Feeding my Soul

     The crazy holidays have come and gone, and with them a few rounds of the stomach flu and awful long lasting colds... that part I will try to mentally omit from my memories of Christmas 2011. I had a really great time, but I am glad it's over!     
  

     Moving into the year 2012, I see a clean slate, a year full of empty pages to fill. My list of resolutions is long, and really seems to be just a renewal of all the things I have always wanted to be or do, lose weight, be more organized, be a better mother, live greener... starting a new year just helps me to see the big picture more clearly. Every moment of this life counts, from the ordinary to the extraordinary, so I am planning to soak them all up accordingly.

     I received a beautiful little guitar for Christmas from Mike, and it is proving to be the best thing he could have ever given me. My calloused fingers are proof that I whole heartedly love "playing" it, or rather learning to play it at this point. It is feeding my soul... and I can't get enough. I hope I never lose that enthusiasm for it, and don't plan on it.

  
      I am all about saving money and conserving our funds this year, coupons and discount days are my new best friends, also shopping where the best prices are, as opposed to one stop shopping. I have the time and energy while the kids are in school, so might as well do it, no more laziness driven overpaying!

     I am going to focus a little time on posting photo food logs for the week on here, as another form of accountability and motivation, I'll be able to make a connection between what I am eating and how I feel, and I think that might help me in the long run, and if the weight comes off like I hope, I can look back and see what I did right! So I am starting out at 183 lbs today Jan. 4, 2012. See you in a week!