A New Year

I think it is safer for me to make plans for the new year instead of resolutions.

So here is what I am thinking so far:
Organize the heck out of our house- not so much organize as get rid of stuff, and lots of it. There are only three of us that live there and every inch of that house is filled. Not one empty drawer, shelf or box in the place. We have a storage area that is kind of a crawl space under our living room, and when Elle was born and Wade's parents came to visit us, him and his Dad filled an entire dumpster with junk from under the house and in the shed. And guess what? There is barely any room left under the house now, how could we have accumulated that much more stuff in only 3 years?!

Join the Pool- seriously, I have been griping about this for years now. One day in the early fall we were driving by the street that the pool is on and I told Wade that we were joining this year. And he said "So send the check then, and stop talking about it." I'm not sure if he knows, but as far as I'm concerned that was full permission. I sent the application the next day. Still waiting to hear from them about becoming members. But I am already picturing myself sitting poolside with my best pal Jen watching our kids playing while we soak up some rays. Speaking of which maybe I should be adding some sort of exercise to my New Years plans, the pants are fitting a little snug these days thanks to many, many Christmas cookies.

Be Patient- especially with the daughter who seems to want to do everything herself these days. Like last night when she was going to bed and I told her to go downstairs and I would be right there to get her milk. In the two minutes it took me to get downstairs, she had already opened the fridge, gotten the milk, climbed up onto the counter and was standing on the counter with the cabinet doors opened saying to herself "Hmmm, how about this cup....no this one." And then opened the half full milk jug so she could pour it herself. A do-it-yourself toddler and an impatient mom is proving to be a bad combination.

Learn something new- like knitting, embroidery, photoshop, print making. Maybe all of the above? I'm not sure yet what it will be. Not that I have all this free time that needs to be used up, but I feel like it might be time for this old dog to learn some new tricks.

Spend more time at home- Like Elle said yesterday when we got home from a marathon trip to the mall and food store "I love being home!" Well said little one, me too! I really love being at home, its my favorite place. Plus when I am home, I am usually doing something with Ellie and Wade and not shopping for stuff I don't need. Two good things rolled into one. See how this is all starting to tie in together.

Find a Babysitter- because sometimes Wade and I need to spend some time together.