A New Decade

I am afraid of lots of things. Spiders for sure. Or really anything creepy and crawly. I'm afraid of getting fat (thanks to Biggest Loser). I don't want to rely on a motorized cart to get me around Target. And I'm afraid of aging. I think that's why I get emotional when my kids get older (for proof of this, click here and here). But for me, it's a little different. Instead of getting emotional, I get, well, sick to the stomach.

That's right. It makes me feel nauseated, panicky, and out of control. I don't want to get older!! It really scares me, but I know there is nothing I can really do about it, so I'm going to make lemonade out of lemons.

First off, I made the last year of my 20's really exciting. Might as well go out with a bang, right? Last year we went to Hawaii, which was amazing! We went to Moab and the rest of Utah for a family reunion. We went to Seattle for our anniversary and spent the night in an old but awesome hotel. We even went to New Orleans and then on a cruise! But most importantly I think last year I really embraced my role as a mom and wife. We finally got into a routine and I think travelling so much without my kids really made me realize how much I need them in my life.

Now that I'm (*gasp*) thirty, I've decided to make this decade even better. Here are some of my goals:

* Finish our house and enjoy living in it instead of always working on it.
* Travel!! Going to Hawaii and Moab and the cruise really gave me the travelling bug. And this time around I want to take the kids with us and let them enjoy it with us. I would love to take them to Mexico (the beaches are awesome!) and to take them on some Book of Mormon tours. And Disneyland when they are a little older and can appreciate everything that goes into that trip! I want to take them on a cruise and to Hawaii. But...we'll see. But I want them to experience travelling to different places.
* Get more organized! The other day I completely organized the boys bedroom. I separated all the toys and put them in bins. It makes cleaning so much easier and the boys know where their toys are when they want to play with them. And it makes life so much better! I want the rest of my life to be that way. First off - organize my pictures into photo books!
* Be better at money management. Bryan and I have struggled with this in the past, but we are finally figuring it out, and I hope to really get this nailed down.
* Exercise. I actually love to exercise and "feel the burn". Last summer I started running and I loved it. But when it started to get dark at 4 pm I had to stop because no one was home to watch my kids. Now that Spring is around the corner, I'm excited to start up again.
* Do more things with my kids. This is something I've learned before, but I know how much they love it. Things like going to the Fire Station when they have open houses, attending Truck and Tractor day at the park, letting them play at the playground just for the heck of it, letting them help me make cookies, etc. My favorite thing to do is spend time with my kids, and I want to do more of it!
* Do more things for me. Uh-huh. That's right. I spend so much time cleaning, working, cooking, playing with the kids, and all that other stuff that I rarely have time to do something for me. Like write, bake (for fun), and read. So now that my life is that much shorter - sigh - I'm going to make time for ME!

Now that I'm thirty, I'm ready to start making this the best decade of my life! There are lots of things I want to do, and I hope that I can get everything done before the dreaded 40s!