Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Tweaks for the New Year

I am not a Resolution maker. I am not a list maker. Not much of a big goal maker either. But I believe in tweaks. Small changes, that, made consecutively and consistently, will bring me to where I want to be.

2008 was not always a happy year. Two of my dearest friends moved to different countries. I got to spend some time with one of them in this new year and I already miss her so much. We made a lot of small changes though. We started eating less meat and processed things and ate more organic foods. We continue to try to add more exercise to our everyday lives. I dealt with my frustration with my injury and not working by opening an etsy shop.

So 2009 will continue to be full of tweaks. Adding an extra mile to the 1-2 miles I'm averaging a day right now, and continue to add a mile till I'm at 6-8 miles a day. Having a better idea of what is selling in my shop and being more productive with it. Exploring this amazing country we live in. Finding areas where the kids thrive, be it sports or the library or science...Continuing to eat healthier every day. Being more involved in church.

I do have one big goal though: no ER trips!!! We had gone a year and a half without a trip before May and had one food allergy related trip. We're at about 7 months now.
(Photo taken early morning, December 17th.)

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Decorating the Tree

My camera was very cold when I took these photos of the kids decorating and the dog wearing his reindeer antlers! I like the soft glow that the photos have around them.
We found the antlers work as a great bark deterrent;).