2012 - A New Year and a New Look

A New Look

Hello, did you have great Christmas and New year celebrations? We had a fantastic time on Christmas Day. It was a gathering of our extended family with us, my SIL and BIL and parents, my mother, my sister and her kids and cousins of varying degrees (23 people for Christmas Lunch!) thankfully at my SIL’s place in the country.

After Christmas I decided to spend some time re-designing my blog. I hope you like the new look. I’ve used the “Strawberry Shortcake” theme from Powered by Pastries. You can find the template (and others) at Pugly Pixel. I had fun making my new banner and sidebar dividers. I’m really loving the coloured polka dots.

Hubby has had the week between Christmas and New Year off from work and has been in and out and all over the place organising his Scouting commitments for 2012. Unfortunately, we ended up with a heatwave of 40^oC (104F) over the New Year, which meant that I couldn’t use my laptop or write any blog posts.

My Word for the Year

I’ve noticed that many bloggers are choosing a word to inspire them for the year, so I’ll follow suit and pick…

 

Original Photo from Dreamstime

I've chosen this word for a number of reasons. Firstly because I’m basically and introvert, happiest when I’m by myself or with my family, so I need a little encouragement to connect with the rest of the world (or even just the neighbours). And secondly, this year my kids have reached the ages when they are starting to go their own way. Don’t get me wrong, its not an empty nest yet, my eldest daughter is starting University (hopefully) and the youngest is starting High School, they’ll need me less but still like to have me around (again, hopefully). So I’ve declared 2012 the year when I’ll connect with the world around me.

New Year’s Resolutions

I’ve never made New Year’s Resolutions, I figure that if you’re going to change your life you can do it at any time of the year. But,  I’ve decided to join in and make one solitary resolution.

Replace bad habits with good ones.

Nice and general and quite achievable. I remember reading somewhere that is is easier to break a bad habit if you have something to replace it with.

Have you chosen a word for the year? or made a New Year’s Resolution?