add this to my want list

okay, given that we have had everything from

tonsillitis (x2)

to

impetigo

to

stomach bug (x2)

to

laryngitis

to

pink eye (x2)

to

ear infection

this week, I really only want everyone to get better...

BUT...

as i'm sitting here trying to catch up on blogs, I saw this AMAZING bookshelf and want it...good thing it is from a Korean website of which i can read NOTHING other than 1,900,000, which makes it very clear that no matter what currency, i won't be buying it! SUPER CUTE, though.

my 40 in 40 list

blog-illiterate

now that i'm back to blogging, i am becoming envious of everyone's cute headings, signatures, and fonts.

must

figure

out

how

to

do

(any advice, anyone?)

well, dana, that really just means you because you're the only one that reads this ridiculous thing!

40 bags in 40 days

I couldn't be more excited about this challenge. If anyone needs to get rid of stuff, it's me!

I saw this challenge over at "Little Lucy Lu"

The challenge in short: Fill up 40 bags of things to dump (trash, donate, etc) within 40 days. You can use multiple bags for larger spaces (2 bags for your dresser drawers, for instance).

This is the perfect challenge for me during the month of January as this month's focus is 'energy' for my Happiness Project and cleanliness and organization produces a better vibe, hence better energy.

I will post my 40 bags in 40 days list soon!

today i am grateful for...

1. working with some amazing gals who make my life so much easier and so much brighter!
2. spending the day with my sick little man. Although he isn't well, I've enjoyed his cuddles and him needing me.
3. the beautiful snow, which brought a bright light to a pretty dim day.

socks-->leggings

i can't wait to go to my favorite store (Target) and pick up some socks to make these cute things. Well, I might have to bribe my mom to help me. i haven't sewn in quite a while! They took a pair of socks; the same exact knee-high kind i wear everyday, and sewed them together to make leggings!

precious

Thanks "Just Between Friends" for posting this tutorial!

http://easyascutandpaste.blogspot.com/2012/01/diy-toddler-leggings.html

closet-->reading nook

I can add this to the long list of "some day, I'll..." list. I really want to make reading nooks in each of the kids closets...a cozy place for them to snuggle up and be read to and eventually read on their own. I came across these cute ideas, all of which are too elaborate for what I will have time and space to do, but inspiring nonetheless.

blah!

planning a diet is far more fun than actually implementing it! I am struggling...

planning a diet over a cheat meal! HA!

so, i haven't posted anything in about a gazillion years and i don't even know that i can keep this up, but i feel inclined to write about my resolutions and aspirations for the new year.

i have started reading The Happiness Project again, which has been really motivating. In my head, it was almost as if i couldn't really start my own happiness project until january since that how she structured her project. This month i am focused on:

energy

just like the author, i am convinced that if i can get my energy better under control other things will more easily fall into place. I have put post it notes all over my bathroom mirrors with sayings such as:

"don't put it down, put it away"

"if it takes less than a minute, DO IT!"

"If you can't find something, clean up!"

"eat well"

speaking of the last one...we met with Dana, Rich and Hay Hay at Mi Rancho (yum) tonight to hang out and i finally had a chance to wrap my head around some food questions. Dana has been rocking out the diet this week and i have been a slacker. watch out thursday, here i come! the second i got home i packed my meals for tomorrow, so i guess all it took was a little diet planning over a cheat meal! oh, the irony :-)

i hope to post more again soon...we'll see...

Cameron's Tree--It's Up :-)

(before)

(the trunk)

(here it is!)