Happy New Year!

I decided on my word for the year…

Drum roll please…. **REDUCE**

This one word will play many roles throughout the year.

I’d like to reduce the chemical load in our home even more.
Reduce the amount of stuff in our home.
I’m going to reduce the amount of purchases we make so that will reduce our monthly bills.
Continuing to reduce my waistline and other parts is super high on my list.
By making bulk purchases, being aware of packaging and buying local, I will reduce the impact we have on the environment.
I want to reduce the amount of trash we produce even more this year.
I’m going to reduce the vast quantity of art supplies I have stashed by being creative more often.

I wish you the best in 2012!

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201112/31

Good-bye 2011

As this year comes to a close, I wanted to say thank you to all of you for continuing to stop by and read my ramblings. And a special thank you to those who have taken the time to leave a comment for time to time.
It really means a lot to me.»-(¯`v´¯)-» THANK YOU »-(¯`v´¯)-»

I also I felt was time to check up on my goals for last year and see how I did.
Shall we take a look….?

ART:

List at least one thing a week in my etsy store.

I got better towards the second half of the year about listing items. I think I’m in a better routine now.

Finish our vacation scrapbook

I haven’t finished the scrapbook version yet but I did make a photo book through Shutterfly.

knit or crochet one project using proper directions (something I really struggle with)

YES! I ‘ve crocheted a couple twirly scarves with this pattern. I should dig that pattern back out and whip up a few more.

Improve my photography skill

This one is not very measurable but I do think I’ve improved. My neighbor even used one of my photos as her son’s senior yearbook picture. Hey, does that make me a published photographer??!! HA!

LIFE:

return to our healthy eating regimen

We go back and forth with this one. Although Mr. G and I talked about the changes we’d like to make with our lifestyle after the New Year. I’m sure with both of us fully on board, we’ll do well.

workout 3 times a week

I’m doing really good with this one now…after a long summer of not going to workout at all.

weekly family board game night with full media blackout

We were really good until it got nice outside. Then we forgot about playing a game and got out of the habit. We’re picking up where we left off. New games from Christmas will help keep us going!

keep a journal

I’ve been very sporadic about this one as far as a handwritten journal goes. I’m just not good at it. I do feel like my blog is part of my journal keeping though…just not the personal stuff.

So over all…not too shabby for goal keeping. I’ll have to give some thought to this years goals.

Maybe I’ll even try a theme word for the year…ala Ali Edwards.

Stay safe and have a Happy New Year!

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201110/05

Go pink…

…for Breast Cancer awareness.

I LOVE IT!
And yes, it’s permanent.
We’ll see what the rest of the family thinks as they come home.

What do you think?

Silent Sunday: Found on a walk

It’s good to be home

Just how good you’ll know towards the end of my story that is jammed with lots of pictures…you’ve been warned.

Our first morning in Duluth we woke to this beautiful sunrise over Lake Superior.

Then panned to the right and saw a couple of “Lakers” …big cargo ships that travel through the Great Lakes system.

After we went down for breakfast and returned to our room this was our view!

It had steamed in that far.

This ship was one of the biggest in the fleet at 1004 ft long.

We quickly walked down to the canal to watch.

Was it going to fit?

Just cleared the lift bridge.

Here’s a view from the lift bridge when it’s down for traffic to flow.

Duluth is pretty at night as well with the lights reflecting on the water.

And then we got food poisoning…luckily just us and not the kids as well. At least it was our last night there…sure was a miserable one though. Oh yeah and about 4 AM that miserable night…the power went out in the hotel. It was only out for about 5 minutes and most likely no one but us even noticed.

I’ll share some more high points later but for now I must go rest again.

Still not feeling 100%

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201106/26

Silent Sunday

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201007/09

What a way to spend the afternoon….

At my husband’s urging to get the kids out to “stretch their legs” took them to my hometown for the farmers market and a bit of history. I grew up in a tiny but historic town that was the summertime playground for the wealthy in the late 1800’s.

The farmers market was brimming with goodies… We bought radishes, summer sausage, cheese and kettle corn for starters.

I also got this wonderful bouquet of flowers for $7 and the nice man threw in these nice big zucchini.

And just look at these wonderful eggs… I had 2 over-easy this morning. YUM!

During the farmers market and on weekends the oldest operating streetcar in the country gives short rides with a stop at the restoration barn for a little history lesson. The streetcar was really neat. Ornate carvings on the woodwork, vintage ads at the cove ceiling and a beautiful cast iron stove for use during the winter months.

And why no pictures you ask… Because silly me forgot that you actually need to charge camera batteries every once in a while…not just drag it around in your purse taking pictures willy-nilly expecting it to magically work indefinitely.