I almost missed it, but today is my blog’s birthday! I have been blogging in this space for exactly one year, which is pretty exciting. I think that’s the longest I’ve ever kept up with one blog. A lot has happened in the past year, and I have a lot of it documented right here on Monadnock Mama! It’s nice to look back and see where we were then, and how we got where we are today. Here’s to another year!
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Here are a few pictures that my mom took at Zane’s 1st Birthday party. I am so envious of her camera (and her photography skills!). Thanks for capturing these beautiful memories, Mom!
One.
We actually finished the kitchen on time!
Future chef.
Happy Birthday, Zane!
Go, baby, go!
Love.
Our little boy turns one today! While I was feeling rather melancholy about the whole thing earlier in the week, today I am just so thankful for his presence in my life — his chubby cheeks, his joyful belly laugh, his antics, and his bright little eyes that still look up at me with pure love. I’m looking forward to what the coming year will bring, and especially to hearing what this little guy has to say when he starts to talk!
Happy Birthday, Zane!
Remember when 2012 was in the unimaginable future? We would all be driving hover cars, and eating astronaut ice cream for breakfast, lunch and, dinner. Well, I woke up this morning to find that my car is still solidly on the ground and, thankfully, my ice cream isn’t dehydrated. Still, it does seem hard to believe that we’re already here.
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Yesterday, my husband asked me what my New Year’s resolutions were going to be. I told him, “None! I hate resolutions!” But, then I started thinking about why I hate them, and it occurred to me that they are most often tied to losing weight or giving up whole food groups (yes, dessert IS a food group!), and they most often fail. However, after reading some year-end recaps on some of my favorite blogs, and seeing how much these other ladies accomplished over the course of the year, I decided that maybe resolutions aren’t so bad after all.
So, how about a year of gaining and giving instead of losing and taking away? For myself, and for others, here is what I hope to accomplish this year:
1. Unpack our stuff, and organize the basement.
2. Learn to crochet.
3. Knit something that a person (or animal, I suppose) can actually wear or use.
4. Organize my craft supplies.
5. Help my kids to sleep in their own beds.
6. Finish thank you notes for the wedding (yikes! that was in 2010!).
7. Send out thank you notes for the baby gifts.
8. Blog for confidence (see button on the side).
9. Do a 365 day photo project.
10. Do a major clothing purge and donate what we don’t want.
11. Do something special with my husband on our anniversary, sans kids.
12. Give something to charity every month, even if it’s only a dollar.
13. Participate in some political activism.
14. Save $20 a week for an iPad, as my current computer is on its way out.
15. Create a handmade gift for every member of my immediate family next Christmas.
16. Have a ridiculously immature birthday party for myself (turning 31!).
17. Write letters to my grandmother at least once a month.
18. Find time to read to both of my kids everyday.
19. Explore all of Walpole’s nature preserves.
20. Cook dinner with my husband once a month.
21. Be better about blogging!…and make this my own space.
22. Overcome my fear of tofu, and use it more in my cooking.
23. Read at least two new fiction books. Doesn’t seem like much but,
trust me, that would be an accomplishment!
I guess twenty-three resolutions is probably enough, though I am reserving the right to add to this list if I think of anything else. And, I would love to hear what yours are, if you’re making any!
I hope 2012 brings you happiness, joy, and fulfillment (and a few challenges, to keep it interesting).
Happy New Year! Prospero año nuevo! Bonne année et bonne santé!