Happy New Year & welcome to my blog...

My Recurrent New Year's Resolutions:
1. Lose weight
2. Be more organized

My 2009 New Year's Resolutions Revamped:
1. Eat smart and exercise regularly to achieve a healthy weight
2. Slowly and thoroughly declutter closet by closet and drawer by drawer
3. Put myself first more often


I spent New Year's Eve with Brian and wonderful friends and rang in the new year. January 1st I pinned my hopes on 2009. I hope this will be the year I actually achieve my resolutions. I hope this will be the year my children realize their true passion in life. I hope this will be the year Brian and I can take a week and relax and enjoy being together. I hope this will be the year I can take advantage of all life has to offer and share it with my husband, family, and good friends. Wow, those are really high expectations I know.

It's the middle of January and I'm already struggling. I miss my daughter who's back at school already and enjoying the frigid temperatures in northwestern Wisconsin. I'm sad at the thought that my son leaves Sunday for a new dorm, a new roommate, and a new semester. Work has been difficult-my patients and their families seem unhappy in general. And my best friend is facing an uphill battle against a serious medical problem.

Hmm, I'm not sure where this year is leading me. So I'm trying to embrace the good things: my daughter is happy and content; my son seems excited; I still love what I do for a living; and my best friend has a wonderful husband and children and me.

Life is what we make of it...

Janet

So we learned a few things at our Christmas celebration this weekend: Caitlin's sense of direction is a little bit better than it used to be, she is also obsessed with iFart; Ben is quite adept with connectagons, and loves to tell jokes about bears and rabbits and shit oh my; Brian and David still act like little children and wrote condoms on their sister's grocery list; and I'm not too good at blogging-4 people are assisting me with this post and we're still struggling!

Happy 2009 to everyone. We finally get to celebrate with my parents, and sister's family tomorrow. The several inches of snow we got today helped getting everyone in the holiday mood again.

Happy New Year!

Janet