It's now into the first month of 2011 and I'm settling down and getting focused. In 2009 I focused on getting healthy and losing weight. In 2010 I focused on getting the kidlets settled and shifting my attention back to Manly and developing hobbies together. In 2011 my focus is going to be the HOME!
We live in a 1860's farm house and it's taken a beating with the kids. We have made this place a paradise for the boys and their friends. We have a great outdoor area with a fire pit and a basketball court. We also had a home gym with the decor themed around the local high school. The boys all had bedrooms upstairs and ours was downstairs. I have never liked the bedrooms, they are small and the lay out leaves no room for creativity. I let the boys do what they wanted with their rooms but since they are gone; I've turned one into a guest room, one into the beginnings of a guest room and one I haven't touched. That needs to change.
And you all know how it is. When kids are home you don't worry too much about "nice" things or "grown up" things, you have things that can withstand a family. I'm ready for "grown up" things LOL. The library was the catalyst. I love that room and am ready to now love my other rooms. Manly is starting to slow down now too, he's quit one of his jobs and would like to retire from all of them within 5 years. My goal then is to get this house feeling/looking like a place that can be a sanctuary for him and I but to do so on a smaller budget. We are still paying for one college after all :-)
So I'm going to make a "resolution" to tackle one project a week. Think that's ambitious? By saying projects I'm being generous. Some projects may be as simple as a craft, or the cleaning/purging of something. It could also mean the organizing of some area/job. I know I need to take my Health Coaching to the next level, I love doing it. I also will keep the other things we've started going, the traveling and hobbies.
OK, there it is. Hold me accountable and I'll post "before" and "after" pictures of those things that call for it. Ready.....Set.....Go!!!
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