A Whole New World

Big shock that I start out with a quote from a Disney movie huh? Must be the whole 3 kids thing.

Over the last decade I have had a few blogs, about family, photography, business, reading - you name it. I went thru some of them today - and it was really interesting to see how some things have changed, and some really haven't. Most of them only lasted 6 months or a year - so I guess this will be my 2009 blog. :) Since I plan to put all of it here - the pictures, the book reviews, the kids, maybe it will be easier to keep up with. Or last longer. Or be more interesting. Or it will just be another online journal to look back on in a few years and ponder.

Last year I had a few resolutions - I didn't do too badly with them in fact, so I am gonna try again this year.

The one that I failed at most miserably was exercising and losing weight. I will be going to the gym before the end of 2008 and joining - and the resolution is to go 3 times a week. I would LOVE to lose 20 or even 30 pounds by the end of the year - but I would settle for being healthier and in better shape.

I did a lot of work on the house this year - and for the most part about half my house is "finished." As in,I wouldn't DIE of embarrassment if you walked into it. The other half? Nope. Not so. That is the goal - to make my ENTIRE house 'company ready.'

And the usual:

Spend more time with my kids. More having fun time, less cleaning their rooms time.

Become financially independent. Or get closer to that anyway.

Develop my photography, perhaps with crafting, to increase my income.

I am sure there is more. But that's a good start. Oh - and keep up with the blog. I really did learn a lot looking back at those old blogs.