New Year = Fresh Start

Well I disappeared for awhile but I thought that it may be time for me to return. I have a ton of new goals for the new year. So why not make myself more accountable and write them out.

Last year was terrific. Sophia is growing so quickly and time seems to be ticking away. Sandro and I also celebrated our 5 year anniversary. Five years of a lovely marriage. Two years which included our whole heart Miss Sophia Genelle Juric. The dogs are also doing great. Our life is generally happy. We went to Kauai for our 5 year anniversary. This is when Sandro and I discovered that we have some big goals which may include living in Kauai after Sophia (and possible future kids) are done with school. Maybe it is wishful thinking but there is something about that island we just love. All we know is that we definitively want to retire somewhere like this or just relocate.

We have a lot of goals to accomplish that require us to stay focused. This next year will be more of a development year to help us get to the point where we can grow and flourish even more years beyond now.

First things for first here is the list of personal resolutions:

1) Write in my blog at the minimal of 2 times a week - Over the last year I got lazy. Distracted with stupid stuff. I can take 30 mins out of my day twice a week. Even if it's just tell a funny Sophia story or vent about life in general.

2) Lose 15 pounds and maintain my already 50 pound weight loss. I would like to be at 165 before TTC another baby. Currently I am about 185 ish. Not terrible. Within a healthy weight range for my height but I really could do better if I just stay focused and stop eating "the junk" and continuing on with my exercise routine.

3) Sandro returns to school to begin working on this masters. He already enrolled in community college so that he can obtain more math credits so he can apply for admissions to start his masters.

4) To both get raises this year. No explanation needed on this. But it will be a requirement so we can do #5 of resolution on a more timely basis.

5) Pay off truck and start saving for baby #2. This is a big one for me. The only thing holding us back from having #2 at this point is all financial. My goal is to dump all extra money towards this truck. Current truck payment is $356 a month. Plan to put $400 a additional per month. $756 is what daycare will cost us for a second child not including Sophia. Total daycare is $1450 a month. Holy crap that is a lot. Plan to have this paid off in 15 months. (750*15 = $11,250)

6) If we stay on plan that means we will TTC #2 by October 2012. Or at least begin. Hopefully get PG before February 2013.

7) To keep myself motivated I just have to be more positive. I have learned that I am all about routine and either I need to embrace this about myself or learn to get the F over it. Being positive is essential to reaching our goals 15 years from now.

8) Run a 5k competitively. I have been running now for about 6 months. I need to find a few races and actually run one for real.

To end today I leave you with a few words from Miss Sophia.