March review

Today is my last day at work. Sad in that I'll miss most of the people I work with. Not so sad in that I get to move on to something new and exciting.

Looking back over March, it has been a month with lots of changes. The biggest change was moving. We still need to do a final clean-up at the old place today, and then hand over our keys. We are settling into our new place quite nicely. There are just a few odds and ends that haven't found homes yet.

April promises to be full of changes too:
-My birthday is this weekend. My husband's birthday is at the end of the month.
-I will be looking for, and hopefully finding, a new job.
-Spring will hopefully finally arrive. This morning there was a little dusting of snow. I am so sick of snow. I want to see green and sunshine.
-I need to get on track with my weight loss and exercise goals. I don't even want to think about whether I maintained or gained weight this month. We'll just look forward instead of looking back. To help motiviate me, I joined an 8 week Slim Down for Summer Fitness challenge at Fun on a Dime. It starts Monday, April 4.

Goals and Resolutions for 2011

Since it's getting near the end of the year, it's time to start thinking about New Year's resolutions. If you make them. I sometimes make them, sometimes don't. I think most people only keep them for a month or two, and then lose interest, or forget.

This year, I think I will make a list of goals, instead of resolutions. Here is the list I have come up with so far:

Personal:

• lose 20 lb
• start exercising regularly
• read 50 books
• do an hour of cross-stitch a month

Professional:

• keep on top of all required reading for my courses and not fall behind
• pass each course with a minimum 75% - I need 65% to pass at all

Blogging:

• post at least 4 times a week
• include a book review at least once every two weeks
• complete the In Death Challenge

Family:

• enroll my son in a fun program - I think we are leaning towards soccer. Have you every seen 2 and 3 year olds play? They are adorable. When they aren't daydreaming and picking flowers.

Financial:

• pay off my credit card, and keep it paid off - meaning no balance at the end of each month

I think that's a pretty big list, but everything is doable, although some items will require a little more work than others. We'll see how it goes during the year.

What I do

To expand on my first post, what do I expect to write here? I don't have a list of random ramblings. It will likely be miscellaneous adventures of my son, books I am reading or listening to, and other such exciting things as are happening in my ordinary life.

My day usually has a set routine:
Wake up anywhere between 6 and 7. My son is my alarm clock. On the rare days he sleeps past 7 it throws everything off because then I am running late.
Get ready and out the door at 7:50.
Depending on traffic I get to work around 8:30. I usually listen to audio books during my commute. It makes the time go faster, and I love books.
I eat lunch every day from 12-1 while reading my book.
My actual work day is full of work, reading the online newspaper and surfing my usual websites. It ends at 5.
Then it is commute home, which takes anywhere from 20-45 minutes, depending on the craziness of the roads.
Then eat, put my son to bed, clean up the toys and do the dishes. Relax for an hour or two, then off to bed for it all to repeat the next day.

Start of a new blog

The first post of a new blog. There is always a feeling that the first post must be dramatic, grabbing and important. I haven't a clue how to write one like that. So I'll just explain why I started the blog. I have a lot of free time at work. There is only so much of one time-wasting activity that I can do, so I need to add another outlet. Hence, my foray into blogging.