New Year, New Goals

First off, I promise that "Outfit of the Week" will return next Monday.  Yesterday, I was busy traveling with my 2 kiddos for 15 hours!  (If you want my suggestions on traveling with kids, see this post).


Now that we've started a new year, it is time for some new goals.  I don't like to call them resolutions as I feel I'm setting myself up for failure.  So here are my goals and their corrensponding strategies:

1. Work-out at least three times a week - strategy:  Work out at work on three of the following 4 days:  Tuesday, Wedneday, Thursday, Friday.  Wednesday would have to be a quick one (I'd have an hour to get changed, work out and go get Quinn) but I sometimes have long meeting on Tuesdays!
2. Jog an entire 5K in May - strategy:  Two of my three workout days from above should be training for this and then another day of the weekend should be devoted to this.  Plan on starting this the first of February!
3. Cut back on soda - strategy:  Slowing ween myself down.  I don't believe (right now) that I can give up my morning "wake-up" pop, but would like to get down under 32 oz a day...for now!
4. Eat more fruits/veggies and less "bad carbs" - strategy:  Keep more fresh fruits arround the house and replace one of our sides (that would probably be some type of potato or garlic bread) with a salad at least once a week.
5. Stop snacking after 9pm - strategy:  Eat a snack with the kiddos and eat what they eat (I have a tendency to bring out the "good stuff" once they are in bed!)
6. Worry less about Quinn's development - strategy:  Take this one day at a time, one milestone at a time.  Remember that when a child is at a lower percentile, someone has to be there and I'm sure that there are many more kids out there that are in a similar boat.

Ironically, I believe number 6 is going to be the hardest for me.  I really also wanted to set a goal of losing weight, but I truly believe that by doing numbers 1-5, this will help aid it more than just stating that goal.

What are you goals (feel free to share your link with me if you've blogged about this too!)

Back in the saddle

Owen and I ended up coming back on Sunday. Things looked pretty busy for all the family that day so it just made sense to come back a day early and get settled back before going back to school on Tuesday.

So far, so good for Owen - he slept well last night with minimal fighting and ate okay last night considering we just got done with a bit over 12 hour total time trip.

It was really great getting to go back and see everyone. I began to cry a bit on Saturday when I said goodbye to Keira and Aden - though I will miss their parents a lot too! I think it was harder since I know I won't be back until either May or July depending on how my teaching schedule for summer is...that is, how much I am prepared for it.

Our little family has a lot of resolutions this year...Brandon has a few: quit smoking, drink a lot less pop, eat better, and to play more with Owen. I have a few typical ones - lose some weight (30 lbs by end of May), save more money. I want to cut back on my soda too! We haven't let Owen have soda yet so we think we should cut back a lot too so that we aren't being too hypocritical. We just don't want him to be as addicted to it as we are. I also want to start working out more, which will be hard to do, but I will just have to make time. A friend and I are going to play racquetball 2 mornings a week as our afternoons are booked on different days. Finally, I want to stress less about the mess of my house and live in the moment with my husband and son.

Going to work on getting everything I brought home with me put away today as well as grocery shopping. Back to school tomorrow...