End of the year.

It is time to make the transition and write down those resolutions. I am going to go a step beyond writing them down. I am posting them for the cyber world to read.
1) Lose at least 15lbs (hopefully 20) by the end of May. I think this is a reasonable goal. More importantly I want to start on my workouts again. I was doing such a great job until one fatal pecan pie around Thanksgiving. ( I loooove pecan pie)
2)Clean out the back room of death. I want to throw away or give away at least one item a week until the weather is warm enough to really get back there and clean.
3) Paint the closet doors.
4) Be better at immediately going through the mail, tossing the junk and organizing things that need to be kept. (my current organization process is a large canvas bin on the kitchen counter. it doesn't get cleaned out until it is overflowing)
5)Try not to have a knee jerk reaction. I was talking to a friend about this the other day and she does it too. I am an emotional person and I react sometimes too quickly.
6) Go out with Michael at least once every two weeks. I think that is pretty reasonable goal.
7) Get more active outdoors. Oliver is older and easier to tote now. He wants to play and explore. We have been doing a lot of ice skating recently (sans Oliver) and it has been good to be outside. I would like to go skiing at least once this season. (again, another reasonable goal)
8)Finish the Master's degree that I started a few years ago. Maybe I can go back to school in the fall.
9) Go greener. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

Things I look forward to leaving behind in 2007:
1)Formula!
2) Cigarettes! I finally feel like that monkey is really off my back. However, I have to approach it realistically. Take it one day at a time and know that even one can spin me into the old addiction. I am really proud of myself and how far I have come and I know Michael is proud of me too.

And the one thing I am sad to say goodbye to: My brother, Ben. He was only here for 10 days and I worked many of those days. I didn't even get to spend much time with him and he won't be back for another year. I think my mom will cry for the next week too! I love you little brother. Take care of yourself.
Some pics from our last night together:






I'll post some pictures of our ice skating adventures tomorrow!