Helloooo 2010

Well its that time of the year again when we all tend to assess our lives and goals and plans for the coming year. My family and I went out for a walk around the lake on New Years Day morning - there were LOTS of other people walking, jogging and cycling their way around that lake and I'm guessing that many of their NY's resolutions involved fitness! I too have a few goals for the year ahead that will hopefully become habitual if I force them for the next few months. So here is my list so its out there and I have record of it!

1. Go for a walk 3 times a week (this one is not just for me either, I have an aging, chubby husky that needs to lose some weight and the only way he exerts energy is by being dragged out walking!)

2. Get back into sewing and finish the projects I've started (I have a load of material and patterns etc for things I want to make and a couple of projects already started - these I WILL finish!)

3. Get Alex's scrapbook up-to-date. I'm only up to about 6 months old at the moment and he will be 2 at the end of March! I have lots of photos printed out and lots of papers and embellishments. Just have to find the time to sit down and create!

4. The obvious boring one - spend less, save more, declutter and stop buying more things to clutter up the house! I'm going to get a "no junk mail" sticker for my letter box so I won't be tempted to look through catalogues and see things that I don't really need but that some marketing guru thinks I have to buy to keep the economy going! Rant, rant, rant!

5. Join my local library and borrow books rather than buying them all the time! I also think Alex is at an age where he would enjoy the story time which they run at the library so I want to incorporate this into our weekly activities.

6. I don't think this needs too much encouragement but I do want to spend lots of time out in the garden and in particular, more time on my veggie garden to try and make it more productive and to teach Alex more about plants and veggies and herbs and insects and soil and all that fantastic stuff.

7. Blog more! Not every day - I just can't do that - I'm aiming for once a week! To keep myself, and you, up to date on whether I am achieving or not!! :)

HAPPY 2010!!