A New Year 2012

I am ready for 2012. I need a new start to a year. Start new and fresh. I have never been one for resolutions (mostly because I can't stick to them) but I have a few this year that I plan to stick with. We have never been big celebrators of New Year's Eve. This year we were invited to a friends party but couldn't find a baby sitter so we just stayed home. We rented a movie, picked up Chinese food, cuddled on the couch and kissed at midnight. After that I was in bed asleep within minutes. It was a great way to spend New Years Eve in my books.

Brad and I have been working what feels like all week to get our house clean and for some reason it is still not done! I feel like it has been all we have been doing lately. The weather has been really nice and been more like fall then winter. I of course have complained about it because I want it to feel like the season that it is at the time. Brad reminded me that it was a blessing because we always say fall never lasts long enough. So I am trying to look at it positively. We ended our year yesterday with the kids outside in the yard, at lunch outside on the porch, and then spent the afternoon with the kids at the park with my mom and nephews. Brad stayed home and did projects around the house.

So onto my resolutions. I try not to make many but I have a few this year

1) Join Weight Watchers and finish losing weight: This one I started actually in November and it was working well (I had not joined the program) but I was losing and then the holidays hit and it is just hard to eat well with so many dinners to go to etc. So i worked to maintain my weight knowing I was going to join weight watchers after the holidays. I have 36 lbs to lose. The program is paid for so I am going to do it! ( I joined today so here we go)

2) Change my reactions to my kids- I hate to admit that I am a yeller. I really have to work hard to not yell when I am mad. This is probably my biggest resolution/change I am going to make. This is something I am going to do because I am not going to live with regrets and this is something I want to change in myself I dont want my kids to learn to yell or to remember that mommy yelled a lot. This is a change only I can make in myself.

3) Become a stay at home mom- this we have been working towards for a while, but this year it might finally happen. I am hoping by my 30th birthday I will be able to stay at home with my boys.

4) Read 20 books this next year. I have been reading a lot more lately and I love it. This is not really a resolution, but more of a challenge to myself.

5) To get a new (or used but new to me) car. I dont think our cars will make it through 2012.

I think that is a good list for the year. We will see how it turns out. I ate my collards and black eyed peas for dinner tonight so I should be good for the year :)

Here we go 2012 let it be a good year!