New Year's Resolutions

I don't ususally do resolutions, but what the heck! If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Or something like that.

1. Lose a little weight. It is hard for me to exercise in the winter, because I hate the cold, so I need to work that out.

2. Look better in the "fashion" department. My closet is almost empty, if you don't count the clothes that I am only keeping for sentimental attachement. I have about 2 pair of slacks, 2-3 skirts, which I don't wear much-even to church, about 4 blouses, and a few sweaters that aren't hidious. I only own a couple of dresses because it is so hard to find something that fits my body style, RTW or handmade. Mostly I wear mom jeans and sweatshirts, and I can do better than that! I will make more clothes for myself, instead of making them for everyone else.

3. I need to figure out what I want to do when I grow up. I really didn't have a career prior to being a stay-at-home mom so there is nothing to fall back on there. But is also a chance to grow and explore something new. My youngest Elizabeth is 1 1/2 years old and will be starting Kindergarden in 3 1/2 years, and my oldest is in the 4th grade and will be starting high school in 4 1/2 years. We send our kids to Catholic schools which costs $2000 for elementary and roughly $8000 for high school. I figure it will cost about $190,000 and we are only about $12,000 so far. And then there is college. So I need a job. It would help if it payed well.

4. With my husband's help (as well as a few professionals..), I need to figure out some of Isaac's issues. He has been diagnosed with ADHD a few years ago, but that isn't addressing the whole picture. Certainly he does have ADHD, but there is something else. He has a possible diagnosis of PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developemental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified), but we need a second opinion. I wonder if he does meet the criteria for Asperger's. So we need to get a plan for him so that we can get the rest of the family back to normal or at least routine :).


I think that is enough for a year. God bless you throughout the New Year. Happy sewing!