Time Fly's...

After spending last week in beautiful/warm/dry Arizona I thought I would be disappointed waking up to snow on the ground.  Couldn't be further from the truth.

Today I feel like my life could not get any better than it is now.  Not even the snow can change my mind.

What can I say, the girl loves her greens.  

Cold

This is what I want to be wearing right now.

That way my permanently frozen toes might have a fighting chance in the coming months.

On an unrelated note, how in the world do you teach a 7 month old to be reverent?  I swear I have the noisiest baby ever.  Church is a joke for myself and anyone sitting within a 100 foot radius  We've tried it all...pacifier (she just pulls it out), food (helps for 2 seconds), toys, roaming the floor, sitting on my lap, standing in the back, reading books...the girl just likes the sound of her own voice.  

If you think I'm exaggerating, just ask anyone who was trying to pay attention in our ward yesterday.  They'll tell you what's up.  

If you haven't seen it yet, I would love to know what you think of my new blog.  

New Blog

I have a new blog.  I would love it if you checked it out.  It's to catalog some of the things I make.  Pretty sparse for now, but there's a lot more where that came from.  I promise.  Enjoy.


If you want to help me out by putting a button link on your blog, let me know.  I'll give you the html code.

7 months

A rundown of how Sophie spends her days at 7 months:

Blowing bubbles.  

Staring at mom.

 Growling/grunting.

Smiling.  A lot.

And of course, making silly faces.

If your lucky, you'll get them all at the same time.  Really lucky.  

Hows vs. Whats

I love starting a new year.  I love that feeling of starting over that I feel January 1st.  I also love the idea of New Years resolutions; but that love usually only lasts a month (ok a week) until I lose motivation and forget about my goals.

This year seems different though.  For the first time in maybe forever (ok at least the last 5 years)  I actually have time to improve myself.  I don't have school, teaching, a brand new baby, ect, ect.  I have more "me" time than I probably will ever have for at least the next 20 years and I am determined to work on "ME" while I can.

Rob and I have been talking about resolutions the last few days and he told me something that has really changed my perspective on resolutions.  Rather than working on/setting "what" goals, focus on the "how".  For example: rather than making a goal to lose 20 lbs (not an actual goal of mine) one might make a goal to exercise 6 times a week and eat a big green salad every day.

I think we often get in the habit of setting goals without telling how we will get there.  This year, instead of setting "what" goals, I'm focusing on the "how".  How am I going to be the person I want to be, how am I going to make the changes I need to, how am I going to improve myself.  I feel more motivated than I ever have been in my entire life.

And it only helps that Rob made me this super cool tracking sheet.  The boxes even turn green when you've reached your goal for that week in a specific area.  That's pretty much motivation on its own.  If you ask nicely, he might make one for you too.