2012 Goals

I've never really been one for resolutions, I feel like change happens when you are ready to put forth the effort not just because it is a new year. That said, I do have some goals for this year that I have been thinking about for the past few months. 

1. I want to scrapbook on a weekly basis. I'm hoping to do at least two layouts (either one page or two) per week to help me get caught up with my scrapbooks since I have really slacked off this year. Along with this, I need to start printing out photos more frequently (right now I'm only doing it like once or twice a year). I'm also going to make an effort to post about the layouts I created, to help hold me accountable, and to keep up the crafty part of this blog.

2. I want to be a better cook. We all know that I'm not a great cook, and I rely heavily on boxed & frozen meals, takeout, and fast food. Since we've been taking small steps towards eating healthier and doing a lot of juicing, I feel like I really need to start producing better meals for our family. I'm going to try to cook one new dinner recipe each week. It doesn't have to be fancy or impressive, and hopefully I won't get too stressed out since I have such kitchen anxiety.

3. I want to get back into our routine. Sebastian and I used to have a nice, relaxed routine. Breakfast, chores or shopping, lunchtime, nap, playing, dinner, playing, bed. Since Genevieve arrived (nearly a year ago!) it has been more like breakfast, sit around, nap, lunch, sit around, nap, sit around, dinner, sit around, bed. I think that is part of why I've had such a hard time adjusting to two kids. I kind of feel like I don't know how to get back on track, and I've been so lazy for so long that now it's hard to get myself up and going. For our sanity, and for the sake of handling three children, I need to get us back on our original routine.

4. I need to get us all out of the house more often. As I mentioned above, we don't really do anything these days. I would say that on average we leave the house twice a week. It's terrible, and it obviously has a hand in why we're all so grumpy and blaaaaah. We have a quiet little park/playground just a short five minute walk away. I need to start taking the kids there anytime that the weather permits. There are also two bigger parks just 10 minutes and 15 minutes away by car. There's no reason why we can't go there once a week around lunchtime and have a picnic. There's even a large pond at one where you can feed ducks, which Sebastian loved to do when he was younger.

So those are my goals that I hope to work on this year. I think that perfecting each of them will help our family function better. Of course, there are plenty of other things that I would like to do, but I'm not counting on having the time.