Hello, 2013!

Happy New Year, y'all!  I can't believe it's now 13 years since Y2K and the threat that the entire developed world would come to a screeching halt on account of some computer techies neglecting the fact that 2-digit year dates roll over every hundred years or so.  :-\

I'm sitting in my living room looking at the aftermath of the past week and some.  Right now, my youngest boy is whining because I'm not sitting in the kids' bedroom with him, and he absolutely doesn't want to go to sleep this early.  It's almost 9 p.m. right now, and 5:30 a.m. gets here awful early when you're 3 years old.

Heck...it gets here too early for me, and I'm 34!

Back to work tomorrow, and Hubby went back to work tonight (he's on thirds right now).  I'm kinda excited about getting back to our routine.  I've done very little today besides watch a lot of TV and crochet more preemie hats for a charity project I'm working on.  I cooked, I did a few dishes, but I've managed to spend the entire first day of 2013 in my PJs.  Not kidding.

I have a vague idea of some resolutions I'm kicking around in my mind.  I think that overall, I just want to do better.  Better at what?  Well, just about everything.  Better at balancing the checkbook in a timely fashion.  Better at getting clean laundry folded AND put away before it's time to do more laundry (I guess that also ties in with "better at keeping the laundry baskets empty").  Better at portion control.  Better about fitting cardio into my week than only THINKING about it.  Better at keeping the house clean and tidy.

Sounds like I'm planning on a lot of improvements this year, huh?  It doesn't hurt to aim high, but it's also good to keep my expectations low to avoid disappointment.  LOL!  Seriously though, there is plenty of room for improvement.  I'm not going to set the usual, "I want to lose 20 pounds this year" goal or something and then kick myself when it doesn't happen.  I think I need to focus more on what I want to GAIN this year.

So, based on what I want to be better at, here's a list of things I want to gain in 2013:

• I want to gain an accurate overview of our finances and know where our dollars are going and when.
• I want to gain closets of clean, neatly folded clothing and space for clean laundry when it's time to take things out of the dryer.  I also want to gain the comfort of knowing that socks will always be matched and easy to find.
• I want to gain the self-control that comes with knowing when I've had enough (to eat) and not have to bog myself down with counting calories ALL the time!
• I want to gain the strength and endurance that comes with exercise, as well as the health benefits of an active lifestyle.  (I'm also secretly hoping this will result in the loss of a couple of inches here and there, but that's just gravy if it happens.)  :)
• I want to gain the peace of mind and relaxation of coming home to a clean and orderly house at the end of each day.  Consequently, I want to gain the ability to locate items quickly and have room to store things properly (and the willpower to toss/donate/sell the extra "stuff" we've accumulated over the years that we clearly don't need or plan to use).

I think that making resolutions is great.  I also think that having the will to stick to them has a lot to do with the approach one takes in making resolutions and the means by which we go about putting them into motion.

For now, however, I'm going to cave in to my 3 year old's pitiful attempts to get me to sit with him in the rocker until he goes to sleep.  He's been aggravating me ever since I booted up my laptop, and I don't see it quitting until I give him a bunch of hugs and kisses and pat his back for a few minutes.

Ok, signing off to go get in some snuggle time with my baby boy.  The big one is already asleep, but the little one's gonna take some work.  I can't complain though.  Those boys are only young once, and this little guy is so stinking cute and cuddly at bedtime!

Ugh!  I'm such a sucker for my babies.  :-D  'Night, all!