So many challenges, so little time

Blogger: Alden
Wednesday September 10, 2008 2:08PM

Well ladies, this is a first for me. The whole blog thing, i am feeling very tech savvy today! I ,like Kelly, had other thoughts about what this was when Dori first brought up the whole blog thing. I assumed it would be a blog about our longer term goals, such as what we really want to do in life. Ouch. Scary when all I can think about is adding another little body here to the Homlish house pretty soon and how crazy things will get. But then I realized what this was really all about so my mind started wandering for different reasons. Will I really have time to do 30 things considered a goal by Thanksgiving, will I have time to do anything, what would my goals be (does losing 30lbs by T-giving count, hehe), how could I choose just one, could Mark help me, etc. So I have come up with a few for the meantime and I will most likely work on a few simultaneously. I can not promise what will happen when baby comes but i will do my best and for sure keep blogging about my days activities.

So here are a few of the ideas that I have come up with
- I like Kelly want to try 30 new recipes; these can be entrees, apps, or desserts. I have a cookbook from the Canyon Ranch that I really want to start cooking out of b/c it is so much healthier than we eat now. Would love to say that all recipes would come from this but we will see. This is Marks vote for my challenge by the way, we are always trying to come up with things here.
-simultaneously finding 30 new dishes for the boys. They always eat the same things and I am constantly trying to get them something different
-Swimming 30 times before Thanksgiving; working out is not my issue but getting in the pool for some variety is.
-Once baby comes getting him/her out of the house 30 times before Thanksgiving. Not sure if this includes drop off/pick up from school or not
- I really want to needlepoint something for the baby as I did this for Caden & Beckett. So the challenge would be to find one I like and actually sitting down 30 times to work on it by Thanksgiving.

So my guess is we will work on the recipe one first. Does it count if I get the ingredients and Mark and I cook one night as a team? Next would be getting out of house with baby and third would be the needlepoint. Until later ladies....
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