Happy New Year!

Well, how's that for an original title?
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Welcome to all of my wonderful friends who just joined in the fun. Hi Wendy! Hi Gina! Hi Kristy! Sorry that I send you a link to the blog and then don't update it. Usually I am better - you know how the holidays are... Oh, and if you (or anyone) want me to be able to know your email address to write you back you need to enter it when you write the comment. :)

So, I am not sure how I feel about New Year's Resolutions since they rarely seem to last longer then the month of January. Yet still I think reflecting on our lives and planning out improvements or enhancements is a good thing. Have any of you ever made a New Year's Resolution that lasted? Tell us about it if you have!!!

Instead of making a resolution this year I have decided to make a mantra. A simple sentence that I can repeat often (and I am sure to the annoyance of those who have to speak to me regularly!) and sums up the changes I want to make. So the mantra is....... drum roll please..... "Clean less - play more". Seem good? Don't get me wrong - it is not meant to be a selfish mantra at all. Playing more means playing with the kids, finding moments for me, and hanging out with Jeff. I don't know if any other SAHMs (or Working moms for that matter) feel this way but it seems like I am always focused on one cleaning project or another. AND i do NOT have an immaculate house. It is just the daily routine maintenance stuff. The repetitive sort of drudgery stuff that makes up a rather large part of my day. That's the stuff that has to give a bit. I am going back to Flylady, that will help. If you haven't been to that site, give it a look using the link. It's a good one.

Okay, so that's my mantra. Playing more means exercising too by the way. Yep, see I sneak all those resolutions into the mantra. So sneaky of me.

So what is your resolution?

I'll leave you with this photo... one of my favorites (taken by DH by the way) from the holidays. It's Ethan holding my one and only niece (for now anyway) Ruthie. Or as Ethan likes to call her, Baby Ruth.

Have a great week!