Resolutions for 2011

I did this last year to hold myself accountable and I am proud to say I accomplished ALL of my 2010 resolutions. Here's to hoping I'm this ambitious in 2011!

1. Read more and watch less television. This one is going to be so very hard because I love vegging out at the end of the day after the girls go to bed and just being lazy. I really need to do something more productive than watching TV though and I do love to read. I'm planning on reading one book a month this year and that will also include books on parenting. No list of books, I'll just get them as I go! I did already finish my book for January though!

2. Finish my bedroom. My room looks great, but there are several things I want to do to it that will make it even better and more me, I mean us. I refinished our dresser last year and painted it cream and added glass knobs. It's very shabby chic and I'm happy with it. Now I want to refinish our armoire. I'm thinking about painting it robbins egg blue and making it look distressed. It's going to be a lot of sanding and that's why it didn't get done last year. The other two things I want to do include painting and new curtains. I'm planning on sewing the curtain panels myself.

3. Which brings us to number 3, SEWING! I'm embarrassed to say I bought a sewing machine in 2010 and haven't used it one bit. I took two sewing classes last year and then lost all ambition when I bought my first pattern. I've already bought material to make three dresses, one for Kate, one for Lily and one for their niece, Sloane. I've got to start sewing and I want to sew at least one new outfit for the girls a month, 12 a year. This could very well be my hardest goal.

4. Update the girls Baby Books. It's got to be done now or it won't ever be done because it will be such a mess. Enough said.

5. Go on two fun trips with Devin this year and another vacation with my family. I would love for us all to go back to Gulf Shores, AL if everyone can go again this year. It was so much fun and the condo we stayed in was very nice. The girls will take swim lessons this summer so I think they'll enjoy the water so much more. Just writing about it makes me want to go now....


6. Keep up with my yoga. I've been taking hot yoga at Sunstone for over a year now and it's been so good for me. Such a wonderful way to get rid of stress but it's a huge time commitment. I currently average about 2 classes a week and want to bump that up to 3 classes a week. We also just joined the YMCA as a family and I've been once. The girls really enjoy the nursery and I can see them while I work out, which is really comforting. They have one of those glass walls where you can see your baby but they can't see you. Very nice.

7. CHURCH. This is the last thing on my list but also the most important. We continue to "church hop" and have been doing so for several years. We have started attending a new Methodist church in Dallas called Munger Place and we're happy with it but I'm going to have to see if I can switch my mind set from a traditional service to a more contemporary one. I grew up going to a traditional service and it's just really hard for me. However, I really like the minister and I LOVE the nursery. The girls have been so happy there and that of course makes me happy. We also need to bump up our attendance. We were out of town a lot last year, or had family in town, and then Kate and Lily were sick a lot, but we need to make it a priority to go to church on days we can.

I'm sure this last will be added to throughout the year but those are my personal goals so far. All very attainable. Happy 2011!