Happy New Year

Happy New Year & Best Wishes for 2007

Possibly TTC, if I can convince Ivan!

Well, the title says it all really.

He is not saying an outright NO! but he is not sure if he is ready/wants for any more kids. He thinks we are just about coping at the minute with both of us in full-time jobs and childcare always an issue. I can see were he is coming from but to behonest I'd love another baby to complete our family.

The funny thing is we had such a stressful Christmas, first with the mouse, then the car breaking down and being off the road for a week, then with Lauren being so sick and then with both girls having 'cabin fever' and going crazy. He just kept saying to me "And you want another one!"

We talked about it again last night and have decided that we'll wait and see what happens in the next few months before talking again.

We need to change our car immediately and the house is too small for another child as we have only two bedrooms, although we had talked about moving this year anyway.

So we'll see what 2007 brings.

Enjoy my job again

I use to love my job. I've been with the Company for nearly 15 years and cannot see me going any where else.

Got a new boss last April, went on maternity leave in June and when I came back in February of this year I had never felt so out-of-place, so unwanted in my life.

I guess they would rather I didn't come back!

I try to shake this feeling but some days the atmosphere makes you feel physically ill.

I'm all for changes, been there that long and been through so many in the past but I have bad vibes, I hate atmospheres and I hate cliques.

However, that said, I want to be happy in my job again. I will try to do everything in my power to make that happen.

Be more creative with our family time

I think we don't do enough together, he thinks we do!

I think spending time shopping or wandering around shopping centres doesn't could as family time, he does!



I want to go on little days out, trips here & there. Great in theory but given the weather here in Northern Ireland you can't always plan ahead. We did go for a lovely walk the other day, got the heads blew off us but it was fun. Caitlin & Lauren got to stretch their legs, round around and get fresh air. Both ended up covered in muck but that was to be expected.

It's little things like this that I want to do more often. Go to the zoo, go to the cinema, go for a walk and let Caitlin take her bike or roller skates.

I'm going to push for this in 2007!

Make time for me

This probably goes hand in hand with No. 1 on my list.

I want to make an effort with my appearance All.Of.The.Time not just when I feel like it, the times when I'm feeling confident. With regard to this, I've only myself to blame and no-one else can do it for me!

I also need to juggle my spare time better. I work full time Monday - Friday and only have a few hours to myself each night by the time dinner is over, girls are played with and then tucked up safe in bed.

One week I'm all about cleaning the house and do nothing for me. Next week I sit and scrapbook every night and the house goes to hell.

Surely I can make more of an effort to do both. Work out what needs done and work out 2/3 nights for me, especially if I want to introduce a little exercise into the mix now too!

This will improve things with Ivan too. I will not hear him nagging me about the hours I spend online, or the mess I make when scrapping, or the fact that the house is a tip!

This one should be easy to crack! I'll should make a little rota and stick it to the fridge, lol.

Have success with weight loss & improve my fitness level

When I say 'improve my fitness level', what I mean is, improve it from it's current status of 0 (on a scale of 0 to 10). Anything higher than this would be an improvement!

I need to change my life style completely.

I need to work on my non-existent will power.

I need to stop eating in secret.

I need to introduce exercise into my daily routine and by that I don't mean walking to the kitchen and filling my plate with snacks!

It's funny that I know what I should be doing but just don't do it.

All that is about to change. 2007 will be my year. I sat down this time last year thinking, writing the same thing. But this time I've seen how successful other people have been in the space of 12 months and I now want that for me, before it's too late.

I want to be able to play with my girls.

I want to be able to buy clothes of the rack.

I want to have choices with regards to fashion.

I want to be me again.

That is why this is 'All About Me'

5 Things I Want To Achieve In 2007

1) Have success with weight loss & improve my fitness level.
2) Make time for me.
3) Be more creative with our family time.
4) Enjoy my job again.
5) Possibly TTC, if I can convince Ivan!