2012 - Let's Go!

Somehow it's 2012! Happy New Year!

We're happy to welcome the new year with a few days of laziness at home. This year is going to be an exciting one -- we need to rest up:

• This year I will finish nursing school! Less than 360 days until I'm done! I'll have clinicals all year -- first at Northwestern for adult health and also all over Chicagoland for community health.
• On May 26 I'm going to run 10 miles. I signed up for the Soldier Field 10 Miler. I've already started my "training" with some jogs around Winnemac Park. I'm excited for the race as a motivation for me and to get running back into my routine. It'll be a nice break from schoolwork. B wants to do a few 5K runs in the spring too -- awesome!
• I'm reading more this year. After a pretty terrific run at the library I've got a nice stack of books for the rest of break. And I've realized that no matter how busy life gets, it's heavenly to go to bed with a book.
  
• As usual I get to start fresh with a new Moleskine planner -- no matter how much technology we've got, I love having things organized on paper. And my planner is good place to put stickers, notes and other goodies.
  
• B and I plan to keep up our excellent eating! B's been loving Brussels Sprouts and I'm committed to doing something interesting with cauliflower this month. Maybe something interesting every month with a new veggie. Who knows.

And now, I'll get back to my relaxing -- I've got a David Baldacci, Law & Order on Netflix Watch Instantly, an awesome husband and a glass of chardonnay! Happy 2012, friends!