the boys Canoeing
• Donate $100 to a charity --this equates to putting aside $2 a week to donate by the new year 2012
• Scream less and hug more
• Find something (no matter how big or small) which financially helps my family
• Say "No" when I need to without feeling guilty and say "Yes" even when it seems more in my comfort zone not to

OK... hmmm.... That is quite a list, eh?  A list of goals... not "have to do's"... that is the hard part!!

And a final TOTALLY unrelated last word.... Lanie got the hang of her big girl bike today... we are SO PROUD!!!  Hoping we can put some weight on her by spring too as she needs a bit more weight behind those pedals!  LOL