New Year's Resolution update

Since it's almost the end of the year, and there's nothing really that exciting to write about, it seemed like a good time to evaluate the progress on those pesky resolutions. Since they were pretty easy tasks to start with, I have to admit some embarrassment with the lack of progress...

New Year's resolutions, 2011:

1) Finish crocheting a blanket I've been working on. For two years.

Definitely need to get crackin'.

2) Decoupage the ugliest bookshelf in the world to make it look a bit more presentable.

Done.

3) Decorate our home in some kitschy, Martha Stewart/Pottery Barn-esque way.

Eh...this is a work in progress. Sadly, I prefer to buy clothes than home enhancements.

4) Get another cat. Porter (sadly) went to another home, so Shaun thinks he's off the hook on this issue for now. Little does he know...

We did this, and our poor little girl met a sad end. Our fat ol' Phanuter seems to prefer being an only child, so it will probably stay that way.

5) Be more experimental with my cooking, i.e. less meat n' potatoes type meals, more stuff with unique ingredients. Also, less butter, more veggies. Though veggies are good with butter.

Shaun doesn't seem to like my experiments. Plus, since I work later in the evenings now, he does most of the cooking. Or we eat cold cereal. We'll have to chalk this one up as a work still in progress. I did try this and got a somewhat enthusiastic response.

6) Drink more water.

I spend all day gabbering with people, so my throat gets dry, so I am actually doing this.

7) Get, and keep alive, a few more plants. I have a beautiful orchid that is the first plant I've ever owned to flourish. It's so cheerful on our end table that I'm inspired to attempt to have a green thumb.

So far, the orchid has lost its blossoms (but they should regrow) and I've added a peace lily, spider plant, rubber plant, what's called a hanky-panky hosta, a cool orange and green croton, and a couple of mystery plants that I probably never will know the names of. I have only killed a basil plant so far. Success.

8) Pick up a new hobby. For this, I don't even have any ideas, so I'll probably Google it and try the first thing I see. Unless it involves: eating onions, skydiving, or something that seems painful.

Our elder's wife has gotten me started with card-making. So far, my efforts are amateurish at best, but it's still fun and I'm pretty sure my mom saves 'em.

9) Buy some kid's toys, that way when kids come visit our home they have something to do. Not so that we have kid's toys for our own kids. I expect their grandparents will want to take care of that. In twenty years, when the time comes.

Sort of forgot about this one. Plus, they seem to enjoy chasing the cat.

10) Make one of those cutesy little clothesline things...you know the ones where it's made out of twine and then there's these mini clothespins that you hang pictures on? The fridge is full, and we need to display all the millions of pictures we have of our friends and family.

Made something different that works well and is currently full.

Where my husband stands, I really don't know. He didn't actually make resolutions to start with...I just sort of made some that I figured he planned on doing. Since he has pretty much done what he planned on doing, I'd say he's fulfilling his unmade resolutions just fine. Now, if I could just force myself to go to the gym...