Barring that, a New Blog, at least.? Yeah, I gave the site a new look.? Which, wasn’t easy to do considering I did it in five minute snatches late at night and while watching tv and eating lunch.? In other words: free time.? Like, what kind of free time do I have anymore?? Not much, I tell ya.? I’m still not entirely finished.? There’s some touches I hope to add but I just haven’t had the time to do it and I wanted to get it up.? Because I’m fickle and the old design was not only boring me but it was starting to actually make me ANGRY.? Yes, I am the queen of the nerds.? So, its a new look.? Ta da!? Hopefully this one will work nicely and be a good design to have around for more than three months.? I’m hopeful.

Thanks to everyone who de-lurked on my post yesterday.? 15 comments!? Okay, quite a few of those were from me, but still.? That’s pretty darned good.? And it did help lift my spirits.? I know I said I’d make a long, whiny post about my horrid, horrid day.? But I’m not going to.? Because a) I lost it when my puter froze and I had to restart and b) because I’m over it already.? But it was horrid.? And it had to with baby’s schedules going off-kilter and general feelings of being overwhelmed and tired and sick and lonely and blah blah blah.? Yeah, SO over it.? Today is going much better so far, I don’t feel nearly as compelled to hop aboard the next train out of here.

What I want to do, instead, is go over my resolutions/goals for 2007.? I’ve put it off long enough, don’t you think?? I don’t really have anything too concrete this year and a lot of what I want is pretty trite and dull but if I don’t post them here, then I’ll be tempted to just forget that I want to do all this in the first place.? This blog holds me accountable, so post I will.

• Get a better body.? I want to maybe lose some more weight, definitely keep extra weight from coming back.? I want to keep eating healthier (I’ve been trying very hard to ban trans fats.? It’s difficult because there are trans fats in biscuits which I love so very, very much).? I want to eat more vegetables, especially fresh vegetables.? I’m watching my portion sizes.? I stopped myself from going for seconds on the spaghetti last night, even though it was uber-delicious.? Since I re-discovered cola during my pregnancy, I’ve been trying to get myself onto diet cola.? I’ve never liked diet cola very much.? I’m weaning myself onto the taste by drinking Diet Cherry Coke right this very minute.? I’ve considered trying Diet Rite cola since I love their other flavors so much and its made with Splenda but I’m scared.? I also want more exercise.? I wish I had a treadmill here at home to use.? I know I won’t go to a gym.? There isn’t anything very close anyhow.? But somehow, I want to get moving more.? Zoot has inspired me.
• Embrace the stylish.? I don’t have a lot of new clothes.? I can guarantee there are things in my closet that are at least ten years old.? In fact, I’m pretty sure the sweatpants I’m wearing right now are ten years old.? I know the shirt is 7 years old.? This is NOT GOOD.? First off, its SWEATPANTS.? Girl, please.? I want to buy more stylish clothes and dress in a more trendy fashion.? I want to feel good about myself because I’ll know that I put some attention into my appearance.? Everyone kept telling me while I was pregnant that I had such cute clothes.? And that’s because I had to buy maternity clothes and I may as well get something trendy.? But now, I’m not pregnant anymore and I’m back to my same old boring ass clothes.? I got a gift card to JC Penny for Christmas and I swear, I tried to spend it wisely.? I had a heck of a time.? I realized that I have very little idea of what is not only cool but what will look good on my figure.? I ended up getting a purse (I’m the queen of the ten dollar purse, so I wanted something a little more expensive and NICE) which I love even though I had to force myself to get over the fact it’s dark blue and not brown or black like every other purse I’ve ever owned.? It’s got a big buckle on it, which I know is the style and I’m pretty proud of it.? I also purchased a tank top.? I just don’t wear a lot of tank tops.? I hate my upper arms and I’m all pasty and white.? But tank tops are for layering.? And I plan to do more of that in the future.? I want to wear cute jeans, cute layered tops and wear cute shoes.? Which is something else I need a LOT of help with.? Because my dirty, scuffed up pink Ugg-style boots from two years ago?? Are NOT cool.? But I love them so.
• Spend the Big $$.? Not just to spend money, of course, but to get some things taken care of.? Like the backyard.? Yes, my backyard makes my resolution list AGAIN this year.? But seriously, something must be done.? I’m hoping between our tax refund and (hopefully) a refinance on our mortgage, we’ll be able to get that taken care of.? Also wanting: Xbox 360, since Halo 3 is coming out later on this year, an iPod so I can live in the now, a new laptop perhaps (this is very iffy, but would be SO NICE) with Vista loaded on it (or an upgrade certificate) and to go to BlogHer this summer.? It’s going to be in Chicago which is infinitely more difficult to manage than San Jose.? But if I’m going to spend any $$ this year, I think it’ll be on that. Of course, the other half this equation is having the $$ to spend.? I mentioned the tax refund and refinance, but we also need to stick to some budget goals we’ve set and I’d like to make more money myself.? I don’t want to have another budget strapped Christmas next year.

And that’s pretty much it.? Simple and to the point.? I’m sure I’ve left plenty out, but this is the big stuff.? Wish me luck!