2012 New Year Resolutions

Happy New Year! Yes, I realize the month of January is half over, but it's never too late, right?!

Do you make new year resolutions?  Well, each year I make three. I can't exactly remember when I started making three, I just know its been for awhile now.  I try really hard not to do the same thing over and over, but add something that will really challenge me or expand my horizons.  While I don't always make it the full year, they're fun and and at the end of each year I feel like I've grown up or, for lack of a better word, wiser.

Here are my three this year:
1.  Bake at least once a week.  This is easy, right?! Not necessarily.  Because I work full-time, my schedule can get pretty busy during the week and finding time to bake, and then of course, decorate can get tricky.  But I am committed to finding the time and hopefully some new great recipes and design inspiration along the way.

2. Give up caffeine.  Wait, what?! It's true, for 3 weeks now I have been caffeine free (no, chocolate does NOT count).  No more Starbucks skinny vanilla latte, no more Diet Dr. Pepper, not even any hot tea... just water, juice and Caffeine Free Diet Coke (sometimes it's just necessary).  You might ask what possessed me to do this, well, Lent starts the end of February and each year I give up caffeine for Lent.  Well, I thought I'd go ahead and challenge myself to add 2 months to that.  And as I said, chocolate does not count as caffeine in my book, so I'm still good here!

3.  Complete P90X and run a marathon.  My husband and I are currently on our second week of P90X.  It is a little brutal, and I find a different part of my body sore every day.  But, it's something new and change is good.  The second part of that is to run a marathon - 26.2 miles.  I always said, the only marathon I would ever run is Boston.  The catch is, you have to qualify for Boston, so obviously, that's probably not going to happen.  In December I completed my 7th half-marathon and decided it's time for a new goal.  This one is definitely going to be a challenge and probably a little bit of a battle, but that just means I can eat more cake, right?!

I hope to do a little better on blogging and will keep you posted with my progress, especially on #1.  Speaking of, better get going!
Sara