Im not a big fan of the New Years resolutions. Like because you have a new calendar hanging on the wall its a good reason to lay down some new rules for your life. I mean– what percentage of Americans do you think have some form of “lose weight” as their resolution? Last year I instead opted to focus on a word, balance. I think I did pretty good with that, I feel like my head is so much more above water than it was last year. That probably has a lot to do with the fact that I had a 3 month old vs. a 15 month old, but I think I’ve done a better job on focusing my efforts where it should be, organizing my time, etc.

Well, this year Im sort of back to the list but here goes:

1) Grow something, tomatoes, squash, even just herbs. Grow it, eat it.

2) Drink green tea in the evening (I have to say we’ve been going strong for about two weeks now on that one. PC tells me it counteracts my coffee habit. We also got the best jasmine tea in Singapore, so it helps when its good tea.)

3) Be more choosey with what I buy. I always get so discouraged when I buy something, end up not using it, but keep it because I spent money on it. PC tells me that once its been bought, the money is already “wasted”, that I should move on, get rid of it and not stress over it. And don’t make the same mistake next time. Case in point: a adidas running jacket, shirt from the gap, speedo bikini….all have their tags on them, I know Im not going to wear them. Yet I keep them because I think “maybe eventually I will.” No. I won’t. They are finally in the get rid of pile.

4) Read at least 3 books. I know – to many of you that is probably a pathetic goal. Im terrible about reading anything more than a magazine or the internet. I think I get discouraged because if I miss a few days then I forget what was going on and then a few more days I just say to heck with it and go back to the internet. I can proudly say that I am about halfway through Michael Pollan’s ‘In Defense of Food’. Eye opening. Which brings me to my next point

5) Continue to focus on eating Whole Foods. I think I/we are pretty healthy eaters. I love to cook and make most everything from scratch. We really don’t have much processed food around but even I get lazy and keep some boxed mac and cheese on hand. I was going to take a picture of our pantry for brutal honesty but, its too messy. I really try and stay away from the cookie/cracker/chip aisles. But with kids its hard to avoid having Goldfish in the pantry and some Oreos in the freezer (oh wait, the oreos are for me, on the days the Littles are besting me).

6)  Keep on keepin on on the fitness front.  I think this and #5 could have an entire post devoted to them (especially after reading a blog about being plus sized that went into a comment frenzy) (another day). PC and I were discussing this and Im not really sure what goal to set for myself…we used to run the 5k every month on base and I’d like to get back into doing that and subsequently go running more often to be able to go farther/faster. Oh, and continue to work on my tummy that insists it wants to look like Im about 8 weeks pregnant* abs of steel. Currently I workout 5-6 days a week. I hope to keep that up.

*Since I housed a 10 and a half lb person in there, Im not sure if it will ever be anything close to flat again. Sigh.

So, I’ll let you know if we produce any produce, read any good books and  I’ll be sure to pass on any fitness wisdom. Did you make any resolutions?

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