What I Want from 2010

End goal: To be more "in the moment", especially where my children are involved
Action: Turn off the TV and computer and just spend time.  Quality time and quantity time.  Especially since this is probably the easiest that parenting is going to get.  Sure, some days I want to pull my hair out, but I do believe that parenting will only get more stressful as my children get older.

End goal: Read more classics
Action: I'll admit: I like "lite" books.  When I read, I usually don't want to think too hard, especially after a long day of being "mommy".  I like beach reads. It's not that I don't like classics - it just takes me a while to get into them sometimes.  However, I'd really like to be more "well read" and I don't think that lite books are getting me there.  So, I want to read at least 6 classics this year.  Any recommendations?

End goal: Understand Isaiah again
Action: Hands down, one of the best classes I ever took at BYU was "Understanding Isaiah".  It was incredible, and Isaiah quickly become my favorite book in the Bible.  I've forgotten pretty much everything, though.  It's time to pull out the class notes and get re-acquainted!  I'd like to focus on a couple chapters a week.  I'd also like to type out my notes so I have an electronic copy.

End goal: Fit back into my pre-prego clothes. (I HATE the word "prego", by the way. I don't know why I even used it)
Action: The usual: diet and exercise.  I just finished the first week of P90X Lean and I'm really liking it so far.  I don't think I'll really be able to lose all the weight until I'm done nursing though - that's what happened the first time around, in any case.  By the way, whoever said that nursing burns 500 calories a day is a liar.

End goal: Be more rested
Action: Go to bed before midnight once in a while.  I am a night owl and it's really not a big deal for me to up until 1 a.m. night after night.  It's awful!  I'll be realistic and just start shooting for 11:30 in bed (meanwhile... it's after midnight as I write this post).

*The headband in the picture was made for Abby by my sister-in-law.  Garrett didn't think it would fit on my head so I had to take a picture for proof.

Goal for the Week

My goal for this week is to assess my food storage. I'm pretty sure I have a lot more food than I think I have, but it's so hard to take inventory because it's stored in many different places (in the cupboards, under the guest bed, in the office closet, etc.). That's the problem with a small house! Someday, I will have a big pantry, or at least a basement with shelves where I can keep it all in one place, organized nicely.

Are you good at food storage? I have a greater motivation for it now that we only need to have 3 months worth - it just seems so much more doable! I still do need to work on my 1 year supply of grains and rice and things, and that's another goal for this summer.

I made a fun little poll on the right column of this blog - please participate! I'm curious to see how people are doing with their food storage. I apoligize for the choices - Emma complained to me that there isn't an option for having 3 months of food, which she has. So, if you have a few months of food, just choose the second one down - that you could feed your family for 1 month. I'll assume that if people choose that one, it means they have 1-6 months of food available. And it's anonymous, so I'm not going to know if it's YOU who doesn't have any food storage! :)

Also, where do you keep your food storage? Do you have a big, wonderful pantry? Is it in the basement? Under beds, and in closets like I have it? Let me know!