TakiJ's Year In Review

Happy Almost New Year Everyone. Can you believe it? 2011 is gone and 2012 is staring us in the face. I decided to take a look at the year and see what I have accomplished. Looking at the amount I have posted it really does not seem like much. Only 24 posts (this will be 25) compared to 195 in 2010. What happened!!!

Let me sum that up really quickly. I started a new job in February. No further explanation needed. Yep that will suck any extra time dry. It looks like I managed to paint my nails a few times and work out a little bit. But geez I have got to do better in 2012.

It is always fun to look back on what you have posted. I had the same conversation with my friend a few days ago about running a 10K and once again he told me I have 4 months to train. LOL. We'll see how it goes this year.

That post about things I wanted:
I did get a new phone,
the wardrobe thing I am slowly but surely working on,
no tablet or spa day as of yet but.....
I do have a trip planned for 2012.

I am not really setting a New Year's resolutions since I have my crazy long list of 101 in 1001. It is funny how I made that list almost a year ago however some of the things on it one year later I am not really to keen on. Am I allowed to change that list any? Of course, it is MY list. Maybe I will write a new one and see what overlaps.

I hope all of you had a great 2011 and hope that 2012 will be even better.

Thanks for hanging in there with me through my lack of posts. 2012 will be much better I am sure.

Sidewalkers

This was a quick polish a few nights ago. Two coats of NYC In A New York Color Minute in Sidewalkers that dried pretty quickly. At least for the most part. I had a few sheet impressions in the morning so it obviously wasn't completely dry. This polish is very thin and runny but the upside is it does seem to dry fast enough so to do two coats or three isn't that bad. Next time I will do 3 coats and not fall asleep.

New Shoes

Shoes are on my mind as of late. I need shoes. Seriously, I do. This isn't a I want shoes type of thing. The shoes I am wearing I have had for probably 6-7 years. Yep. Some of the stores have even gone out of business. Trying to revamp my shoe collection isn't the worst thing in the world. Except, now I DO want everything. So here is a look at a pair I picked up the other day. A little outside of my "Plain Jane" box but easy enough to pair up with a pencil skirt or slacks.

Excuse Me While I Get My Life Together

Chaos seems to be an understatement at this point in my life. I feel like I have a zillion things I am doing while still feeling like I am actually doing nothing. NOT GOOD. This has to stop and stop now. I don't want to constantly feel stuck and look back with the "I-wish-I-would-have's".

So what can I do? Get my act together I guess.

Step 1 will be to take some time for myself. Like actually do it and not just say I am going to do it. Real time for myself to relax, regroup, and just enjoy the moment with no worries about what I need to do. Time where it is all about ME (can that actually exist)!!

What should go into this chunk of time? I don't even know. Maybe go get a pedicure. I haven't done that in ages. Help me out here people!!! No studying. No planning. Fitness stuff doesn't count. Washing my hair doesn't count either. A happy hour would count I think. Tackling some of my 101 items will count as well.

It all starts this week. ME TIME 101. I'll start small with saying 30 minutes a day for me to have only for me. I know this is going to take me a while to figure out so please excuse these random posts. Sometimes it just helps to put your thoughts out there.

Just curious, how do you keep your life in order?

Just Take A Hike

Really. It was hot, sweaty, ankle twisting. bug swatting, "are-we-there-yet" fun (to me at least). We, the hubby and kids, went to a mountain resort a few weekends ago and I was able to convince everyone to go on a hike with me. I think we only did about 4 miles but it seemed like a LOT more than that. We took several breaks but it was a great workout and it made me realize how nice it is to be outdoors.

On the way back my hubby and youngest child forged ahead while my oldest and I chatted and made our way at a more leisurely pace. It was really nice to have that one-on-one time just walking and talking. One of the topics of conversation was the 101 in 1001. At the time I was wondering if hiking was even on my list but when I came home and found out it was I was happy to see it was.
I haven't made much progress on the 101 in 1001 but I am currently working on my pushups and one of my IT certifications. I might try getting in the blog posts this month and I did try t0 give blood once again and once again my iron count was to low.
I hope everyone has been well. Nice to be blogging again.