Organizing for a Move

Let me just say, I despise moving. Like really do. The Army makes it easy on us by having people come in, pack everything up, and then shipping it all for us. But still. I hate trying to get everything organized and in their proper rooms to be packed up. I just cleaned out our storage shed and discovered years worth of junk that my dearest husband (the packrat) has been hoarding. Like, things from when he was maybe 5 (he's 27 now). It's driving me insane. I don't keep anything unless it's majorly symbolic in my life (like my baby book or year books). He has things stashed I don't think he even knows what they once meant to him. It drives me INSANE!

I'm generally a pretty well organized person. Things become cluttered, and I go through and reorganize everything again. I've been avoiding the storage shed like the plague since I started renting it earlier this year because 90% of it I can't go through until John gets home.

Can you tell what one of my pet peeves is yet?

I think it's as good as it's going to get for now. A few more things to put up in our storage closet (i.e. Balian's closet) and it's on to something else.

*le sigh*

Are we there yet?

New Year's Resolutions

It's that time! Well, almost that time. But I'm going to be (hopefully) super busy the next few days and John comes home on Friday, so I'm writing out my New Year's Resolutions today (before I forget. Because we all know how awesome my memory is.).

1.) I am going to lose 40 pounds, preferably before the start of summer, but definitely by the end of the year. This will put in between 140-150. 130-140 is a really healthy weight for me, but I'd be thrilled if I could just get below 150. I'm not only doing it for the vain reasons (though that has something to do with it) but because I do have a lot of medical issues that I'm hoping will go away once the weight is gone (like the high cholesterol and the fatty liver).

2.) Take better pictures. This past year (2011) I started the process of opening up my own business. Let me let you in on a little secret... i still have no idea what I'm doing... I want to spend this year and grow in my love of photography, to remember why I fell in love with it to begin with, and to learn as much as I can so I can better serve my clients. I'm also hoping to get in a few more maternity sessions, at least one birth session and at least one newborn session, and lots of kids sessions.

3.) Enjoy what I love. I love playing my flute, reading books, playing with my boys. My husband will be home for the year. I'm going to do my best not to take advantage of the time we have together, because who knows how short it will be? One thing this past 19 months has taught me (John has been gone for just about 19 months) is that life is too precious to spend it being selfish, ungrateful, and angry. I'm going to try to be happy, gracious, and giving, as much as I can be this upcoming year.


Those are my three biggest resolutions. I am feeling super confident about them. I know this year is going to be an awesome year, because I will make it awesome! So tell me your Resolutions!! How are you going to stick to them?

It's been a while...

Finals are over. Last paper is getting ready to be turned in. My life as a college student is over (for at least the next five years), and I'm excited about what comes after this. Firstly, my blog is getting revamped. Total overhaul. Completely redone. Deconstructed, then built back up. Or at least the name is. :)

My weekly lineup of blogs will be changing as well, including a couple of different link-ups (which I'm excited about). Pinterest Friday's will still be the same, because, let's face it, I need a place to show off everything I've actually completed on Pinterest.

On the 30th, something just very minor is happening in my life. Just a little thing, almost hardly worth mentioning, but MY HUSBAND WILL BE HOME AFTER A YEAR IN KOREA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are counting down the days, hours, and minutes until he is with us again. Life has definitely changed since he left, and we've both learned to treasure every moment together.

Next up, we are MOVING! The packers will be here on January 3rd, and we will begin to wend our way to the amazing state of Washington on January 4th. Our first stop will be Gatlinburg, TN and then Springfield, MO to see some of my family. Blog updates and pictures from our cross-country trip will be posted via my Optimus (gotta love technology).

And finally, next week I will be taking a week-long vacation and break to Clayton, Georgia to visit an amazing and dear family for Christmas. I will be back in Virginia on Christmas Eve.

I think that's it! I hope everyone's semester ended well, and I hope everyone has a very Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year! I know I most DEFINITELY will!!!