2012 Christmas Photo Dump

So okay, yesterday was officially the first day of 2013 but I'm still in the middle of my working from home/holiday break and I'm a little off schedule and all over the place.  So, before we move further into 2013 let me give you a big old photo dump of pictures from the past couple weeks in December.

First up is the only half way decent picture we got at the Columbus Zoo Wildlights.  The Columbus Zoo is rated one of the best zoo's in the country (hello we are home of Jack Hanna) and Christmas at the zoo is so pretty!  We took advantage of one of the warmer nights we had in December and enjoyed a rather busy evening with lights, cookies & hot cocoa!

Next up is Christmas morning.  Of course my child woke up at 6:30, oi!  And please forgive her crazy long hair in her face.  I just can't bring myself to cut it.

Santa brought her a rocking unicorn that plays music and gallop sounds.  She was in love with that thing.

Opening presents with her is a slow process.

Every piece of paper must be removed from the gift before she can really check it out.

So excuse me for the next several pictures.  For some reason my camera has been acting slightly strange and it was driving me insane trying to figure it out while Addie was right in the middle of opening gifts.

The pic above is a whole lotta fake food stuff for her kitchen (see picture below).

Seriously, the play kitchen just may be the best gift she got.  She played with it forever and it was so fun to see her pretending.

Next up is Addie's first time playing in snow!

And the camera is back, least it seems to be.  I think it was the bright white snow helping out the picture taking.

In the past week, we were hit with over a foot of snow and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere any time soon.

So now we're all caught up and ready to really begin the new year.  I imagine the blog will be in full swing next week but we'll see what happens!  How was your Christmas break?  Any good shopping deals (Marc Jacobs was just marked down to 70% off at Target, holla!)?

-stephanie

2012 Resolutions

I know, I know.  I'm not a huge new years resolution person because I tend to let them fall away after a month or so, but it's still great to set  goals.  This year is no different.  So here is a list of my goals for the year:

Lose weight (I know, who doesn't have this on their list) - not only do I want to lose 15 pounds, I want to become more aware of what I'm consuming and tone up my tummy.

Become a better blogger - I have great followers but I need more interaction between my readers.  I would also like to make some income from blogging, who wouldn't right?!  It would be nice to supplement my income with some additional money.

Become more aggressive with my career path - I've become too comfortable in my day job.  I need to become more aware of what my opportunities are as well as where I want to be.

Create a fun, organized living space - We've been living in our house for 6 years now and I finally feel that we're settling into the house and are purchasing items for the house and rotating out hand me downs.  With this I need to create spaces that flow are pleasing to the eye.  We need to become more organized.  My so organized it's bordering on OCD, I don't like things out of place and start having small anxiety attacks.  My husband is the complete opposite.  He can live in total chaos so we need to mesh our living styles a little better.

These are all pretty large challenges I need to work on so I'll be taking each one step at a time.  Stay tuned for updates on each goal throughout the next few weeks and hopefully months!  Don't forget to enter to win in our Thirty-One giveaway!