We all have big, significant years. Times when lots of things are going on. Big accomplishments, etc.
That was 2011. Graduations, welcoming Paige, a marriage, etc.
2012 is going to be very different. Here are my goals:
1) Run a half marathon. I've been training since the last week in October and I have to admit, I'm kinda starting to love running.
2) Complete one month of boot camp. This one is questionable. I've done two days and I feel like my muscles are literally shredded inside my body. I did 200 burpies last night, it took 38 minutes...and that is literally the only thing I was doing.
3) Learn to enjoy every day life--stress less. I spent most of 2011 being stressed about pregnancy, having a newborn, potty training, being a bad mom, Adam's school, the school district....I'm going to chill out. Running has really helped me with this. I'm adopting a "come what may and love it" attitude.
4) Be happy. It goes along with number 3.
5) Read all four standard works (Old and New Testament, Book of Mormon, D&C) I'm on a daily schedule with this so hopefully I can develop the habit of reading daily. Also, I'm reading the BofM aloud to my family at dinnertime (on the schedule it is like two pages a day).
6) Perfect couple prayer. (Or at least improve our habits)
7) Hawaii. We are going in August over our 6th anniversary. I want to go and feel good about leaving my kids and make the most out of my experience.
8) Be a more supportive wife. Adam's going through some possible career changes this year and I want to be able to support him and encourage him.
I know you are supposed to set really specific goals and with the exception of two or three, they are all kind of vague but I'm ok with that. My main goal is to just do a little better than I did last year :)
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Books Read in 2011
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Dream When your Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (BOOOO!!! Biggest waste of time in my life)
The Magicians Nephew by C.S. Lewis
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Ginnifer Choldenko
*Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay
**Night by Elie Wiesel
**One Child by Torey Hayden
*I am a Mother by Jane Clayson Johnson
*Where She Went by Gale Foreman
*Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Keepsake Crimes by Laura Child
*Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff
Maggie's Door by Patricia Reilly Giff
* Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
*The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
******Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
*Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
*Room by Emma Donoghue
Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff
*The House at Riverton by *Kate Morton
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
*Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
*Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
*Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
*Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
*A Stolen life by Jacee Duggar
*Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K Rowling
**A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
I read 30 books this year, not quite the 100 I'd had my heart set on but I feel like I did ok. This year, I plan to read all four standard works, 3 biographies, 5 classics, two non fiction, and at least one book on running marathons. * Means highly recommended ** Means life changing. As you can see there are some repeats from last year, including the Harry Potter series. I just can't get away from those books, they are my all time favorites.
The cool thing about keeping a record of these books is that I enjoy to remember what was happening in my life as I read the books. Lots of things going on in 2011!
Dream When your Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne (BOOOO!!! Biggest waste of time in my life)
The Magicians Nephew by C.S. Lewis
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Ginnifer Choldenko
*Sarah's Key by Tatiana De Rosnay
**Night by Elie Wiesel
**One Child by Torey Hayden
*I am a Mother by Jane Clayson Johnson
*Where She Went by Gale Foreman
*Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Keepsake Crimes by Laura Child
*Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff
Maggie's Door by Patricia Reilly Giff
* Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
*The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis
******Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
*Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
*Room by Emma Donoghue
Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff
*The House at Riverton by *Kate Morton
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
*Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua
*Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
*Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
*Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
*A Stolen life by Jacee Duggar
*Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K Rowling
**A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
I read 30 books this year, not quite the 100 I'd had my heart set on but I feel like I did ok. This year, I plan to read all four standard works, 3 biographies, 5 classics, two non fiction, and at least one book on running marathons. * Means highly recommended ** Means life changing. As you can see there are some repeats from last year, including the Harry Potter series. I just can't get away from those books, they are my all time favorites.
The cool thing about keeping a record of these books is that I enjoy to remember what was happening in my life as I read the books. Lots of things going on in 2011!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Goodbye 2011!
What a fantastic year for our family! Our "top stories" of 2011 include:
1) Paige being born! We love this girl and she is by far the best thing to happen to us in 2011
2) Adam finishing up his coursework! Great job Adam.
3) Addison and Amanda getting married. I love my new sister in law and I think they are a fantastic couple.
4) Papa Turney coming home from Iraq. It was a huge sigh of relief to have him back home, and have our family together again.
5) Sean getting home from his mission. It was a long two years without my brother and I'm so glad he returned home from Australia. He's doing great things with his life.
6) Hannah's vocabulary exploded in 2011. There is nothing she can't communicate to us. I love our relationship and I love talking with her.
7) Hannah being potty trained. Yep, I guess I can add this to our highlights because although it was miserable and she isn't PERFECT yet she is pretty amazing and I'm grateful I don't have to do it for another couple years...
8) Our little foreign exchange student adventure. It was a little difficult and ultimately with the Korean's smell I couldn't handle them and my morning sickness. To this day when I smell the febreeze we used in their room, or the plug in we used in their room, or even think about Kim Chi I feel nauseated. Although it ended early, we learned lots of things and it was one of our bigger adventures of the year.
9) Adam turning 30. He went skydiving which was incredible to watch and so fun for him but turning 30 was even more monumental than jumping out of the plane. I'm married to an old man now.
10) Getting in shape. Both Adam and I are working hard at being healthy. Adam is going to the gym several times a week and I'm running with the ultimate goal of running a half marathon in 2012. Adam looks incredible (even though he won't let me post pictures...oh well. Your loss....lol jk) and I feel great and have lost 43 lbs so far.
2011 hasn't been perfect. It hasn't been easy. The pregnancy was not great...the semesters when Adam was taking 12-18 graduate level courses and working 50-60 hours a week on top of that were pretty brutal. The uncertainty with the school district is always lots of fun to deal with...but we have been incredibly blessed and we are ending the year proud to have accomplished a lot and to have survived. !
1) Paige being born! We love this girl and she is by far the best thing to happen to us in 2011
2) Adam finishing up his coursework! Great job Adam.
3) Addison and Amanda getting married. I love my new sister in law and I think they are a fantastic couple.
4) Papa Turney coming home from Iraq. It was a huge sigh of relief to have him back home, and have our family together again.
5) Sean getting home from his mission. It was a long two years without my brother and I'm so glad he returned home from Australia. He's doing great things with his life.
6) Hannah's vocabulary exploded in 2011. There is nothing she can't communicate to us. I love our relationship and I love talking with her.
7) Hannah being potty trained. Yep, I guess I can add this to our highlights because although it was miserable and she isn't PERFECT yet she is pretty amazing and I'm grateful I don't have to do it for another couple years...
8) Our little foreign exchange student adventure. It was a little difficult and ultimately with the Korean's smell I couldn't handle them and my morning sickness. To this day when I smell the febreeze we used in their room, or the plug in we used in their room, or even think about Kim Chi I feel nauseated. Although it ended early, we learned lots of things and it was one of our bigger adventures of the year.
9) Adam turning 30. He went skydiving which was incredible to watch and so fun for him but turning 30 was even more monumental than jumping out of the plane. I'm married to an old man now.
10) Getting in shape. Both Adam and I are working hard at being healthy. Adam is going to the gym several times a week and I'm running with the ultimate goal of running a half marathon in 2012. Adam looks incredible (even though he won't let me post pictures...oh well. Your loss....lol jk) and I feel great and have lost 43 lbs so far.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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