Welcome to the new year! I managed to average about 4 posts a month last year so I guess I’m not doing all too badly with this blogging thing. I didn’t put up as many pictures as I’d wanted. Maybe I’ll get the hang of that this year. We had a great holiday. I wrote several blog posts in the last couple of weeks but they all just seemed to seep into my journal. So we’ll start over with how the last couple of days have been and then the new year.
Yesterday we (okay, Shawn) made homemade pasta in our electric pasta machine. It was quick (compared to the days I used to do it by hand!) and tasted gourmet. I’m thrilled to have it instead of stocking up on the boxed stuff! Today I de-junked. I threw away huge amounts of old papers, organized clothes, moved things around, labeled boxes, and I’m fairly satisfied with how much I got done…even if the house looks worse than when I started. It’s still better, trust me.
I’m so excited about this year :). In three weeks I’m leaving for Kamiah- there to stay until this baby is born. Only 10 weeks to go! Then I’m coming back here to pack up for Texas- where we’ll be for the summer after Shawn graduates in May. From there- who knows. I’m already packing for both Idaho and Texas. Our stuff will all be in storage over the summer…a too-familiar situation. It’s nice to be moving on though.
I used to dislike the idea of New Year’s goals and didn’t make them as an act of rebellion against the norm. I guess I’ve since decided that anything that encourages people to make and keep goals is a good thing. And there isn’t necessarily a better time to do it either.
I have my goals all written out for six months. (For the later part of the year it’s just a little hard to plan because I don’t know where we’ll be!) Of course, many have to do with timely packing and being ready for all the changes we’ll have this year. I picked up the Body-For-Life book and I’m looking forward to using the program. I did it in high school a little with a friend, but have lost the habit. Unfortunately, losing weight and toning are going to have to be put off for a bit this year. That’s okay- it’s part of the pregnancy process I guess. I’m realizing I now have too much stuff!!! I’m working on downsizing a little, and using up the things we have (mostly referring to homeschool supplies, kits, etc). I want to read the scriptures every day, a goal that is helped along by having all the resources I need on my phone. I haven’t used it as a phone much yet, but it comes in handy for reading and shopping/ to do lists :). I think I’m going to try my hand at an indoor garden this summer. I’ve looked up a few methods and we’ll see how it goes.
We have education goals with the kids, and I need to find something to help myself continue to learn as well. I have a couple of vacation and traveling goals- but all of those kinds of goals have become so tentative that Shawn says I’m not supposed to tell anyone (even the kids usually) that we’re going to go do something or go somewhere anymore. We just never know if it will materialize. I have goals to pay off more debt and rearrange finances a bit. We’re hoping for good things this year. All in all, I’m rather an optimist this time around. Unusual for me I assure you. But life seems to be coming together and our circumstances improving more quickly than I’d thought.
