A New Year

It is the start of a new year.  If you thought that I might be upset with how my 2010 went, you would be very wrong!  I learned a lot about myself and my family in that time when everything seemed to be going "wrong".  I decided that I could use those experiences and try to turn them into a positive thing!  I learned that it wouldn't hurt my husband, if he helped out with the housework, when I was unable to do it.  I also learned that if I couldn't do the housework and no one else did it, then it wasn't going anywhere.  I learned that I CAN take some time for myself and actually enjoy it!  It makes me a better person and I feel much calmer for doing so.  All of these things have made some of my decisions for the upcoming year much easier.

For 2011, my outlook will be on the positive side, no matter what comes my way (although, I'm hoping it won't be along the lines of a concussion, broken foot and surgery).  I will be trying to at least walk every day, and get some yoga and strength training in a few days a week.  I will be making sure that I read and work on my cross stitches regularly, since that always relaxes me and makes me happy.  I am going to try to cook healthier foods and make things from scratch more often.  I will be trying to eat out less and make sure that we always have quick foods to eat on those busy sports nights.  I will be working on organizing the house and making sure that everything has a place and a purpose.  If I can't make something work, then I will make sure that I donate it, so someone else can make use of it. 

I know that a lot of these things won't be accomplished overnight, but I know with some determination and hard work, I will succeed at my goals!  Hopefully, I won't wear myself out too much, by trying to do everything at once.  Another goal I have this year is to learn to pace myself and learn the cues that my body is sending me.  If I learn to listen to my body, I think I will be more successful all around!

My family is very important to me, so I will be planning on spending quite a bit of time with them and implementing some new ideas in our house.  I would like to have family game nights, family movie nights and outdoor activity days.  I will be looking for some hiking trails that we can conquer and MANY activities that our community may be holding that are FREE!!  :)  Our budget is another thing that I would like to conquer this year and working on paying down our debts.  My children are going to be helping me with this activity.  I think this will be a perfect year to get them started on how to be financially fit. 

This blog is another one of my goals and working on getting it off and running.  Any ideas that anyone may  have, please let me know.  I will be working on a game plan of what days we will discuss what topic and I will be making sure that I link this up to other wonderful blogs out there!

I hope that  everyone is enjoying this NEW YEAR!

If you are looking to clean out your pantry, freezer, stockpile, before things expire, check out http://www.lifeasmom.com/ or http://www.goodcheapeats.com/ and follow as FishMama (Jessica) helps us accomplish this.  She has some basic guidelines and will be offering lots of support.