The New Year: 2009

So it's January. January is my favorite month. First off, it's just a pretty word. Secondly, it's my birthday month. Thirdly, now it's my anniversary month. And furthermore, I share it with some pretty cool people, like my niece Natalie, one of my long time best friends Cari, my step-mom, and Mr. Wonderful himself *he knows who he is*.

As is custom, I have decided to set some goals for myself. Some are more significant then others, and some are just for show, because you as much as myself, know I'll never be able to keep them.

In no paticular order:

1. Keep my house cleaner. Now, some might think this one falls under the catagory of "just for show", but it doesn't. I 100% intend on keeping this one. I will do laundry and actually put the clothes away, I will put my cups in the sink, maybe taking it one step further and putting it in the dishwasher, and I will not leave it upstairs anymore! We look like a scene from the movie "Signs" with our half-full cups of water around the house. I will sweep the kitchen floor more often, like once a week.

2. I will put the toilet paper roll on the toilet paper roll holder, not just on the counter above it......yeah right.

3. I will finish the three paint jobs I have started around the house. Before the end of this month. And take the sacred vow of painting that states I will finish all jobs with in a weeks time.

4. I will try to be more content...with everything.

5. I will be more patient...with everything (and everyone) including Rachel Ray, even when she says "evoo" for the forth time in like ten minutes.

6. I will not go to Target just for fun.

7. I will not use Starbucks as a reason to go to Target either.

8. Lose weight. Ok, at least not get bigger than I already am (unless there is a human growing inside me, then it's ok, proportionately)

9. I will limit myself to two shows a week that I absolutely HAVE to watch. Seriously.

10. I will listen to my husband more and speak less.

11. My husband and I will listen to God more and speak less.

12. I will not buy a new car this year.

There, that's it for now.

10 days until my 1 year anniversary, and the thing I'm looking forward to most is eating the top of our cake soley for the purpose of getting it out of our freezer. It's taking up like half the bottom drawer!

Here's to 2009, being a better person and having more freezer space *to hold all the lean cuisine*

-Jessica