No, really. The fact that I’m still getting hits almost a year after my last post is mindboggling. Oh, well. I guess I better deliver.
Where to begin? Really, it’s kind of hard to know where to start especially since my last blog post was titled “My Butt Hurts”. (I hold nothing back, people.) I guess one of the easier things to do is to bullet point what’s been going on and take it from there. OR, even better, let’s look at last year’s goals, shall we?
1) Get in a healthier state, both physically and mentally. I will not let delicious recipes or stress get me down!
2) Exercise more. I signed up with a kickboxing gym. The first class KICKED MY BUTT. But it was fun enough and I realize that it’s a kick in the butt that I need to make it work.
3) Find staple recipes. I always try new recipes which is fun, but I need those staples that are delicious, healthy and I can always rely on.
4) Keep the apartment clean. I’m a messy person by nature so it’s hard for me to want to clean up and do laundry and all that jazz. I do like a clean place to live so I’ll try to keep it clean myself.
5) Get married. That’s an easy goal.
6) Don’t kill anyone due to wedding stress. That’s what kickboxing is for.
7) Read more. I used to be a voracious reader but my schedule lately doesn’t permit me to read as much as I would like. That’s gotta change.
Um. Interesting. Let’s start with number 1.
1) Healthier state, both physically and mentally: I tried my best. I really did. But, as it happens, wedding planning leads to nothing but wanting to stress eat. Also, I spent more time with friends and a lot of that involved eating out so…yeah.
2) Exercise more: Ha. Yeah. I signed up for that kickboxing gym but I never went. I mean it. I spent a sum that could have gone to wedding planning on a monthly basis for something I didn’t commit to. It’s lame, I realize this. Little did I know how easy it actually is. I went in in November to cancel my membership and the manager had challenged me to spend the last month of my membership coming in three days a week. AND I DID. AND I LOVED IT. I loved it so much that I also signed up with a personal trainer who is awesome and if he ever finds this, I’ll probably be screwed.
3) Find staple recipes: Did this. We have some wonderful recipes lined up in our cookbook and each and every one is delicious.
4) Keep a clean apartment: Ahem. Moving on.
5) Get married: Done. We also added to the family–a cutie patootie puppy named Radio. We love that kid to death. THAT’S RIGHT I SAID KID. It’s not hard to think of your pets as your kids.
6) Not kill anyone due to wedding stress: Success! Sure, there were some stressful parts, most especially the day before the Big Day, but the wedding was beautiful, lovely, fun, exciting and something I’ll thankfully never have to do again.
7) Read more: This is another one that fell by the wayside because of wedding planning, but I hope to pick it up this year.
So, yeah. All those resolutions pretty much touched on what’s been going on with me. 2011 was an amazing year, but so far, for me, 2012 hasn’t been too shabby. Bear with me as I update the blog, change a few things and make it, uh…a bit more current. 
