this is how i've felt all day trying to write a paper.
life just feels better inside of a blanket fort.
This is one of my many motos for this semester.
I have a whoooole lot of credits, all 400 level classes.
I have work.
I have a really great husband.
I have lots of goals.
And I have lean in '13.
"Work Hard" is what keeps going through my mind.
That and "Just Breathe."
Because lately my skin feels really tight.
And all of my insides feel knotted and tangled.
but thats ok because (as i am learning in my family stress and coping class)
stress can be good.
Though its going to be a hard one, this is going to be a good semester.
Last night Garrett and I made these "Energy Balls."
ohh baby.
with the not eating sugar thing, these really fill that void.
They are made with oatmeal, peanut butter, honey, vanilla extract and we added rice crisppies and walnuts.
In the recipe given they used toasted coconut flakes and flaxseed but we didnt have either of those in our kitchen. But you could put what ever you want in them!
They make for a good, healthy snack. I highly recommend them.
I am not one for "resolutions."
But I am very much a goal oriented person.and resolutions and goals are the same things, right?
I am constantly setting daily, weekly, monthly and yearly goals.
And this year is no different.
I view the beginning of a new year as a way to start fresh.
To get back on track and start strong.
This year I have set some solid goals (printed out, framed, everything)
and then I will continue to have my added daily, weekly and monthly goals.
They are-
Daily:
Eat Breakfast
Do Yoga
Run (at least) one mile
Family scriptures and prayer
Weekly:
Attend the temple
Have date night
Write in journal (this would be daily, but who am i kidding? im terrible at it.)
Monthly:
Stick to the budget
Put money into savings
Pay tithing
Year:
Finish the Book of Mormon as a family
Hold me to these.
We are back on our no sugar, no gluten, no diary, no meat diet.
(LEAN IN '13)
I want to try reaaally hard to be extra good at this.
Which means, less cheating...
Green smoothies are now my breakfast of choice and luckily living with a yoga instructor makes my yoga goal a whole lot easier.
2013 is going to be a really good year.
I can already smell it.
With family book club, graduating in July, Elder DeLora coming home in July-ish, a trip to Guatemala being planned, moving from Rexburg and hopefully big things for Deep Love, and who knows what else will happen, I am excited for 2013.
Every year our new years eve gets better and better.
Last year we wondered around Walmart
had a secret show with Corsair Wolves (RIP)
and ended the night with shot gunning soda and
a group (2 people) shower.
This year we really stepped it up.
Here is a video to prove it.
(i swear i was in attendance for all of these events, i was just the camera girl.)
The only event i participated in was the barefoot snow run, and my toes are still tingling.
If you dont want to watch the video but are curious as to what we did, here ya go:
Shots of nacho cheese
Cereal eating contest
Barefoot snow run
water boarding...
shotgunning sodas
group (clothed) shower
group picture in front of the fire place
And of course Andrew W.K was the soundtrack to the whole night.
(and now you want to watch the video.)