Lurker

Yes, I admit it, I have been lurking!! Throw me in the slammer and toss the keys. Lurking is what I have been able to do lately to keep up with what the rest of my bloggin friends have been up to. I have been out there, occasionally. I promise, I will come back, maybe, in a sort-of-kind-of way. So, maybe I won't be back full strength, but I will be back. This month has been busy, to say the least, but it has given me a chance to sit back and do things off the computer, which I have loved! I actually get my kitchen clean before I go to bed at night now. (That is a huge step for me!!)

I certainly plan on updating and browsing and leaving comments here and there. However, my traditional weekly posts will be more scarce.

On that note, I would like to close with my 2008 Resolutions~
~ Simplify.... I plan on reading in my scriptures still, but will not give myself a defined deadline or goal to reach so I don't stress.
Birthdays this year will not include a houseful of kids!!! One special friend for a sleepover, I will still make a cake of choice, but it will be shared by family.
~ Less time on the Internet and more time with my family and home.
Internet is not bad. I am just choosing to let a little more of it out of my life now. For those of you who remember, I had a small handmade jewelry website. I loved making the jewelry, selling it, but dealing with packaging and taking the time to do all the business stuff was too much. And I found myself online all the time thinking of ways to make my website better, shopping for supplies, etc. My getting into blogging was kind of my nicotine patch. It has worked great! Hopefully I will be able to accomplish even more this year.
~ Exercise my brain and body!!
I will be joining a gym again. I was a member in Houston before we moved, but have been finding myself lacking the energy I crave and felt when I was going before. I have also made it a goal (SHHHHHHHHH!!!) to get back into my wedding gown to wear on my 10th anniversary this year. (Back story... I had my wedding gown custom made to be a Temple Gown which I can wear to the Temple regularly. However, upon taking pictures on my wedding day it became frayed and was no longer ready to wear into the Temple again. So, I will be having it repaired once I am able to wear it comfortably again and hopefully on Shawn's and my 10th anniversary in December I will be able to slip into it and we can go to the Temple for our anniversary.)
I am planning on supplementing some history lessons into my kids education which they receive in the public schools. My friends here who home school have been a great help and I am excited to begin. This doesn't mean I will be homeschooling them, just doing 2-3 lessons after school.
~ I want to be able to play one church song on my violin by the end of 2008! This is my goal, and I plan on working on it!!
~ Try to overcome my Laundry Phobia!!! I hate doing laundry. Give me dishes to wash, a floor to vacuum, but leave me no laundry to fold... Yuck!!

These are some that I have chosen to share. I have a few more that I will be working on as well. I hope this New Year presents a challenge on each of your lives which you can handle with strength, courage, and dependence on others for help. This may sound weird, but it is a lesson I think each of us needs to face once in a while. 2008 will be a year of growth, I can feel it!! Until next year!!!!