Oh Hey 2014

So here is something I've been thinking about..

What is it about a new year that makes us want to set goals and change for the better?  I mean besides the number of the year changing really everything else is the same.. Why do we wait for a new year to start to try and make goals to do better? 

           I think I've been thinking about this so much because I totally do it myself. I guess there is just something so exciting about a new year and a fresh start. 

So this new year I realized something. I shouldn't need a new year to set goals! And in realizing that I also realized that I'm a terrible goal setter. (goal setter? is that a thing? haha) 

So basically my goal is to set goals more often! Goals are awesome! 

(don't worry I'll throw in some pictures cause just words are boring..)

So for the new year I set like ten goals.. I didn't even right them down so I probably won't even remember them all, but I was so excited to set goals! (Once again I don't know why I thought I needed an excuse) But they have been going really good.  I feel like so many things have improved around here.  The two biggest things are that I have been way better at eating healthy and keeping my house clean. 

Whenever we want to be lazy and not do the dishes or eat junk Matt and I just say to each other, nope! Its 2014 the year we don't ___ (insert whatever it was we wanted to do or eat haha)

So yea, eating healthy. A crazy thing happened. I have always heard of people going off of sugar. I always thought that was awesome, but I never really wanted to do it myself because I really love my desserts. But over Christmas my sugar eating got out of hand. So I decided that it was time to try and not eat so much sugar (but of course I waited for the new year and continued to eat crazy amounts of sugar in the mean time) 

So I told myself no more sugar.  But that seemed really hard so I told myself if I could be good all week then I could have a treat over the weekend.  That seemed to help me when I was wanting sugar really bad. 

So the first couple of days I really wanted some sweets, especially after dinner.  So I got a pineapple (because its one of my favorite things) and chopped it up and put it in the fridge and then when I needed something sweet really bad I would have some.  I don't know if that's cheating, but hey it worked! I also got some baby carrots and when I wanted to snack on junk I would have them instead.  

And then the crazy thing happened.  I started craving carrots! It was weird! Instead of wanting candy I would be like, man a carrot sounds really good right now. Awesome! It really didn't take that long for my body to get over all my sweet cravings.  

So now its the weekend.  I thought for sure we would get something yesterday because I didn't figure I would be able to take it any longer, but instead I didn't even want it.  And then today I got my treat (some super yummy ice cream) And instead of eating to whole thing I was done after a few bites.  wow! this really is blowing my mind because I figured it would be a lot harder then this.  

So ever since I had Micah I have had no energy. zero. It has been so hard just to drag myself around to take care of him and try to do my other things.  It was the pits! But ever since I stopped eating so much sugar I have had energy again!! I keep the house clean, I make meals, I play with Micah, I go up and down stairs all day long, and I don't feel dead all day! I'm so happy! I should have done this a long time ago.. 

So yea, 2014 has been a great year so far! I am excited for everything this year will bring. Its gonna be great! 

Happy New Years from us!