I’m sitting here scratching my head wondering where the hell 2013 has gone.

It feels like it wasn’t too long ago that we were ringing in the New Year and here we are about to do it again. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking over the past 24 hours on the year we are about to say goodbye to, and I have to say it was not only fast and furious but it was a real roller coaster ride as well.

This was the year Bill stopped working for other people and started to work for himself. I think we’re all still trying to adjust to our new normal.

I ran the Broad Street Run for the first time this year and for the first time I consider myself a “real” runner. I’ve made an effort to be healthier both in mind and body and I have to say that I feel better now than I did ten years ago. My goal is to take the things I learned in 2013 and continue the hard work into 2014.

In 2013 we began our last year of preschool. After five years at Calvary we will say our final goodbye this coming spring. Which leads me to something else that happened in 2013…I decided my two boys are enough for me. I had been flip flopping back and forth for so long and then I realized, I’m happy with my family just the way it is.

Alright, if I’m being honest I have to say that if I could be guaranteed a little girl I’d go for a third but there are no guarantees. Oh who am I kidding, what would I do with a teenage daughter?

But I digress.

I was lucky enough to spend 13 days on a cruise ship in 2013. I saw so many beautiful, tropical places and experienced things I have never experienced before. I went zip lining through the rainforest of Antigua! I ate some of the best meals I’ve ever had during my 13 days at sea. I’m hoping that 2014 brings more cruises my way.

It’s been a wild and wooly year of celebrations and frustrations and I have to say I’m ready for a fresh start. Even though the year flew by in the blink of an eye I’m ready to say so long to 2013 and see what new adventures 2014 has to offer us here in Mommyland.

How about you? Was 2013 so good that you’re not ready to see it go or are you looking to make a fresh start with 2014?

It’s hard to believe that by this time tomorrow it will be 2013. Didn’t we just celebrate the new year? Wasn’t it just yesterday that I was setting my goals for 2012?

Looking back on my goals for 2012 I think I did alright.

I’m eating better than I was a year ago. I’ve worked hard to try new things and incorporate more healthy foods into my diet.

I think I’ve done really well making exercise a part of my life. The end of the year was tough with having the kids home from school but I made the time to get some of my workouts in. I’m looking forward to having everyone back to their normal routine so I can get back into my routine of six workouts a week.

I’ve done great at controlling my impulse buying. I slipped up a little with the bills, but all in all I’m doing better than last year.

When I went back to look, I actually had about 20 less blog posts in 2012 than I had in 2011 BUT I think that in 2012 the quality of my posts improved quite a bit. My goal for this year is to make Mommyland even better. But more on what’s to come later.

I still yell at the kids more than I’d like to but I’m also working to be more fun. This summer we had The Summer of Mommyland which was a first for us. I’m working on breathing and staying calm and I’m getting better but could always use a little more work.

No time to look back now, it’s time to look to the year that is before us.

I’ve been thinking of fun new things to add to Mommyland and continue to build on my consistency. This year I’ve actually set a plan to be more consistent, baby steps. You’ll see 2-3 posts a week to start the year and I will be gradually adding to that as the year progresses. My goal is to be blogging 4-5 days a week with fun and meaningful content for YOU.

I also wanted to share more of my life with you, so starting next week you’ll see A Week In Mommyland. Every Monday I’ll share photos taken the previous week. Sound fun? Maybe you can share some of your photos with me too.

I hope that you’ll join me in 2013 as I stumble my way through another year. I want to hear from you though, what do you want to see from Mommyland this year? More antics from the boys? Is there something you’d like to learn about me? A series you’d like to see here? Let me know what would keep you coming back for more.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!