Happy New Year!

Welcome 2010! Amazing to think that it was just 10 years and 4 days ago that everyone was freaking out about Y2K and then exactly 10 years ago everyone had already forgotten about the false hype. 10 years. Gone. Just like that.

Well, every year I like to reflect over the past year and set new goals for myself. One new thing that I plan is to stop trying to be in so many places at once (on the internet). Why exactly do we need so many different venues to post our thoughts and connect with people? Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Websites... makes a person dizzy. I personally have been trying to update this blog, my personal blog, personal facebook, and JJ facebook. There is no need for such a thing and I have decided to put my old blog to rest and be more personal on this one. One less "thing to do". I have many goals and plans for 2010. Many. Too many to list (and I love lists). So here are my top five (in no special order):

1) Help people. Be more involved in the community that I live in, and the lives around me. Build relationships, encourage, be a positive influence in people's lives, volunteer more, and in general just help people.

2) Be a better wife. Not like I think I am a horrible wife, but who doesn't have room for improvement? I want to be more positive and encouraging to Brian. We have a lot of changes coming up in 2010 and I want to be a help and not a hindrance.

3) Eat healthier. I am not big on sweets or even fast food, but I know that I don't exactly eat healthy. Probably too many quesadillas and definitely too much ice cream.

4) Shoot for fun more. Take my camera out at least once a week and shoot something for fun. Be more creative and shoot with more purpose.

5) Don't get stuck in a routine (or the hustle and bustle of life). Live memorably.

So those are my big goals for 2010. I realized last week that though I always set new goals each year, I am generally very vague and don't set measurable goals. The things I wrote above are not measurable, but I have written them down somewhere else in steps that are measurable. I would totally be posting pictures right now, but I am at work.... so pictures of our New Year will come later. But we had a great weekend and it has been awesome to be able to spend both Christmas and New Years with Brian. Since he is gone a lot I do all I can to soak up my time with him while he is here and part of that means that everything else goes on the back burner (for example, this blog). But let's look forward to a New Year! Lots of change, travels, work, and LOTS of pictures :)