New Year's Resolutions...update

So, I wanted to do a post on how I am progressing on my New Year's Resolutions. I had 5 this year, and here's the break down.

1. Read more. Score! I am doing really good at this. I was aiming for a book a month, which I think is a "super" lot. So far I have read six and have a good start on my seventh. If I can finish this one and pick up another I think I am well on my way! Yea!

This Beverly Lewis series was really good. Jeremy got to the point where he was calling Nellie Mae my friend. Can't help it! I read these really fast.

I borrowed this one from Dad. Good book. I wish I had read this book shortly after college. I think it is definitely a good book for young women to read. I've had several friends experience miscarriages, and I thought the experiences the Smith's shared would really help us all know what we could do for our friends during difficult times.
I actually gave this one and the next one to my mother-in-law. She kindly has let me read them and I definitely enjoyed the one above and can relate to the one below, too!

2. Exercising - Just to be brief. I stink at this! I did have a gym membership for a couple of months, but I don't like to get up earlier than I have to. By the time I would get the kids to school in the morning and get to the gym I would have a whopping 20-30 minutes to work out before I needed to shower and get ready for work to be there on time. Yes, I. am. a quitter. There, I said it. :)

3. Cook more often. I am definitely cooking more (or about to!). Due to some training and changes going on I am going to be a one woman show some evenings. I appreciate the hospitality of some good friends which will make some evenings a lot easier for us. I even made homemade biscuits tonight with salmon patties. The kids didn't care for the biscuits too much (they were good, they were just a little odd-shaped. Hey, you do what you can with less than a cup of flour!), but they ate the entire plate of salmon up!

4. Housework. YUCK! I am doing really good with this, too. Can I give a shout out to some Tilex here? Ella Grace can still count the number of times she has seen me dust, but she is becoming more familiar with the process! ha!

5. More husband/wife time and girl time! Well, this may be postponed a bit, but I am looking forward to spending some time with my friends Laurie and Amber soon. Hopefully this weekend.
There's my update for now.

I hope I can continue doing well where I am already showing progress.

Maybe I set too many goals for one year!