After going through last year's posts, I thought I would give an update on some of the things I left hanging.
1: The gym
I did go to the gym every week, but I didn't do all three classes that
were my goal when I joined. I really liked the Zumba class and became
a regular. The step class was not what I liked (I'm very picky about
step) and the yoga instructor was more strength than flexibility and
relaxation. I'm hoping to do better with my home gym for 2012.
2: The Wallfice
The wallfice never got finished, thus no final pic. The shelves did go up
but I never got the desk organized and put together. I am hoping that I
will do better with my workout/sewing room organization since I have
more options.
3: Antique/Flea Market projects
None of these have been started but they are at the top of the craft list
for the new house
4: More Weekend Updates
5: More 30 realizations
Holla!
It's a new year, Crabby Patties! And with a new year comes a fresh start! I have a lot of things I hope to accomplish. There is one step left in my 2012 three-step plan (but I am estimating that coming later in the year). I am working on setting up a workout room so I can get into shape and not spend a fortune. I have tracked down a treadmill on Craigslist for under my budget of $150 and PapaCrab gave us a big TV so I can do all my Wii workout games in my new workout room.
Resolution #2: I am going to get super crafty this year. I am decorating a new, bigger house and I want to be able to show it off, but decorate on a great budget. And with the discovery of curbly.com and the HUGE basement in the new house complete with work bench, I should have no problem busting out all the things I like on curbly (including making new deck furniture out of pallets). This also means learning to sew clothes that I am willing to wear in public. I have the consignment thing down, which saves a lot of money, but I have been meaning to learn how to sew for years. The craft area I will be setting up should provide good inspiration and motivation to becoming the next Vera Wang/Martha Stewart (sans criminal record). :)
Resolution #3: I am going to try and cook more meals. Husband and I are tired of eating out all the time. Our current kitchen is not very user friendly and makes cooking a simple meal such a chore that we barely bother to do it. Our new kitchen has the space a proper chef needs so bring on the new and exciting recipes! I know my girl in CHI will have tons of recommendations for me. ;)
Resolution #4: I'm going to try and ween myself off of Facebook. It doesn't do me any good comparing my life to everyone else's all the time. And I don't even know if it's their real life that I'm reading about or just the best parts of it. I'm sure I'm going to miss a lot of announcements and pics and feel left out for a while, but I'm hoping that my friends will be willing to use those archaic means of communication with me: phone and email. Oh, and maybe even Skype, since I got a new laptop for Christmas!
Resolution #5: This one is going to be the hardest of them all. I am going to work on not letting people effect me so much. I'm going to not think it's my personal mission to fix everything: my friends, my family, work, the country. You name it, I have lost sleep over it. I am also not going to worry about if people are mad at me or don't like me or whatever. If people want a relationship with me, then they will need to meet me half way. I think that is only fair. 2011 saw the end of one of my oldest relationships and one of the newest. I realized that I was putting more into it than they were. That trend is over. I think I'm a pretty cool person to be friends with. I want to be friends with people that know what being a friend means.
I guess I have my work cut out for me. Like CHI and PapaCrab said, "2012 is going to be our year!" Look out.
Holla!
