Changes

As you can see I have beautified my blog. I found a great website, thanks to my blogging buddy Lisa, that has free blog templates. So fancy!!


I also have made a number of resoultions to myself.


1. START WORKING OUT!! I need to get on this. I used to run alot, and liked it. My goal is to run the PF Changs 1/2 marathon with Billy next January. He has done it twice now and done well ( I am so proud!!) I have fallen of the wagon a little lately with my weight loss but am back on track and I think this will help!


2. CLEAN MY HOUSE!! It is a mess of clutter. Billy and I told each other, before we moved in, that we were going to keep it simple. Well a marriage and 2 babies later, that went out the window! I am going to go room by room and throw out or give to Good Will what we don't need or use, and keep only the essentials! Then, we can start painting and making our house a little more bright and cheerful. I will do this if it takes me months.


3. CURB MY SPENDING!! I love to shop! I admit it. Billy is right, I really need to stop. It is so hard. I have 2 beautiful girls and love to buy stuff for then, not to mention, I love clothes too. They do not need a new outfit for every day of the week, and they have enough bows for 10 people! It is enough and I am going to make a conscious effort to control myself. Billy will be so happy :)


4. STOP SPREADING MYSELF SO THIN!! So since I have had children, I have become a craft freak. I have never had a creative or artistic bone in my body, before now. I don't know what it is. I love to make them stuff, then you have the blogging and scrapbooking, and crafts for holidays and birthdays. It also relaxes me to sit on the couch and watch a show while I drink a glass of wine and make bows. I am sleep deprived, always late, busy all the time, and I neglect other stuff. I need to get my priorities in order. Family, Family, Family!
                1. Spending time with my kids and Billy 
                2. Fixing up my house
                3. Scrapbooking and blogging
                4. I guess work should be in there somewhere
                5. I feel like there are so many more things
                    but I need to keep it simple, that is the point.
 I guess I just try to be perfect with having my girls look cute, scrapbooking and making things for everyone. Combine that with taking care of my girls, spending time with Billy, and working, and it is impossible and only makes me feel worse. No one is perfect, so I need to get over it! I think the bow/necklace making is going to get curbed. I will still make stuff, like for gifts and baby showers, but I am not going to get so caught up.


5. EAT DINNER AT THE TABLE!! This is so important. It is family time to catch up and stop and take a breath. We are not very good at this. We all do our own thing, sometimes. When I was growing up we always ate dinner together, at the table, with no tv. I still remember those times fondly. I want that for my kids. This will mean I need to stop screwing around after work and get to bed. Then I can get up earlier, get my girls form daycare and make all of us dinner, before I get back to work.


6. TEACH MY KIDS MORE!! I have been worried about this for a while. I am not very good at working with Madi. She will be starting Kindergarten in August. She has not been in preschool, for various reasons. I am afraid she will be behind, so I am going to make a big effort to stop each day and work with her on letters, and writing, and numbers. Also, Bella is starting to talk more and it is a perfect time to teach her animal sounds, and colors, body parts (that sounds weird, but you know what i mean). Lastly, Billy and I have not regularly gone to church since we have been together, which does not bother me, I know what I believe, but I want the girls to know it too. My Mom and Dad bought Madi a bunch of bible story books for Christmas, which have been great! It has really got me talking to Madi about God and the Bible more. Thanks Mom and Dad!


Well I know this sounds like a long list, but it is really a few lifestyle changes that I think I can do. Maybe not all at once, but I am going to give it a really good try!! Hopefully it will put things into perspective. I have realized, this year, how blessed I am, and I don't need to get so caught up in all that extra stuff. I just need to love and be with my family.


Tiffany