Resolutions for 2009

• Loose 50 pounds.  This will not put me at my "ideal" weight.  However, it will put me at a weight that I've been happy at before that feels healthy to me. An added bonus is that I should be able to fit into all the clothes currently taking up all the space in Max's closet.  If I meet this goal and still want to loose more, I'll tackle that in 2010.
  
  
  
  • I am going to start posting PHM (Project Hot Mom) at a separate blog, and I plan to...gulp... post pictures and numbers.  REAL accountability is what I need, and I don't think anything could motivate me to loose weight more than to tell the entire internet how much I weigh. My HUSBAND doesn't even know how much I weigh. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  •  My plan is to use the WW Flex point system.  I won't actually be JOINING WW, but will use their points to track my food intake.  (I know how to calculate points based on a previous WW stint)
    
  • My exercise program will consist of walking Fancy every morning (I already do this) around the 1.5 mile loop, doing Turbo Jam at least three days/week and 30DS three days/week.
    
  • I also want to do a couple 5K's this year.  NOT RUNNING, I hate running, but I would like to BRISKLY WALK at least 2 5K's.  Komen Race For The Cure in May for sure.
  
  
  
  
• Scrapbook the boys' first years.  I know, Alex is THREE AND A HALF! I have a half filled out baby book for him and a fully finished photobook sitting in my cart at Shutterfly, but what I really want to do is do a scrapbook by hand.  I've been keeping track of their lives here on my blog and I want to go through and print out a lot of the stories and milestones I've recorded here and put them in a physical book that they can have when they get older.  Scrap-booking isn't really my thing, so this will be hard for me.
  
• Learn more about photography.  Ideally I will have an opportunity to take a class at the community college or maybe an adult ed class.  If I can't do that, I want to at least try to learn more on my own by reading books and taking pictures everyday. 
  
• Find ways to teach my children altruistic values.  I think Alex is old enough now to start consciously doing things for others.  
  
  
  
  • He will be getting an allowance this year and I want to give him three piggy banks, one to put money in to save, one to put money in to spend, and one to put money in to give.  Once a month we will empty out the "Give" piggy and send it to a charity of his choice.
    
  • Once a month go through his toys and have him pick some to donate
    
  • Find some kind of volunteer activity he and I can do together.