Construction Projects and General Maintenance      2010 Edition

As I've said before, I'm not one for making new year's resolutions, preferring instead to pick a few areas of my life that need a little maintenance and focus on them in a general way. These are usually areas that I would like to feel better about, or projects that I've neglected over the last few months. 

Therefore, I present to you the 2010 edition of Construction Projects and General Maintenance! 

It is my hope that 2010 will be the year that I: 

Continue taking better care of my health. 

This is a hold over from last year. I rejoined the gym in September, and had been going regularly during the fall. I let a cold and some schedule changes at work derail my efforts. Now that things are settling down, I need to get back on a regular workout schedule and get rid of some of the weight I (re)gained. 

I'm also going to attempt to cook more healthy meals for me and Steve, maybe focusing on vegetarian / meatless dishes a few nights a week. 

Continue my R.N. studies. 

Also a hold over from last year. I didn't make much progress, but this is probably the one thing I can do to improve our lives in the long term. Once I have the letters R.N. after my name, I'll be making a few more dollars an hour, and be able to pursue job opportunities that aren't available to me as a LPN. 

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I am 45

Today, I begin my 45th trip around the sun.  

The rest of the world starts year 2010 ( "Twenty Ten" we are informed, not "two thousand and ten" ) I have seen no sign of large black monoliths, or signs of exploding gas giants in the night sky. 

Our New Year's Eve celebration was low key: sushi at Edamame for dinner, followed by champagne and a few tasty bits closer to midnight. As has been the case in years past, we were in bed by 12:30.  Yeah,  we're an old married couple these days. (And I'm really OK with that. ) 

For my birthday, Steve gave me a new sewing machine. My first machine, a low end Signer, was having trouble maintaining thread tension, making it nearly impossible to use. The new machine is a Brother computerized model that does more things than I will probably use, but should be great for making quilts. Later this evening, my wonderful husband is taking me out to dinner at Bel Lago Bistro. We've not been there before, so it will be fun to discover a new restaurant. 

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe new year!