2011

Happy New Year!  I'm pretty excited about this year.  I feel like it's gonna bring a lot of changes (good ones). 

- job situation:  Though I've got no official job for the next school year, I'm looking forward to the potential opportunities to find one.  Because I've got no contract that I'm under, I can apply for any job I want.
- hobbies:  I've recently been into a lot of crafty stuff.  I made a few Christmas gifts and I'm looking forward to working on a lot more of that kind of stuff throughout the year.  I have plans to learn sewing from my mom and knitting from my mother-in-law.  I've found all kinds of fun projects on line that involve those, and I can't wait to be able to work on them.  Actually, I'm somewhat looking forward to working at camp this summer; I'll actually have something fun to do while I sit there.  I'm excited to be able to work on crafty projects.
- relationship with God:  Dave and I have been really good about doing our own individual devotionals each night.  We haven't, however, been good about doing our couples' devotionals.  We have several books, but haven't really used them.  We've made a resolution to make sure we do them together every night.
- family:  Dave and I have decided that we're not waiting till we get a house to have a baby.  We're nowhere near ready to get a house right now and we don't wanna put off our baby plans.  We have a lot of extra space that's currently being used as storage in our apartment right now.  We plan to rearrange stuff (it'll be tight, but it's totally doable) and make one of our extra rooms a nursery.  We're hoping to start TTC in the fall. (We want to have been married for at least 2 years before I get pregnant and we don't wanna have a baby around while I'm still taking classes.  I'm expecting to graduate in May 2012, so as long as a baby comes after that, we're good.)
- health:  I'm going to lose weight and get in better shape and be healthier.  I know I said that last year (and probably every year for the past ten years), but it's gonna happen this year.  Actually, quite a bit of it did happen in 2010, which makes me realize just how much I CAN do it when I set my mind to it.  I'm about 15 lbs. lighter than I was at this time last year, thanks to the little bit I did throughout 2010 to make myself healthier.  I've got a long way to go, but I'm determined to get there.  Especially with our TTC plans for the fall, I really need to make sure I do it.  I know I mentioned my new electronic stepper in my last post, but I don't think I mentioned the plans I have for it.  I'm planning to use it every day Monday - Friday for a half hour.  I've been looking at the TV lineup and am in the process of picking a TV show to watch each night while I'm doing it.  I figure if I have a TV show that I'm interested in to watch, I'll be more likely to actually get on the stepper and use it.  That's the nice part about those; they're so small that you can use them anywhere (like in front of the TV.  Two thumbs up.)

I think that's everything that's been on my mind about this upcoming year.  I'm looking forward to it.  I think it's gonna be a good one. =)