There hasn't been much to update lately. Well, except for Lydia updates, but are you getting sick of those? It seems like 90% of my posts are about Lydia now. I'm sure you understand. I'm with her ALL the time. And I love it!
So, real quick, here are a few milestones she's reached. She has rolled over from front to back - this made me feel like she's growing way too fast. She laughs on command about 65% of the time - such a silly girl. She now blows raspberries - just started yesterday, and is stinkin' cute. She almost sits by herself. Every once in a while she'll figure out the tri-pod stance, and balance for like five seconds before she starts to tip, but she's getting close! She's also figuring out the first stages of cause and effect. She loves to pull the handle to her bouncy chair that makes it sing to her. The look on her face is priceless. She flashes me a proud smile every time. Also, her new favorite game is Peek-a-Boo. She also loves dancing, especially when Lance or I do a quick, deep bounce with her in our arms. That usually gets her giggling. So, that's what she's been up to.
I love the look on her face! This was on Valentine's Day.
In other news, Valentines Day was awesome! We celebrated by going to Zhang's Chopstix for dinner, with Lydia tagging along. She was an angel and slept the entire time. Then, we went for a short drive to the neighborhood we eventually would like to live in some day. When we got home, we watched Pride and Prejudice. Lance was VERY nice letting me watch this.
We also went to a cabin with some friends this past weekend. It was the first time Lydia slept away from home. She did awesome! She took great naps and slept about the same as she usually does. She was also very happy, which made us very happy. We all had a blast!
Also, I got more piano students! I now have six students. That's enough to hold a recital! I'll probably wait until April or May, but I think it will work.
What I really wanted to post about today, was some goals I'd like to accomplish. I decided to wait until now to post them, because I don't want to think of them as resolutions. Resolutions are usually broken or forgotten about by this time or early spring, so I'm focusing on making them goals, so that I can feel like I accomplished something, and not like I'm doing them just to act like the rest of the world.
So, here goes!
1 -
EAT HEALTHIER - Lance and I don't have the best eating habits. Our meals are full of good things, but not quite as good as I would like. We also like a lot of unhealthy treats. We both have diabetes in our families, so we'd like to prevent it before it gets too late, and starting now would be the best decision, and it would make us feel better all-around.
- GAME PLAN - Buy healthier items such as fresh fruits and veggies (they're so expensive, we usually pass them up, but we think it's worth it to get the nutrients). Drink more water so that we can stay hydrated and so that we'll feel fuller between meals and not go for the fattening, sugary treats as much.
2 -
LESS COMPUTER TIME - This is a hard one. I feel like I'm on the computer ALL day long. It doesn't help that the computer is on the main floor in Lydia's room. It's on all day, and I always have Facebook up. Honestly, this post isn't helping, either, but I feel like if I write these goals down and share them with other people, I have a better chance of accomplishing them.
- GAME PLAN - When the family room gets finished (only a few more weeks is the estimated finish time), the computer will be harder to access for me, and I won't be around it all day. It will be less of a temptation. But for these next few weeks, I think I'm going to try to focus on my house, and snuggling with Lydia while I still can, and maybe that will distract me from the ultimate distraction that is the internet.
3 -
EXERCISE MORE - I don't want to exercise to lose weight. I'm happy with my weight right now. I want to exercise to be healthy. I have very poor cardiovascular health, now that I'm not constantly dancing (sure, Lydia and I will have mini dance parties, but it's not the same). Also, while I may be down to pre-pregnancy weight, I still have a little flab in the belly area. I'd like to tone that up again.
- GAME PLAN - More dance parties with Lydia (ha ha!) Less computer time should help. Switch it up. One day, do Zumba. Another do Yoga. When it gets warmer I plan to go for walks with Lydia in her stroller. Anybody in my ward want to be my walking buddy? Basically, have a set time to exercise.
4 -
ORGANIZE MY HOUSE - My house is probably the most unorganized mess you've ever seen. Sure, my living room usually looks great, but the rest of the house is a cluttered mess. I honestly feel like a hoarder. I think that both Lance and I have a slight hoarder mentality. We like to keep things for sentiment, and while I see all these amazing projects done on Pinterest with boxes, jars, and other containers, it's hard to keep up, especially with a little one who loves my attention.
- GAME PLAN - Go room by room and organize, purge, etc. Get the necessary organizational items to hold things we keep in a neat/pretty way. This may not be able to start until the family room is finished, due to temporary overcrowding in all the other rooms with stuff that goes in the family room. Also, scan papers of sentiment so the real thing can be recycled or thrown away. *Note to self: get new scanner. Ours decided not to work any more.
5 -
MORE SERVICE - I feel like sometimes I focus too much on myself. Life is hard, and so many things take up our time, but is it really that hard to do something for someone else? I know I appreciate it when someone does something nice for me. I also know that it makes me feel good to do something nice for someone else, so I should just do more of it. Instead of the occasional good deed, I'd like to do at least one thing for someone outside of my immediate family every day.
- GAME PLAN - "See a need, fill a need." I know this quote was on "Robots" for inventing, but it works for service as well. I'm always seeing comments on facebook about how friends are struggling or having a bad day. While my comments of encouragement are a start, and will work once in a while, why don't I do something special for them, like take over dinner or even just a treat? Or, I could watch their kids while they run to the store quick or have time to clean their house. Or something like that.
I have tons more goals, but I think that focusing on five right now is a good start. It's overwhelming to have too many goals at once. Also, since I've shared my goals, if you could help me out by asking me about my progress, that would be awesome!
What are some of your goals?
