New Years Resolutions

Perhaps making this thing public will help me keep these little jerks.

1. Take more pictures. I took the photography class and almost got intimated by taking pictures. I feel like mine aren't good enough and so many people are somehow the best photographers ever. I got into it because it was fun and I should just keep thinking about it that way. No pressure, have fun and take some flipping pictures.

2. Get in shape with P. We have a plan but it would probably embarrass him to publish it so just know...we have a plan.

3. Step up my game for 30 before 30. I got Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" and now have more respect for of course Julia Child and the blogger Julie who cooked something out of the cookbook every day. These recipes are no joke! I couldn't get over how intense these recipes are and how many steps. I can tell I have been addicted to Ina's cooking for so long and all of her amazing yet basic recipes. Julia means business and has entire chapters about spoons and casserole dishes.

4. Do stuff I don't necessarily want to do right when they come up and don't put stuff off. Sometimes I will put things off that stress me our or that I'm afraid of and then I end up thinking about them before bed and get more stressed out and the vicious cycle continues. I'm going to try to do those awful things right when they come up and then they will be done and I can move on!

5. Learn to say no. I love doing things for people and I often say yes to things at work too often and then have very limited time for P, family and friends. I'm going to attempt to think about decisions and commitments before I say yes to everything!

All I  want is good health, fun times and success for my family, friends and P. Is that so much to ask?

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I am such a sucker for a countdown. Here goes the New Years countdown that I will probably never follow. In the year 2011 I want to change some things and here goes my public promises that all 4 readers can hold me to.

Number 5: I want to spend less money on my nails. Since the wedding I have become a little obsessed with the nail salon. It is such a treat but it's this never ending cycle. I go in, get a wonderful mani/pedi and literally with in 24 hours my mani is chipped and I am left wondering why I spent the money and 2 hours in the salon.

Number 4: I want to find an activity I like doing outside. Not really sure why I feel the need to be all granola all the sudden but everyone seems to have these really cool outdoor hobbies. Hiking (walking), kayaking, biking etc. I want to get one that does not include wearing spandex.

Number 3: Learn to take better care of my skin. SHAME. I have been using Clearasil since I was apx 14 and know nothing else. It is time to use something grown up.. but where is Ramona Singer and her skin care knowledge when I need her? Countless times I have walked down an isle, department store etc and been so overwhelmed I resort back to the Clearasil cocoon I know so well.

Number 2: Join the public library. Okay this is very shameful. I spend so much money on books and I totally judge them by their cover. If the picture on the front is: in black and white, anything revolving the Holocaust, about a great story, by David Sedaris, or just looks cool I buy it... read it in about 3 days... and then it takes up room forever. I never go to the library which is wasteful and not very green.

Number 1: Sing for FUN. I rarely sing anymore for fun. This is sad. I sing for work 6 days of the week but never in the car, w/ friends, nada. I'm too exhausted. Although listening to NPR is super fun I am going to start requiring "fun" music in the car and get back to my pop roots and sing for fun.

Wow, this is a shallow list. I'll try to recycle and save the world too.

For Natalie's News, this has been Natalie-Corinne.