New years resolutions
Another year has come to end and a fresh year has started which of course means its time to make new years resolutions.
2009 has been an interesting year. It had good times and bad times. I started off the year graduating with my bachelors degree, and finding out that I was pregnant. Then I lost my job, and I've been technically unemployed for 10 months now, and we spent the last 10 months waiting to lose our house. We also spent the first half of the year nervously awaiting the arrival of Fiona. After losing Penelope being pregnant again was stressful and the pregnancy was far from smooth sailing. Fiona arrived 8 weeks early and then we spent 3 weeks anxiously awaiting to bring her home. The second half of the year wasn't any less stressful with me still not working and losing the house still a real possibility. However having Fiona put it all in perspective. We stopped caring if we lost the house as long as our family was okay. In fact we are already planning for what happens when the banks decide not to work with us after our temporary mod is over. The important thing is that we stay strong as a family.
So with 2009 over, I look forward to what 2010 will bring. There are a few things that I want to accomplish, but since I always seem to run out of time in a day I will try to focus on 5 things.
1) Growing my freelance/contract client base. I really need to start marketing myself and putting myself out there to get new clients. I have no plans to return to work, so I need to be able to work from home successfully.
2) Since moving to Austin may be happening sooner then we were originally planning, I want to do a few things on my 100 Things list that can only be done in California (like #89-eat garlic ice cream, #68- run the bay to breakers, and #27-hike mission peaks)
3) Try to get back in shape. Ideally I would like to take the dogs on a run twice a week and get to the gym at least once a week (for me to work out... I will soon be going with Fiona, but it won't really be a work out for me)
4) Get back to crafting. Maybe start Apron Anarchy again, and definitely spend some more time in my glass studio (I just finished a bunch of night lights, and as soon as I found the right bulbs I will most them).
5) Try to do a better job managing the household. I don't have dreams of being June Cleaver, but I would like the house clean enough that people can stop by anytime and I don't have to worry, and I would like to cook/bake more, and continue to make the majority of Fiona's food.
2009 has been an interesting year. It had good times and bad times. I started off the year graduating with my bachelors degree, and finding out that I was pregnant. Then I lost my job, and I've been technically unemployed for 10 months now, and we spent the last 10 months waiting to lose our house. We also spent the first half of the year nervously awaiting the arrival of Fiona. After losing Penelope being pregnant again was stressful and the pregnancy was far from smooth sailing. Fiona arrived 8 weeks early and then we spent 3 weeks anxiously awaiting to bring her home. The second half of the year wasn't any less stressful with me still not working and losing the house still a real possibility. However having Fiona put it all in perspective. We stopped caring if we lost the house as long as our family was okay. In fact we are already planning for what happens when the banks decide not to work with us after our temporary mod is over. The important thing is that we stay strong as a family.
So with 2009 over, I look forward to what 2010 will bring. There are a few things that I want to accomplish, but since I always seem to run out of time in a day I will try to focus on 5 things.
1) Growing my freelance/contract client base. I really need to start marketing myself and putting myself out there to get new clients. I have no plans to return to work, so I need to be able to work from home successfully.
2) Since moving to Austin may be happening sooner then we were originally planning, I want to do a few things on my 100 Things list that can only be done in California (like #89-eat garlic ice cream, #68- run the bay to breakers, and #27-hike mission peaks)
3) Try to get back in shape. Ideally I would like to take the dogs on a run twice a week and get to the gym at least once a week (for me to work out... I will soon be going with Fiona, but it won't really be a work out for me)
4) Get back to crafting. Maybe start Apron Anarchy again, and definitely spend some more time in my glass studio (I just finished a bunch of night lights, and as soon as I found the right bulbs I will most them).
5) Try to do a better job managing the household. I don't have dreams of being June Cleaver, but I would like the house clean enough that people can stop by anytime and I don't have to worry, and I would like to cook/bake more, and continue to make the majority of Fiona's food.