Happy New Year!  2009 and feeling FINE!

It's been awhile since I have had a chance to catch up on my Website and Blog. The holidays seemed to fly by, and yet we were not overly busy with parties and such. Just a nice quiet holiday time with friends and family. This year we promised not to spend much on each other, my husband and I, and so we gave ourselves a limit and said lets see  how much useful stuff we can give eachother in a stocking! That was really fun - I got everything but the kitchen sink, for example a big package of sponges, some magnetic clips for the fridge, a cell phone cover, oven mitts, money rollers, a telephone line connector (3 way), and a corn cob cutter to dekernal the corn! He did pretty good, eh? But just like I figured, he had to go a little overboard, (well, a lot overboard) and He handed me one more gift, and envelope with a Grand Experience Spa Day! certificate in it. OH BABY!!! I used it on the Friday after New Year's to get myself ready for heading back to the work routine. A gift of indulgence. My daughter joined me for most of the treatments and what a lovely day it was! I of course stuck closer to the budget, and gave him some hand tools from Home Hardware, a toque, a chocolate letter D, and a double shower head. We spent the day at our daughter's home with family, my sister and brother-in-law were there too and so was my husband's brother and sister-in-law and one of our nieces and her family. It was a nice day. My 22 month old granddaughter was very excited and fun to watch. Mom was there too, and enjoyed it very much.

New Years Eve we stayed home, my sister and her husband joined us for dinner, pot luck! It was good, we watched George Carlin DVD and laughed our butts off. Watched Dick Clark bring in the New Year, wow what a courageous man! And had immediate family over for dinner on Thursday.

Work is back on, and the home renos continue. I am so lucky to have such a smart and talented husband. If we had to pay for these renovations and decorating services, Yikes, well, we just wouldn't be able to do it.

The house is getting more beautiful all the time, and really feeling like it is ours. Gee after only what, 8 years?

So, I have started a new healthy eating plan. Yeah I know I do it every January, but this time is really different. I feel like I am back in control of my life again. I was being swallowed up by a sense of why bother, who cares, and it takes too much work to do it. Fatigue, lazy, unmotivated and aching all over. After a heated discussion, about my obvious lack of energy, that turned out to be a wake up call for me...I was able to get up and get moving. Here is  my plan. It is very simple. Eat less and Move More.  That's it. I am eating less carbs, bad fats, and junk food, and conciously trying to move around more, climb the stairs more than once, keep moving when I get home from work. My sister and I and a friend are looking into Tai Chi, classes. They are expensive, so we might buy a DVD and do it at my sister's place. her husband works evenings so we would be alone in her condo with no one looking! Sounds good huh? So, keep your fingers crossed, because I just hit my top weight again that I had lost 5 years ago. Now i must start all over. Wish me luck! And tell me what are  your New Year's Resolutions?