Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Biggest Challenge for 2011





The year ended on a great note. I had the week off and managed to get both of the spare bedrooms in order just in case we got company. We didn't, thankfully but getting organized was a really good feeling. I kinda felt bad for taking baby to the sitter for two days to get stuff done rather than have him at home with me but I knew that I wouldn't get #### done if I had to chase him around all day. I had big plans for the week, most of the things I wanted to do I did. I got my pantry and kitchen clean and rather than have to go shopping I found a bunch of food at the bottom and the very back of the 8 ft lazy susan with a flashlight that "somebody" had gotten ahold of and threw back in there...so I didn't have to buy as much as I thought. I did get the cabinets to build my bench seating in my dining area and I did get the buffet cleaned out and organized thanks to the 7 gorgeous envelope boxes that someone threw out at work-it made packing up all the odds and ends in it a breeze-now if I just had someplace to put the buffet hubby could start building my bench... My MAIN goals for this year are pretty basic and they aren't in any particular order I
1) keep my house organized. After spending so much time carefully finding a place for things, I want to keep it that way. I am the worst for not putting things back in the same place twice.
2) plan more freezer meals and cook more in bulk. I cook alot usually on the weekends. I always have something in the crockpot on Sat either chicken or some kind of beans that we can eat. I would like to have more that we can "heat and eat" since most days I don't get home until 6pm. I'd like to spend more time with my little guy in the evenings rather than cooking.
3) I am still on the fence whether or not to go back to school and get my Ph.D. I work in the department where I want to take classes, Let's just say its complicated but do-able if I get the support I need from my employer.
4) gain some weight. This one is the opposite of most people. I am not a big person I am under 5 ft tall and I weigh about 100 pds. I am pretty tiny, I would like to have a little more meat on my bones than I have. I guess I need to eat more of what I cook.
5) spend more time with my little guy. A few hours every night and the weekends doesn't seem like enough. He's growing so fast...

1 comments:

Rachel M. said...

Gain weight! That made me laugh. You are definitely the first I've seen to write that. Well best of luck to ya on that one!