I'm off and running...

Well it's another new year and just like EVERY other new year I have been blessed to see rung in, I have some major resolutions. And just like every single human, most of these resolutions won't see the light of day or the end of the tunnel. I do feel however, different, this year. Like somehow writing them down on this computer/blog will make them seem more doable. And I do believe my goals this year are totally attainable and some are a must! There really aren't pictures to go along with this post, so if you were looking for that sorry. I will keep this short and sweet.

Goal #1
I want to get in shape. This entails that I will lose weight but more importantly I want to be able to walk or run without falling over in a dead sweat and panting like a dog. I want to have more energy for my kids and my husband and most importantly for myself. I want to be the best me there is and that includes getting in shape. So what am I doing you ask, well 1 hour on the treadmill for the last 2 weeks (minus our time with family) has helped. Instead of sitting around during naptime cleaning the house or sitting in my sewing room, I have been on this machine. I even got the dog on it. BTW she hates it and refuses to even try it. It is kind of funny. Legs all spread, nails digging into any non moving thing she can find. It reminds me of what we all probably feel like about treadmills. I have to stay on it until I burn 200 calories. Yeah, I don't know where that number came from but hey 200 sounds good. Somedays that means just a nice walk for a LONG time or like today comes in the form of "hurry up and get to 200 so we can eat"! We are also as a family, cutting our portion sizes down. I would say we are limiting sugar but if you really know me, you would know that baking and cutting down on sugar just don't happen. So I bake less often and only bake the size of _________ that we can eat in one sitting. So we will see how this theory goes. My hope is that I can get down to a size 10 well actually my real goal is to get my BMI in the normal category. Here is my inspirational swimsuit, never had one of these before. I just want the swimsuit, not to be that skinny. Wish me luck!

Goal #2
Be a more positive thinker. I am NOT a positive thinker for the most part. I see the bad in everything and automatically think the worst is going to happen in every situation. I may not come off this way to my friends but it is the way I view my life. This negetivity has affected everyone in my household-negetivily. At one point, my son was writing me letters telling me ways that he was going to help me have a good day because he didn't like to see me so upset. Ugh, bad mom moment which led to massive chocolate intake and massive guilt trips. But that is no more. The massive guilt trips brought me to a place of "yep it's you and yep you can change this" So here I am. Placing no expectations on my day...no need to get a dress done or more hairbows done. No having to keep the house spotless (I hear someone from the back saying "it was never spotless to begin with") or keep my girls in prestine appearance. If we dont' get out of jammies for three days, oh well. I am bound and determined to change my way of thinking and the way that I have lived my life for a number of years. Man, this goal is a doosy and has already slapped me in the face hard these past two days. But I will make it through it and the girls will someday, soon, take naps again so that they aren't clingy monsters anymore. In the meantime anytime I have gotten down or upset, I watch this:

Come on could it be any cuter! And she (and he for that matter) are all mine!

Goal #3
De-clutter my home and my life. Easy, right? Nope, not so much. This was very evident at Christmas. Between all of us and then all of our families, wow did we accumulate a ton of stuff. So last weekend, it was out the old and in with the new. And I mean out, out to the trash NOT out to the basement. Even as I type this my desk or our desk is covered with more papers and bags and boxes (woo hoo for getting Lightroom for Christmas from my hubby!) and manuals and cds....ok you get the point. I will declutter this house. Which means I will be doing it when Ryan is at work, sorry honey. And that is also applying to our lives in the financial world. We are and have been getting rid of those pesky little credit cards that seem to sneak up and slap you upside the head all the time. We are decluttering our monthly bills and trying to work our way to a new house. And that decluttering goes for our family as well. We will be limiting sports to only two, not only for budget purposes but for family purposes. Basketball, adios amigo! And trying to focus more on us / the kids than the tv. We got so many great games for Christmas and have , so far, spent every night playing one of them with one of the kids. It is great and I feel a scrabble game coming on this weeked!!

So those are my goals, with even bigger goals in mind in our not so distant future. We have one goal that I (and Ryan) are so excited about. It will forever change the lives of our family and all those around us. We are waiting for that "right" time to let this plan loose and in the meantime we are enjoying each other and our kids. (And no I'm not pregnant) Please pray for us in this journey and achieving this goal, as it is a very important one for us.

What are your goals for this new year? And how did you spend the new year? I would love to hear from you! All 3 followers I have....hahahahahha how sad is that. Oh well Positive outlook right, at least I have someone reading this thing!