Reflecting on the previous year is easy. I did the superwoman bit and gave birth to a tiny human, I didn't end up in an insane asylum (which is an accomplishment with every passing day!) and Husband and I realized that our level of awesome-ness COULD be found elsewhere, and we decided to snatch up the only two other people in the world as cool as us to be our new besties. All in all, it's been a good year. I closed the year out with a sad but for the best decision to get my tubes tied, making Monster 3 our last baby. While I know that I personally do not want more children, the fact that the option is no longer there is kind of weird. But good for our family, as I don't think my iron clad will power can hold out against another child. The Monsters are already giving me a run for my money!
As for resolutions, I'm all about the dolla dolla bills this year. I've mapped and planned every bit of income we could possibly be having this year, planned for a Christmas fund for NEXT year, spent our tax return before we have it, and set a goal for how much I'd like to have saved by 2014. Husband says this is one of my biggest flaws. I do not personally think it is a bad thing, but he seems to think that it's excessive that I have his money spent before he makes it. I mean, really, what else would I do with his money if not spend it for him?
In all seriousness, we are pretty excited about some of the things we have planned for the year. I plan on making a page with a list of the things I want to do, and crossing them off as they get accomplished. (Totally stole this idea from my bestie, although she does 100 things. Ain't nobody got time for that! At least, I don't have time to write them out...) However, one of the big things I am excited about doing this year is getting bunk beds for our girls. Now to some people that's not a major deal, but Monster 1 saw a picture once, and she very much thinks it's a big deal. She keeps asking me when she is going to get the bed with the ladder so she can live on top of her sister. This is not only going to free up a TON of space in their room, but it's also going to be the first time both my girls are in "big girl" beds. Hard to believe we have come so far from their crib and pack-n-play days.
I've also resolved to declutter my house. I mean really, who needs So Much Stuff??? It's ridiculous turning around and knocking things off shelves, only to go crashing into more junk as I bend over to pick up the first disaster. I could attribute this to my backside being twice the size it once was, but I'd rather blame the material items that got in my way. They've got to go! Everything from the Big Bear that Monster 1 is holding onto (thanks to my darling baby sister!) or rather trying to because it's twice the size of her, to the movies collecting dust inside our entertainment center. It's going to be a slow and steady overhaul. By slow I mean, I'm going to watch a lot of episodes of Hoarders to make myself feel better about MY mess, while criticizing THEIR mess, only to frantically attempt to assure myself that I am in no way compulsively holding on to too many coffee mugs or skeins of yarn. I will use all of it eventually, after all...
Until next time, you can find me curled up in the fetal position behind the couch, sorting through buckets of Little People and My Little Ponies. I'm going to need A Lot of Coffee.
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