{Resolution Time: December 2010 Edition}

It's the first day of a new month. That means it's time to:
1) Evaluate how I did with my November goals
2) Make three new plans for December



November Resolution Review:

1. Exercise and eat lean. (I sound like a broken record, but until it's a habit ...) The specific

goal is to exercise three to five times a week and to significantly lower my carb intake.

Well ... I'm not yet there, that's for sure! I did okay with the walking, actually, but I suck at

going low carb. I'd do well for a day or three and then slide. It's a simple matter of self care,

and that's something I need to become

more regular with. I would say, on average, I did

walk three days a week, even with being sick for a week.

I did really well on some days

with portion control and low carbs, but not so

much on other days. The last week was

super carby, actually.

The quest for balance

continues!

2. Knock some things off the list of fall activities I hope to accomplish. See here.

The short answer? I didn't make it all happen, and dangit, I wanted to. It was an ambitious

list for one month that was largely c

onsumed with other priorities.

The

month

flew by.

Here are the things on the list I got to ...

* Took down the Halloween decorations and decorated for fall.

* Decided a family picture wasn't in the cards this year and bought regular cards instead. :(

* Made a fire in the backyard and enjoyed it with D and the dogs. (It was awesome.)

* Settled on a Thanksgiving Day menu (and had a wonderful meal).

* Baked oatmeal raisin cookies for David. Didn't get to making anything

to share with

friends and neighbors but it was fun to bake a bit.

* Cooked one dish for the freezer. Not the big day of cooking I had in mind but one is

better then none.

There were many things left on the list, but I have visions of doing a

repeat --

and hopefully

more successful -- attempt of this list next year.

3. Finish at least two of the projects I have underway.

This one went well! I was pleased.

* I finished a lot of editing -- three large training videos

and two

sets of family photos

(Milligans and Fehlings).

That was hours

and hours in

front of the computer, and it felt

great to get it all done and into client hands. (I'm delivering Fehlings tomorrow.)

* Knocked out five no-sew tie blankets.

I bought the material and made one of the

blankets

in early October. This was my first time making these, and they were fun to do. It felt

awesome to finally finish this project and get it off my to do list

. Each one was

double sided

and about the size of a twin bed. I hope they

make six very special kiddos happy.

* Finished some "FALL" letters (similar to these) that I started in September. They've

been

half finished for awhile. :) But now they're done and ready for gifting. Fa-la-la-la-la ...

For our combined resolution to go on at least one date a month, David and I ...

* Had a fire in the backyard with the dogs. We reminisced a little. It was nice to sit and talk.

* Went on a hot air balloon ride! It was my gift to David for our seventh anniversary.

* Dinner at a new-to-us place, Blue Adobe Grille, Monday. The food was good.

December Resolutions:

1.

Do my first December daily! That's going to mean creating a lot of holiday magic and

documenting all of it. I don't plan to finish it 100% by month end, but I expect to

have an

idea, some journaling and a photo(s) for each day.

2. Organize the garage.

3. Clean things that never get cleaned -- reuseable bags, light switches, doors, makeup

brushes, phones, computers, shoes, hair drier vents etc. And my car - ha!