Resolution Check-in

One month in, and my resolutions are going pretty well, I think. 


1) Exercise for 20 minutes per day. I did ok with this one. I did something for at least 20 minutes on 24 of the 31 days of this month. I have to admit, most days that was walking. But I managed to lose all of the holiday weight, and I'm back at 160ish. This next month I want to keep doing this, but my goal is try to make one of those days each week an honest to goodness run and one using actual weights. 

2) Send one letter per week. Totally rocked this. But it's way harder than I expected. I have plenty of people to write to, but I send so many emails and facebook messages that it's kind of hard to come up with something new to say. I didn't want to take the easy route and just send a pretty card and say something lame like "Just thinking of you!" I also didn't want to cop out and write all about Lily. There is more to my life than my baby, but it turns out that it's hard to write about. But I did it. And I'm excited about next month. 

3) Bake and decorate one thing outside of work per month. See this post. 

4) Stop living "in the moment". I struggled with this, mostly because it is worded poorly. What I really meant is stop comparing myself to other moms. So that's what I'm officially changing it to. I'm not as crafty as B., as earthy as S., and as funny as A. But that's ok. I'm slightly neurotic, a bit crafty, a lot silly, and pretty musical. And that's ok. I'm becoming more comfortable in my own skin, in who I am as a mother, as well as who I'm not. And if the last two weeks are any indication, this acceptance is making everything go better. With a cup of coffee and my planner in hand, Lily and I can have a great time together.


So there it is. Four weeks, and not too shabby. The average length is six weeks, so we'll see if I can beat the average.