January 31st

Today I made truffles! It's a new recipe that I've been wanting to try for a while now. They were pretty easy to make and they taste pretty good. I wish the center was more of a liquid consistency, but I think that would be pretty hard to make. I love to try new recipes (especially desserts and ESPECIALLY anything with chocolate) and I think this one was a success!

January 30th

Justin recently bought a new computer game and unfortunately our 6 year old computer can't play it. Who would have thought a 6 year old computer would be outdated? haha! Anyways, we ordered a new video card to update the computer and it came today. I spent some time taking apart our computer, cleaning it out and attempting to install the new card. However, the card didn't fit. I love computers and I wish I knew a lot more than how to run programs and plug stuff in, but maybe someday I'll have time to learn more. Even though the video card didn't fit, I still had fun attempting to fix our computer!

January 29th

I love number puzzles, as I've said before. Today during Koryn's nap I got on the computer and played all sorts of number puzzle games. I'm not sure how to describe them, but they're called pic-a-pix, fill-a-pix, link-a-pix and lots more. Each one is done differently and you use the number clues to make pictures. I love these puzzles and they're so addicting! If you want to try them out you can go to www.conceptispuzzles.com but don't say I didn't warn you about how addictive they are!

January 28th

So the craft project I went shopping for over a week ago is finally complete! I spent some, ok a lot, of time making a bow organizer for Koryn. I love it!

Here's a full length picture of it. Think she has enough bows?


Here's a close up of the hanger.


Lastly, here's a close up of the bow.


I'm pretty proud of myself for making this! It took a little while because my perfectionist side kept coming out while I was wrapping the hanger, but eventually I let go of it being perfect and I think it turned out pretty well!

January 27th

Today I had no plans and I wasn't leaving the house, so I sat around in pj's all day. Yes that's being lazy, but everybody needs a lazy day once in a while. Pj's a so comfortable and I was more than happy to sit around and be comfortable and lazy!

January 26th

Today was a busy day. I started cleaning the house from all the company that was here. Like I said in my last post, it's nice having family here. However, it's also nice to have a clean house again too!

January 25th

Today's was pretty easy. All of our family has left and so we finally have the house to ourselves again. Today I just enjoyed going to church and relaxing in my nice quite house. Not that I don't like having family and visitors here, but it's also nice to have peace and quiet sometimes.

January 24th

This one was a hard one for me to do. I let my husband do the laundry! I usually only let him do things he can't mess up like towels. Today though, he did all my laundry too! I helped him a little by telling him what can be put in the drier and what has to hang dry, but for the most part he did it by himself. This was a hard one for me to let him takeover, but it was soooo nice not having to do the laundry!

January 23rd

Today we went to the nicest and most expensive mall in Charlotte. Why did we do this? Certainly not because we can afford to shop there, but to window shop! I love window shopping and looking and all the nice things. It may sound crazy but it's so much fun! We went to Pottery Barn kids and I already have an idea for my next craft project. I be I can make it for a lot cheaper then they sell it for! haha!

January 22nd

Since Justin's mom's in town, we decided to let her babysit Koryn and we would go on a date. We've lived in our house for 8 months now and we've never explored a park and nature preserve that's less than 5 minutes away from our house. Today we decided to go exploring! It was so much fun! We visited the nature center and then went on a mile walk on one of the trails. The trail led us to a pond and it was completely frozen over. We stayed here for a few minutes and threw rocks onto the pond. It made the coolest sound! It was so nice to be able to spend some time with Justin today!

January 21st

I love doing crafts and have come up with a new project. Koryn has a bazillion (ok not really, but it seems like it!) bows. I have come up with an idea to store all the bows so I can actually see them and use them! Today I got to go shopping for all the materials. I love craft stores!

January 20th

Today it snowed in Charlotte! We got 2-3 inches. I know that's not a lot, but it's still fun! We got all bundled up and headed outside with Koryn to take some pictures. We built a little snow man too! In some ways I miss the snow in Utah because it's so pretty, but I definitely do not miss driving in it or the cold!

January 19th

Today we went to Best Buy to look around. I love that store! While we were there Justin and I played a little Rock Band 2, but more importantly I looked at laptops! I really want to buy a new laptop. I used to have one when I was teaching and it was so nice to have, so now I've decided to save up for one. Today I started looking at Best Buy and also researching what I want in a laptop and how much it's going to cost. It'll be a while before I get one, but it'll come soon enough.

January 18th

Today was Koryn's blessing day. She was adorable in her blessing dress! One of my favorite things to do is to take pictures. I'm not very good at it and I wish I could take some classes to become better, but it's still lots of fun! After church today I set up a little area for Koryn and just enjoyed taking pictures of my little girl dressed in white. I think I got a couple of good shots, and unfortunately she wasn't wanting to smile during the photoshoot. It's all good though. Seeing her in her blessing dress I couldn't help but think about how fast she's going to grow up and in 20 years or so when she's getting married I'm going to think back to her first white dress (her blessing dress) and wonder where all the time has gone. For now though, I'll just enjoy my little girl and all the time I have to spend with her!

January 17th

Since all the family is in town today we went to one of the malls close by (there's like 4 or 5 really close to us!) and walked around for a while. While we were there we went to Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. This place has the best chocolate in the world! I didn't buy any chocolate (Thanks mom!), but I did eat some! Even though it wasn't the most healthy thing to eat, I didn't worry about it and I just enjoyed some of the best chocolate ever!

January 16th

Today I finished cleaning my ENTIRE house! Yea! I cleaned everything and I finished unpacking all the boxes (except for a few that will stay in storage). It's amazing how much bigger the house looks now that all the boxes are gone and it's all clean! Clean houses are so relaxing. I love it! My parents also came into town today, so I got to spend some time with them. I'm so excited they came to visit!

January 15th

It's still been crazy getting the house ready for family this weekend. My usual routine while feeding Koryn is to watch TV, so today I watched 30 minutes extra of TV while I wasn't feeding her. I've found a new show called "I Want That!" that I love watching. It a show all about fun and cool things (usually pretty expensive) that you would love to own, hence the name. It's a fun show to watch if you ever get the chance!

January 14th

Today I slept in! It was fantastic! I've been pretty busy getting the house ready for my parents and Justin's mom to come this weekend. It was so nice to get a little extra sleep. Now if only Koryn would let me sleep until 9 AM everyday!

January 13th

Today was crazy! Koryn didn't want to sleep and so she was fussy all day. Sadly, this seems to be happening frequently. What made today crazy though is that I had to go grocery shopping with a tired screaming baby! At the end of the trip I was not only relieved and happy to be done, but proud of myself for ignoring all the stares of the people around me that I rewarded myself with a candy bar! Quick sidenote about all the people staring at me. That all had kids with them so you know they've been in my position before AND one of them had a 6 or 7 year old with a pacifier. I normally don't judge, but seriously!?

January 12th

I find it funny that I feel so much responsibility to writing on this blog. I know it's part of my goal, but everyday I find myself thinking, "What am I going to do for myself today, because I have to write something on the blog." Maybe it's just me being weird, but I feel so responsible to putting it here, even if nobody reads it.

Anyways, today was a very tiring and frustrating day! Koryn refused to sleep all day! So what did I do for myself when completely frustrated? I ate whatever I wanted! I decided that for today I wasn't going to watch how much junk food I ate or make sure I ate a balanced lunch. I ate whatever I felt like. (Good thing I don't want to lose weight!) It was kinda liberating not have to monitor my food intake all day! Unfortunately, now I'm realizing how much junk I ate today. I just won't think about that :)

January 11th

After a busy (and a little stressful) week, today was a pretty relaxing day. Why? Because I did one of the best things for myself. I told myself I wasn't going to stress out over all the housework that needs to be done. That doesn't mean I didn't do anything (I didn't do a ton either :) ), but I just didn't stress out over it. It's quite relaxing when you don't allow things to stress you out. I think I might try to make this a habit! Well, the no stress thing, not the unproductive thing.

January 10th

Today I put off getting the house ready for my parents and my mother-in-law (sorry guys! It'll get done, promise!) to attend a celebration party for our friend Joe. It was fun getting together with friends, eating lots of great food (thanks Joy!), talking and watching football (even though the game stunk).

January 9th

Why is it that you have to be in the right mood to do organization projects but at the same time they can be fun? I was in and organizing mood today so I decided that I was going to tackle my scrapbook room. I know this doesn't sound like doing something for myself, but when I'm in an organizing mood it's so much fun! (I know, I'm weird) I made a lot of progress and I'm very happy with how it looks!

January 8th

Most people know that I love puzzles and that includes Sudoku! Today I got out my Brain Age 2 game for my Nintendo DS and played a bunch of Sudoku games! It was nice to see that my brain hasn't gone to mush since I had Koryn and stopped teaching. :)

January 7th

Today I went to my ward's play group. Even though Koryn is too young to really do anything, it was a nice time for me to socialize with other women. I also signed up for Webinars (online seminars) that show me how to use a new scrapbooking computer program that my mom gave me for Christmas. The first class is tonight and I'm so excited!

January 6th

Today I went and bought myself Wii Fit. I've been wanting this for a while and I finally found one! Now that I stay at home, I've noticed that my activity level has drastically dropped. This is my attempt to keep myself active and in shape! I know it's nothing big, but it's a place to start!

January 5th

Today I took Koryn and went for a walk around the neighborhood. It was warm enough to go out without a jacket! It was just a short walk, but it was so nice to be outside. Also, I got to meet some neighbors while I was out. I see people out and about, but I'm usually driving so I don't stop to say hi, but since I was walking it worked out well! So far (the whole 5 days!) this goal is going well! Justin even comes home and checks to make sure that I've done something for myself every day. One of the first questions he asks me when he comes home from work is "What did you do for yourself today?" I love having his support!

January 4th

Today I took a nap and I was able to sleep for a whole hour before waking up to my little girl. I know an hour doesn't seem like much, but when you've got an infant an hour feels like eternity! It was so nice to get a little sleep!

January 3rd

Today was great! This morning I took a little extra time cuddling with my little girl. I loved it! I also went with the hubby and walked around the mall. We didn't spend any money, spent time together, and got exercise! I guess I did two things for myself today. The more I think about my goal for the year, the more excited I get! I'm really looking forward to completing my goal and being able to look back at the end of the year and see how far I've come.

It's still early in the year if anybody wants to join me and start spoiling themselves :) Does anybody want to join? Let me know if you do and we'll journey together!

The Beginning

This blog is related to my New Year's Resolution. I usually don't make resolutions because I'm horrible at keeping them, but I'm going to try this year.

I'm a firm believer in the thought that you can't take care of others until you take care of yourself. Koryn is now two months old, which is crazy, and I've noticed that I don't take care of myself the same way I did before she came. It's not that I don't care about myself, but I put her needs first and as a result I don't spend much time on myself. So my goal this next year, is to do one thing for myself everyday. It doesn't have to be anything big, but it does have to be something that I want to do and something that makes me happy. My hope is that through this journey I'll be able to become a better mother by making myself happy. I would like to do something different everyday, but I don't know if I can come up with 365 different things to do. If you have any suggestions feel free to leave them in the comments!

Day 1 - To start of the year I decided to take a little extra time getting ready and enjoy my warm shower while my husband took care of the baby. I didn't worry about if she was screaming or try to hurry so I could get back to her. I just enjoyed my hot shower and followed it up with my favorite lotion.

Day 2 (today) - Today I'm taking the time to make this blog. I love being creative on the computer and I'm creating this blog as an accountability method. Even if nobody reads this I feel responsible for updating the blog everyday on what I've done for myself.

Well, that's the year so far. Here's to a great 2009!