-- Branson & I will start Project 365. we will write about 1 thing each day in this blog of something special that happened and take a picture to document.
-while i started this it became very hard to keep up. but i did take a lot of pictures and documented many important events. i plan on continuing to take pictures and document every special event. so it might be more like a project 255 haha
-- I plan to make it through the entire alphabet, taking one letter each week with Branson. I have a set of books with each letter and we will use one book per week for our lesson.
- this is something that is going to HAVE to happen this year. after Branson's 4 year check up i was told he qualifies for pre K next year and i want him to be fully prepared to go :)
-- drama will NO LONGER be involved my life. if someone brings drama they will be removed promptly and never reconsidered or given a second thought.
- wow the one thing i did adhere to! i did not put up with drama this past year. i chose my battles, decided which ones were worth it, which ones weren't and which friends were worth it as well. it saved myself from a lot of unnecessary problems.
-- Matt & I will take more time for US! we may piss some people off but danggit I think we deserve some time for just us finally. We will get at least 1 date night every 2 weeks.
- haaa yea this only last all of about 2 times!! when my MIL decided she didn't want to keep them over night and only wanted to keep the other grandsons instead. we've been allowed 3 dates since feb. and unless we pay someone to watch them we won't get to attempt this in 2011 as i'd like to. because every couple needs it, especially with smaller kids.
-- I have been working out once a day and steadily losing weight. But after New Year's my workouts will go to twice a day.
- while i didn't do 2 a days i have lost a lot of weight! i am within less than 8 lbs from my goal. i am freakin thrilled! as soon as my last several cakes are finished i get to spend more "me" time doing the things that mean something to me, like working out.
-- I will no longer lower my standards to argue with idiots who don't have the slightest clue about me or my life. They can say whatever they want and make all the judgements they wish but I know it's all the result of pure jealousy.
- i think i did pretty good with this one. it fell under the drama policy.
-- foods will be changed from regular white to wheat or white wheat such as pastas and breads. but i will not give up dr pepper. that's just asking for someone to be murdered haha.
- i did really good with my breads. i prefer wheat when we're out places such as subway or ordering cornbread instead of biscuits. & of course, no i didn't give up dr pepper ;)
-- my time spent on the computer while the boys are awake and Matt is at home will be minimal. you may catch me on my blackberry if you need me.
- well for 1 i don't even have a blackberry anymore :( i miss it. but i have a droid. and i wished i could have kept this goal but when i opened up moose cakes boy it was shot to hell. i spent either half of my time on the computer taking orders and editing my site and the other half in the kitchen baking & decorating. but thankfully after jan i won't be doing cakes anymore and will have a lot of time back.
-- my house will stay cleaner than it does now. there will be no mess, and especially NO clutter.
- wow have i EVER stayed on top of this one!! no lie! at least once a week i was cleaning out something or getting rid of something. i HATE clutter with a passion!!! FTW haha
-- I will finish reading my book that I started when I was pregnant with Branson [Wicked] and read a new one [Under the Sabers: The Unwritten Code of Army Wives]
- well i still have yet to finish "Wicked" but i did get into Nicholas Sparks. oh my goodness i was killing his books at one time, then i started cakes and lost that rhythm. but plan on getting back into it really soon. i enjoyed reading and again, thanks to cakes i missed out on everything i liked to do.
-- I will constantly find new things to cook to expand my list of recipes.
- still working on this haha but thanks to my friends in TX & CA i get new ones every once in a while
-- my traditions will continue and we will make new traditions as well.
- i have continued all of my traditions and made so many more and memories as well :)
-- no one will haun in or ruin our time as a family anymore. if their plans are different from ours or they try to ruin our time together then they will be quickly be removed from the situation.
- ahh back to the good ol drama & family drama. this is one of the things i have successfully succeeded in.
-- I will learn to weed out the "friends" that i no longer have things in common with or can not support my life's choices.
- i think i've made the right choices when it came to this. there were several friends that in a matter of a few days were no longer a part of my life. it was definitely for the better. we no longer were on the same page, had common interests because of their life and the choices they made. do i miss them? not really. there's only 1 that i miss and think about often and sometimes send a nice hello message too.
-- I will grow closer with my true friends and they will become even more like family.
- rudar became a part of our family that's for sure! crystal, chris & carley were long lost friends that i lost touch with years ago and we picked up right where we left off & came into our life and were quickly a part of the family.
-- my MIL and I will take more time to go out & spend together.
- bahahaha & well that's all i have to say about that!
-- I will try to be slower to speak, quicker to listen. but I won't make any promises!
- humm.... i learned when to pick my battles but i was still very quick to tell someone exactly what was on my mind especially if they asked. and sometimes if they didn't.
-- the past will be let go of but NEVER forgotten. those people will NOT & will NEVER be forgiven.
- i let go of the past but didn't forgive or forget but others seem not to have.
-- i want to learn at least one new skill before the year is over. whether it be cross stitching, claymaking, photography or cooking & baking with different mediums. i will expand my mind :)
- i consider my cake skills this. i learned how to use fondant to create many different designs and styles. it was fun.
-- return and complete the math course that has given me so much trouble so that i may move forward with my career path.
- this i am still up in arms about. i can't decide if i want to return to school or not. while part of me wants to so badly finally complete school and get my dream job i find it hard to with 2 small kids, one of which will be starting school himself soon too and the other requires 3 different therapies a week. i'll see how the year plays out.
-- i will be growing my hair out long again and no matter what my husband thinks i won't cut it again haha. i grew it out the longest i ever have last year for our wedding then after he said "humm i think you should cut your hair short" i miss my long hair!
- not only have i been letting my hair grow i also got it colored professionally for the first time. and i loved it!
-- i will do everything in my power to go to bed at a "normal" hour.
- haaaa! yea with all the cakes i was doing i saw 4am more nights than not. but since i have slacked off tremendously on my orders i have actually enjoyed going to bed at a "normal" hour and will continue to.
-- upon going to bed at a normal hour i want to be able to get up at an earlier hour so i can maybe have some "me" time before the kids get up. i will use that time to do my workouts. i miss watching Good Morning America and Regis & Kelly.
- this is one thing i realllllly want to strive for. i enjoy watching the news and the early shows. lately i've been making it a habit to watch fox news, fox news edge, channel 9 11pm news, nightline and for some strange reason, jimmy kimmel live ??? don't ask me what that's about?! but i enjoy it. but i also enjoy sleep and quiet mommy time ;)
these are all great goals and many i have kept or expanded. i want to continue to do these and constantly improve myself. everyone always says they love the new year, they get a new start. this year has been difficult for our family. we lost both of my great grandmas within less than a month from each other. matt's grandma is currently very sick and my great aunt is as well. i'm truly hoping 2011 brings great things, with a wonderful year of great news!
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