A New Year, A New Me!

So I have made a list of things to accomplish in 2011.  I have always had great ambition in getting things done but have never been held accountable in following through with them.  This list and my blog will help me accomplish this.  Here is my list and wish me luck in being able to cross them off.

My List for 2011

1.  Buy a datebook and use it.

2.  Make supper before chores.

3.  Eat healthy.

4.  Spend more time in the barn.

5.  Finish our bathroom.

6.  Take my Christmas tree down. 

7.  Have a family night at least twice a month.

8.  Have a date with my husband.

9.  Clean out my Mom and Dad’s machine shed.

10.  Try one new food (recipe) each month.

11.  Organize Allison’s room.

12.  Put pictures in all my picture frames and hang them on my walls.

13.  Take more pictures of Allison.

14.  Make my bed every morning.

15.  Workout at least 3 times a week.

16.  Drink less pop.

17.  Go to church at least twice a month.

18.  Graduate in May, hopefully with honors.

19.  Have one hell of a graduation party in May.  J

20.  Eat breakfast every morning.

21.  Call my Grandma weekly.

22.  Go on vacation with my husband (even if it is just to the Twin CitiesJ)

23.  Pay for someone’s meal or coffee in a drive thru.

24.  Find a job as a social worker.

25.  Make a monthly budget.

26.  Spend more time with my Mom and sisters.

27.  Clean my basement and get rid of junk.

28.  Dust at least once a week (or two).

29.  Keep in contact with my friends from college.

30.  Keep my car clean.

31.  Make a chore list for Allison.

32.  Go tanning.

33.  Take Allison to a Twin’s game

34.  Make an appointment for a physical.

35.  Buy myself a pair of black dress shoes.

36.  Get my favorite shoes fixed.

37.  Find a good low carb wine.

38.  Get together with my whole family (aunts, uncles, and cousins) more often.

39.  Laugh until I cry.

40.  Pay my car off.

41.  Open a savings account.

42.  Write a letter to a politician, may be monthly.

43.  Make a difference in my community.

44.  Start Christmas shopping early.

45.  Start a savings account for Allison.

46.  Drive a tractor.

47.  Clean for 30 minutes each day.

48.  No homework until after Allison is in bed.

49.  Limit my fun time on the computer to 30 min. a day.

50.  Make an extra house payment.

51.  Add more as needed! J

Here it is......now to figure out how to post it on the side of my blog!

Back to Reality

I have never been much of a writer, especially when it comes to writing my thoughts down, so I am not sure why I have decided to start a blog. I have been reading my best friend Karen's blog and she has inspired me to start my own.  So let's give it a whirl!!

Soon I will be going back to school and my life will once again be chaotic.  But I am ready for it, I am not sure if it is because it will be my last semester of school or because I need some structure back in my life.  There was a time when I absolutely loved being at home with my husband and daughter.  But with Allison in school and Brett busy on the farm, I am left at home with nothing to do (except clean the house but who likes doing that). 

I have titled my blog "A Life of Many Joys" because there are many things in my life I am thankful for.  I have a husband whom I love more than anything.  I know he loves me just the same and no matter what I say or do that love will continue.  I have a daughter that inspires me to be a better person and mother.  She is my world and my everything.  I have a family that is close and there for me at all times and friends who are there when I need them.  I have a warm house to live in, food on the table, and clothes on my back, what more could a girl ask for. 

I have made many mistakes in my life and have tried to learn from most of them.  Although some of those mistakes were worse than others I would not change one thing about my life because those blunders have made me who I am today and that includes a life of many joys.