Happy New Year!

Oh wait, that was a week ago, wasn't it? I didn't get an awesome start to the new year like I had hoped. Tommy had strep throat two days before New Years, and then a bad cold, and then an ear infection. Meanwhile I started feeling nasty on New Years Day and have been battling a cold ever since.

Whenever I have a cold, I wonder why I usually refer to it as "just a cold." Maybe I'm remembering times when I get a runny nose? Seriously, this thing knocks me out worse than the flu. Great goodness!

On another note, I have my New Years Goals I will reveal on my next post that I am really excited about. I got the idea from my friend Katie who created a "35 things" to-do list for 2011. I watched enviously as she slowly checked off her admirable list while I couldn't even remember what my goals were for that year. Let's just say that a to-do list of tasks works so much better for me than a wanting-to-do-better general goal.

Along with that, I've decided to do some baby-step goals each week. Ryan and I get together on Sunday and review our goals from the past week and decide if we need to work on it some more, or if we've mastered the new habit/skill and then set a new goal. This week my goal was to do one load of laundry a day and fold it the same day I clean the laundry. Nothing makes my room look dirty faster than a pile of clean or dirty clothes. I have been in the terrible habit of thinking of my laundry as "done" when it was sitting in the dryer. It has been awesome to have everything folded and put away by the end of each day. I'm amazed at how little time it takes to complete one load and how much more productive and awesome it makes me feel. Anyway, I have a feeling these weekly goals will be geared towards making me a better homemaker. I've struggled with the whole managing the home things, and I've only got one kid!

Anyhow, I love you all and hope that your New Year has started a little better than mine. At least mine can only get better, right??