Month one: New Years Resolutions

I'm actually really excited to say, that I've stuck with my resolutions pretty well so far this year. January was a good month :) I've been able to work out 3x a week with 10lb. weights for the last 5 weeks, and seem to be a few lbs. lighter already, and feeling more enthusiastic about it. My goal for 4-5x a week has been ruined so far due to these blasted snow days we keep having, but that's another story... I'm hoping next week to start the 5x a week. Hopefully in the next few months I'll be up to 12lb. weights for the 20 min. strength training part of jazzercise :) It has been really good for me to get back into it after the last 3 yrs of being a member. For me it's an amazing stress reliever, and a good way to blow off steam, and have fun. The times when I have to miss, makes me not so happy :( I also love dancing, it's probably why I was so darn skinny in college after all my clubbing days with my friends.

And for my food budget goal, we did pretty good for our first month. Groceries came in right under $300. Eating out was cut way back, and Seavie's snacks as well, but still have room to cut it down this month. Comparably speaking, it seems we saved a few hundred dollars on food. Which is a great thing, because then priorities get reset, saving $, paying more off on debt and bills, being able to give more.

On the $ issue, got our taxes done the other day :) but not thrilled with the new tax laws that cut back the credit on children! that cost us about $1000 right there. So my big goal of using our tax refund to pay off our house debt is going to take a little longer. So the debt snowball is beginning..

And with my thinking the other day of all the $ we'll save this year by cutting back, and saving again, is that we'll have enough $ for our 10 yr wedding anniversary trip next spring 2012!!! So my 2 big goals, of losing weight and saving $ will be perfect timing for our getaway next year :) I'll give you a hint, it involves warm sunny beaches, and one of my favorite sporting events...