The reason for all the Italian is that 2013 is the Year of Mike! He won't tell me what that means or entails, but I do know it means his first trip to Europe. Mike and I will be heading to Italy in April 2013 thanks mainly to TerumoBCT for paying for my flight (I have a meeting in London) and my parents for flying out and watching the kiddos! We are only in the planning phase of the trip but are super excited!!
I used to always do New Years Resolutions. I don't really like that term so would rather have some life changes in 2013. I can tell you that Gwen won't be happy with one of them (I'll let you guess which one) but they are all for the betterment of myself and my family:
1. Unplug on nights and weekends (with the exception of blogging and the occasional shopping). This one has been extended from 2012 as I did a terrible job of it. I have already taken Facebook, People, E!, and Perez Hilton off my phone. All that is left is the news, email, and well, my phone/iPod. I was on my email a lot while trying to maintain my 32 hours/week schedule, but now that I will be going back to 40 hours for the next 5 months, I have zero plans on touching my phone on the weekends (besides to answer it, text, and take pictures).
2. Eat less processed foods. This will affect the entire family in a very positive way. I'll have to start small (oatmeal, yogurt, hummus.....etc) and it will take a lot of work, but it will be worth it in the end when my family continues to be happy and healthy. I will also update/maintain my food blog more frequently as I lose recipes all the time! It will be a good way to track my process on the processed foods front.
3. Accept how I look. I am no super-model as it is not my job to look good. Considering I have 2 small kids, I don't look that bad. I love to indulge with Mike, my friends, and my family. I don't want to feel guilty about that nor do I want to change it. I'll never be able to get rid of the large number of beauty marks (moles) on my body, so that is the bigger challenge to overcome, but I can love the rest of me as I am strong............and that feels good.
4. I tend to spoil my kids. I buy them things on a whim and it is rare that I say no in the grocery store if she wants something. I learned that I love and like to be loved through gifts and I am passing that on to my children through gifts, sweets.....etc. It all ends in 2013. I am going to shower them with love and affection instead. They will remember that more so than the 50th bag of M&Ms they devour-----------------------> This is the one Gwen will hate for those that didn't catch on.
5. Run the Boilermaker. It's a 15K (9.3 miles) in July, in Utica. I have always wanted to do it. If I don't get locked out of signing up (it's on my calendar) then I will do it.
The final one isn't really a life change. I need to organize my freaking house. There is stuff everywhere. I am so excited to do this, but have no idea where to even begin. I started a Pinterest which is a whole another story in itself (I can get lost on Pinterest).
Cin Cin!!
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