Happy New Year

It's hard to believe 2008 has come to an end! This year was a very happy one for me as it was my first year as a "mommy". I'm sure it was also the easiest year I'll ever have as a mother, since Levi is fast approaching the tantrum-throwing toddler stage. ;-)
I do have a few goals for 2009, and I'll share them with you shortly. I don't know if I'll be able to keep it up, but I'd like to blog once a week on how I'm keeping up (or not keeping up!) with my goals. That will give me a little accountability (I hope) as well as encouragement when I see how well I'm doing. (or a kick in the pants when I see how poorly I'm doing. lol)

My goals/resolutions:

1. Lose weight. This has been a resolution for 3 or more years now. :-p All I've managed to do is gain weight. :-( This year I want it to be different. For my health, for my husband, for my son. So I can feel good about myself again. My plans are to eat less junk, smaller portions, and exercise a lot more.

2. Read my Bible every day. I know from past experience I'm a happier person and have a better attitude when I make time every day to read my Bible and pray.

3. Love my family. hehe....this one's too easy. :-) I love my husband and son with all my heart! But I do want to strive to be a better wife and a better mommy because of course I'm not perfect and I have flaws I need to work on.

4. Finish Levi's "first year" scrapbook. I've only got a few pages done, so I need to get busy and finish it up so I can start another project.

5. Find some income. I don't know how this will work out, or if I'll be successful, but I would like to try to find a little something on the side to do to make a little money of my own. It's not something I want to spend much time on, so there aren't a whole lot of options, but I'm considering selling a few things here and there on ebay.

That's it, I think! I'll keep ya'll updated on how I'm doing as the year goes on. :-)