Day 36

"The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you're willing to work" -- Oprah Winfrey

Well we are a month into the new year but sheepishly, I cannot really say that I have been very focused on my New Year's Goals. To that end, I have now printed my goal list out and taped it to my bathroom mirror -- that should keep me more focused! About the only thing I have managed to do is be outside more the with girls enjoying our backyard and playgrounds and the nice weather. In fact, just this last weekend we planted some bulbs in pots and have strawberries and a tomato to plant too. I have not been BBQing much, but I suppose that is because our dinners have been more winter fare -- stews and hot one pot meals. I have not even thought about our landscaping visions since our leaking roof needs fixed ASAP :( I had better get moving on the landscaping though, or it will soon get too hot and then it will be put off until the fall. As for the more mundane goals -- I have not been working with my dog Max at all; I have regained 4 of the pounds that I lost over Christmas due to slacking off going to the gym -- my new workout routine was just too hard on me (sore, very tired, and required too much time every day) so I have back-peddled and now need to get removiated. I have not read any books, although I just ordered one from the library yesterday (A Thousand Splendid Suns). We do have family travel plans for later this month and I certainly have been taking much more time to savor (my word for the year) my children -- by playing and laughing with them more often. That last one is really the most important one as far as I am concerned. Just about everything else will wait, while they will not -- they just keep growing despite my best efforts!