October 2010

October included lots of house guests and some interesting situations.

Eat better
Still shopping in the hippie food section of the store, still looking for graham crackers without HFCS. I now know what the Dirty Dozen are, and I'm looking into our local co-ops to see which carries the most/best organic fruit and veg. All that being said, Halloween candy and grandparent visits didn't help this month. But overall, a good month.

Eat out less
This flip has been made. It's standard practice for us to eat in, not out. That's not to say we never eat out - but it's mainly on days when we're too busy with the kid or when we want to have a special night. (There are few things better in life than a frozen margarita and a bowl of queso on a restaurant patio on an October evening in Austin.)

Be less fat
The numbers on the scale are going in the right direction again, which probably has a lot to do with the first two items on this list. I'm counting calories and, without getting into the exact numbers on the scale, it's working.

Become dinner party people
This month has been us going to other people's parties. But the point of this goal was to be social, not hosts. Even with a kid, we're doing pretty well on this one.

Pay off my car loan
The payment for Nov. 3rd is half the normal payment, because it is the last payment on my car loan. Next month this will be off the list.

Be good
Everyone told us, make it past the first 2 or 3 weeks and raising a kid gets a lot easier. Those people were not lying. The hardest transition is realizing you don't get to set the schedule anymore. Till you accept that, there's a lot of crying, by both the baby and you. Luckily I realized that early on, it's just adjusting things so I still get everything done that I want, just on a different timeline. I've getting better at that now too.

It's getting close to the end of the year, so I'm going to start a new section:
Completed Goals
Become handy
Except for major jobs, I feel confident that I can do most things around the house.