New Year's Resolutions! Let's do this!

Happy New Year everyone!  I'm really excited for 2013.  Last year was a BUSY year - new baby, a big move, new home...lots of changes.  But I finally feel like Orange County is my home and slowly but surely, I am getting more comfortable with my role as a SAHM.  So, for my resolutions I thought I'd create three lists: Keep Doing, Start Doing, and Stop Doing.  So here we go!

Keep Doing:
1.) Continue to work on getting Liam to make "healthy choices" with food - vegetables ain't so bad kid!
2.) Continue to work on my blog. Push myself to read more blogs and connect more with the blogging community.
3.) Continue to plan celebrations at our home for holidays, etc.  Even though it's a ton of work, these are the things that my children will remember, love, and appreciate.

Start Doing:
1.) Organize our family photos - finish Liam's baby book, make Marlo's baby book, make our wedding album, and complete the album of our family vacation to Rodanthe - stop making excuses for not doing this!
2.) Take a few cooking classes - learn some new tricks in the kitchen!
3.) Workout!  I'd love to commit to a weekly yoga class or log in a certain amount of miles running, but I'm not there yet.  Life with the kids is still so nuts, but I suppose I can plan by the week and choose at least 2 or 3 days to do something physical!

Stop Doing:
1.) Stop letting Liam's tantrums turn my day into a stressful day - he is 3, he's supposed to act this way sometimes.
2.) Stop giving Joe guilt trips when he wants to engage in an excessive amount of ESPN watching on the weekends.  The man is working his butt off - he needs down time, too.

Well, that's about it!  I'm keeping it simple.  I'd rather be successful than do a half-ass job with my resolutions.  And, who am I kidding - exercise 2-3 times a week?!!! This is a total challenge!

Oh, and an update on my new ride - we got our Traverse last week on Thursday!  I;ve only driven it twice but I'm in love with it!

Sorry for the bad picture, but here she is!  My neighbor joked with me and said I succumbed to the white SUV trend of moms in Orange County.  Yes, I did!  I actually didn't know it was an Orange County mom thing to have white car, but so be it. I fit the role so I might as well have the car!

We also decided to buy out the Prius! Yay!  Joe had to part with his baby. Or as I called it, his thugster and/or old man's car.  Joe thinks he'll sell the Prius next year and get something nicer.  I think he should keep it, but I suppose his ego wants something a bit more showy and less green!

Anywho, I wish the best to all my readers in the new year!!!