Happy New Year!!!!

2007 ended with the whole family staying up FOR ONCE.  Yep, its the first time since we had Mary that we all managed to stay up to ring in the New Year.  And it probably would not have happened if my stepdaughter had not come in from Los Angeles late yesterday.  Mary was so excited to see her big sister so we all went to pick up big sis up from the airport— did not get back home till almost 11 pm.  And from then, it was smooth sailing till midnight!

Mary was quite tired, though and we did all we could to get her into the spirit of things. 

Mary Ringing in the New Year

Anyone doing New Year’s Resolutions this year?

I like to think that I will develop New Habits starting today.

Habit No. 1.  Converse with Mary in Tagalog.

Jack and I have always intended for Mary to be multi-lingual.  I regret that I did not follow-through with speaking in Tagalog EXCLUSIVELY with Mary from the time she was born.  No excuse, really.  I was just too darned lazy.  Anyway, its not too late.  The goal is to have her speaking Tagalog by the end of the year.

Habit No. 2.  Eat fruit for breakfast.

This is part of changing my whole eating lifestyle.  I aim to eat more fruits and vegetables and influence both Jack and Mary by my example.  Fruits will be displayed on our counter and kitchen table everyday, chocolates and sweets will be out of sight, out of the house, eventually.

Habit No. 3.  Use 1-2 hours of “free” time for working out, working on my health, for ME.

Since Mary is in Kindergarten, I have a solid 2 1/2 hours that I can use for me.  Beginning on January 9th, when she goes back to school after Winter Break, I will use this time to hit the gym or go bike-riding or walk around the neighborhood— some activity that lasts 1-2 hours that will get me moving and exercising.

Habit No. 4.  Blog post everyday.

See that Blog 365 badge hanging out on your left there?  Yep, I’ve lost my mind and COMMITTED to blogging E-V-E-R-Y-D-A-Y.   So, come on and visit me everyday, too and let me feel the love.  I look forward to your comments.

Habit No. 5.  Nurture my new bloggy friendships.

I have only been blogging for a little over 3 months and I have met some really, really, really wonderful people.  I will reciprocate these friendships with links, blog roll updates, RSS subscriptions, almost daily visits and frequent comments on their blogs. 

I have been told that it takes doing something at least TWENTY times before it becomes a habit.  So, really, the only hard part will be getting through January.  After that, it would all be on auto-pilot…