Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy New Year!!

Wow. I can't believe I haven't posted on my blog in over 8 months. Really, its surprising. I know I have issues with blogging/posting about my failures, but really? The last 8 months? wow.

I am so excited for the new year. I always have been... its almost like my favorite holiday. LOL. Its a new book. a new beginning. Its almost a disappointment to realize the plot hasn't changed, and sometimes it takes a few chapters for the main character to realize she hasn't changed, either, but its still... exciting.

More tomorrow, I just wanted to get this last post of 2011 in... here's my "goals" for this next year...

I want to make (knit, sew, other craft) stuff for christmas presents, starting now. I'm making my list

I want to learn a new craft this year. I'm really drawn towards quilting right now, so that's what I'm going to work on.

I want to have a garden full of good veggies, and I want to utilize those good foods in our cooking (via freezing or canning) so I need to learn canning

I want to get a cow this year, and join the CSA, and grow a garden, and cut out grains and sugars, and have minimal need for the supermarket.

I want to learn the art of soapmaking.

I want to get more and more toxic junk out of my house, and go back to natural cleaners, homemade cleaners.

This is probably silly, but I plan in having a "spa day" for myself. I love having my toenails pretty, and I rarely take the time to "lotion up" after a shower anymore, cause i'm lucky to get completely dry before getting dressed out of a shower lol. So, every sunday, I'm shaving my legs, and lotioning up, and giving myself a pedicure, and a somewhat of a manicure, and fun stuff like that. 

I want to currently go grain/sugar free to bring my body fat down, and get my body into better shape. I will do yoga at least, and would like to be able to do some strength training as well. I don't have a goal weight per se, because i"m going on visual, but I wouldn't mind dropping around 50 pounds.

Afterwards, I would like to focus more on a traditional diet (WAPF)