2011 = Big Changes

Happy new year!  It's been a long time since I've blogged so I'm way overdue for an update.

First things first, big changes are coming to the blog.  Up until this point, the blog has been focused on Maddox and our journey as a new family of 3.  I've often found myself wanting to blog but not necessarily about toddlerhood, parenting, etc. and I haven't had anywhere to do that.  I've decided to turn this into more of a personal blog and will start blogging about anything that comes to mind (scary, I know).  I may blog about parenting, life as a working mom, fashion, cooking, work, ANYTHING!  I'm pretty excited about this change and already have a handful of posts in mind.

Did you make any new year's resolutions?  I rarely make resolutions because I always break them and then make myself feel guilty.  For the past few years, I've been so focused on everyone else...

2007...focused on planning a wedding
2008...figuring out how to be 1/2 of a married couple
2009...focused on being pregnant/preparing for motherhood
2010...110% focused on my new role as 'mommy'

While I'm still (obviously) focused on Maddox, I'm going to spend a little more time on *me* in 2011.  For example, one of my goals this year is to run a 5k.  I'm taking part in a 9 week training program called Couch to 5k that will prepare me and am really excited about it.  Now that I've announced this on the blog, all of you can hold me accountable (and make me feel guilty if I get lazy!). 

I also want to learn something.  I know that's broad but I love learning and feel like I've become stale.  Whether it's by taking some sort of class or doing a self-study, I will learn something new in 2011.  I suppose the first step would be to determine WHAT it is I want to learn.

Of course, I can't blog without giving you all a Maddox update.  He's 15 months now and is a bundle of precious, giggling energy.  His vocabulary is quite impressive (too many words to keep up with) and he's turning into such a big boy!  He's such a copycat these days and keeps me laughing nonstop.