Welcome to 2011!

We rang in the new year last night the same way we have the last several; at home, just us and a bottle of bubbly. We were asleep by 12:30. SFGate called 2010 "The Year to Grin and Bear It" and I can't agree more! It's not that 2010 didn't have its redeeming qualities (hello, transplant!) but in general, we struggled a lot more than we celebrated.
We've got lots in store for 2011; I don't believe in making resolutions, because I'm not a fan of setting myself up for failure, but a couple of goals for our family in the new year:
  • Get rid of The Stuff (OMG, it just won't go away! Maybe we should do something about that!)
  • Stick together no matter what, and have as much fun as we can along the way
  • Find the perfect preschool for Max to start in the fall (Eeek! My baby's going to school!)
  • Since our cars are paid off (WOO HOO!), giving us a little more breathing room every month, get a savings plan back in place and rebuild what we lost/used up due to extenuating circumstances in the last couple of years.
I've got a couple of goals personally as well, mostly relating to photography (big surprise to those who know me, right? LOL)
  • The non-photo one: Take care of myself in order to take care of my kidney. Take meds on time, get labs on time, be aware.
  • Participate in the blogging/Twitter community at large more; I enjoyed my Reverb10 experience so much, I'd really like to do more like it.
  • Keep shooting, keep improving (Check out my photo blog for that progress specifically)
  • Continue with Max's Thursday pictures
  • Take it to the next step, and complete a 365 Challenge this year. (Posted 1/365 this morning at a few minutes past midnight... super excited about this challenge!)
So, as we head into this new year, I wish you all the joy and prosperity you want and deserve!