New Years Resolutions

Is it cheesy that I love making New Year's resolutions?  Well, I do.   I like the idea of starting fresh and learning and growing. So here's my goals for the coming year and a review of last year.

A report from 2013:

1. Grow a container garden.  Check! I grew basil, cilantro, rosemary and strawberries and to my surprise they did fantastic!

2. Have a baby. Check! Ok, so this was kind of a cop out. I was already pregnant, so I figured I would give myself some slack and keep my goals realistic because I didn't think I'd get much done after the baby came :)

3.  Potty train a then 2 year old.  Check!

4.  Scrapbook every month.  Sorta check.  I did great.... until the baby came.

5.  Read a new book every month.  Sorta check.  I really enjoyed reading The Happiness Project, Zero Waste Home, and although I ended up not liking it, I also read Code Name Verity.

2014 Resolutions:

1. Get back to the gym.  Cliche, but don't judge.  I love working out, so this will actually probably be an easy one for me.  Mainly, I've been waiting for Lily to turn 6 months old so she can go to the child care there.  More specifically, I want to lift weights 3x/week and gain 5 lb. muscle.

2.  Practice the violin every day.  Ava has started the violin and really likes it, so I want to make sure she gets consistent practice.  I'd also like re-discover the violin for myself.   I would really like to start taking lessons again myself this year. The picture above is Ava doing her violin practice :)

3.  Finish scrapbooking Ava's baby book.  She turns 4 this year... why is this not done already??

4. Go 100% organic without raising my grocery budget.  Is it cheating that I've already started? We've been getting organic produce for a long time now from a co-op we belong to (Door to Door Organics, if you are curious) and we both are pretty passionate about nutrition so we've been wanting to start taking advantage of the other organic groceries our co-op offers.  So far it's been amazing.

5. Tackle a sewing project.  I'm not sure what yet... maybe a quilt? Or matching Christmas stockings?


I'm feeling motivated and am excited to see what 2014 brings!  Happy New Year!