New Year's Resolutions!!

I know this is late to post since we're already halfway done with January, but better late than never. :) I can't even find my resolutions from last year so I don't remember if I reached my goals or not. It's possible that the only goal I accomplished from last year's list was to get married in the temple. I think that's a big enough accomplishment that I'm not going to worry that I didn't even remember my other goals.

This year, I'm keeping it simple with just a few reasonable goals.

1. Get in shape! Throughout my high school years I was pretty fit, but once I started college a lot of that went out the window. It's not really a big deal because all of my clothes from high school still fit but I sure did gain the "Freshman 15." A large part of that has been since I got married. (It doesn't help the figure to start out married life with about 15 eclairs a whole cheesecake and 30 brownies in your freezer.) I also wasn't as active as I had been in high school. I'm not really hung up on the weight, I just want to be fit and feel good about myself! So... this semester I'm taking a ballet class and I got weights, an exercise ball, and a mat for Christmas so I'm already to go with this one!

2. Find new recipes: One thing I've learned since marriage is that I don't have much of a variety of recipes. I want to find a new recipe each month that will become a permanent member of our other favorites. So far this goal has gone well. This month we had Slow Cooker Creamy Italian Chicken. It was delicious!

3. Learn how to quilt: For a long time I have wanted to make a quilt from old t-shirts, bandanas, jeans, etc that I wore when I worked at Brighton Girl's Camp. Both years I worked there were incredible and I think a quilt would be a wonderful way to memorialize some of the good times I experienced there. This year is as good as any to do this and learn something new!