Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! I hadn't posted in a while and I thought that there would be no better time than today to get back in the swing of blogging. I thought I'd start off with a few list of goals for 2011-these really aren't in any type of order.

1. Be a better wife. In all the craziness of motherhood I sometimes forget that I am Thom's wife. I want to make our relationship more of a priority. We've done an okay job at this but it could be tons better. I need to take him up on his offers to go on dates more often. (How blessed am I!?)
2. Spend more time with Lucy. Now don't get me wrong. I spend tons of time with Lucy. But, one problem that being a SAHM brings up is that I often take for granted the time I am with her and end up trying to multi-task too much. I want to set aside more time each day where my attention is focused only on her.
3. Establish a better Bible study time. I've done better than I have ever done in reading my Bible over the past year but I would like to establish a consistent time. To be honest, when I am tired this is often one of the first things to get dropped. I really need to work on that.
4. Continue a healthier lifestyle. So far, I've lost 85 lbs since November 2009. I'm tired of focusing on pounds. Now I just want to focus on eating healthier choices, smarter portions and exercising regularly.
5. Be diligent about our budget. Thom works so hard establishing a budget for our family. I would really like to continue to work hard on mainting our budget.
6. Purchase our home. A few weeks ago I was certain that this was already going to be an accomplishable goal. I'm hoping a home is something God has in store for us this coming year.
7. Graduate. I'm tired of school. Enough said.
8. Be a better prepared Sunday School teacher.
9. Blog atleast 2x a week.

I could go on and on. There are many things I would love to improve about myself but these are some of the main ones that I have been thinking of. I hope everyone is having a great start to the New Year. We are having a blast visiting my family.

Oh, I also picked up TBL 30-day challenge today. I think Kelly over at 30by30 has this DVD as well. Maybe we could do a challenge together and compare some measurements or something as a way to get this New Year started. Just a thought!