my resolutions...

i know, i know... i'm a little like a week late posting about my resolutions for 2013. i went back and forth on posting this because i feel like the blog world has been a little oversaturated with "new year, new me" posts. and quite honestly, i didn't do SO hot with my goals throughout the year... and who wants to set themselves up for failure?

but after thinking about it, i decided to go for it. it's okay if no one reads and/or comments... at the end of the day, this is for me. and these are things that i REALLY want to do... and maybe you guys can help encourage and hold me accountable. the blog community is kind of awesome that way.

1. get in the best shape of my life... i lost 25 lbs in 2011, but then in 2012 i just kind of slacked stayed the same {give or take 5 lbs}... i want to be happy with my body before i get pregnant, and if the hubs has anything to say about it that may not be TOO long from now. so i feel like 2013 is my year to get it done... i've worked out 5 out of the 7 days we've had of 2013 so far... and i feel like i've done really well with my eating. i'm already FEELING a lot better... and now i'm ready to start SEEING some results.

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2. grow my blog... this doesn't just mean "gain followers"{while that would be great}... blogging is something that i am passionate about and i don't want it to become stagnant... i want my blog content to develop as i do as a person. i want to continue making connections with people... and hopefully make some of you blogger friends IRL friends, too {if you're in georgia, holla at me} and now that the hubs is on evening shift, i will have a lot more time to devote on posting and commenting after work and i won't have to stay up until ridiculous hours to do it.

3. focus on my relationship with the hubs. obviously, greg's schedule isn't the easiest or most accommodating at times- so i feel like we need to make sure we have plenty of date nights and i want to put more effort into just doing the little things to be the good wifey that he deserves. more posts to come on that topic later...

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4. travel as much as possible... i am sure that after the kids come, we won't be able to travel as much... so i want to take full advantage of this time in our lives so that when the babies come along, we are 100% ready and have no regrets.

5. read... this is a goal that i completely failed at last year... i set out to read 25 books in 2012, and i only read 9. i go through phases where i read a lot for a couple of months, and then i don't read anything for a long time... but i really do enjoy it. i started {my favorite author} emily giffin's latest, where we belong, this weekend and have a huge stack of books just waiting on me to tackle when i am done with it. 

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