Welcome 2009!

2008? Has it been a good year? Hmmm.

The economy stinks.
My dog got sick.


Adios, 2008! I won't be missing you.

I guess that isn't entirely fair. There were some good things about 2008.

Chris and I had an awesome beach vacation.
We both kept our jobs even though I work in banking and Chris works in the auto industry and they've both suffered horrible years.
My family has been blessed with good health.

2009 Resolution:

I have purchased the 2009 Daily Task Checklist from Motivated Moms. There is a checksheet that you print off each day. On one side there is a list of daily things that need to be done and the other side has 3 or 4 things each day to complete. If followed, you are never supposed to have to "deep" clean or "spring" clean your house. Chris and I plan on keeping up with it. I keep a fairly clean house but the biggest arguement that Chris and I have is that I spend a good portion of the day cleaning on Saturday. Chris wants me to go somewhere with him or do something with him and I don't want to because I don't like a messy house. I feel I have to get it done before anything else. Chris is willing to help me, but not on the weekends. He says the weekends are for having fun and relaxing. I agree. So this is our solution. There are some things on the lists that we can cross off each day because we don't have children but there are some things that the list reminds us to do that we wouldn't otherwise think of. For instance, yesterday... One of the items was to clean the telephones. We both kind of laughed at that. I can honestly say that in my 9 years of marriage, I don't think I have ever cleaned the telephones. Well, yesterday I did. And can I just tell you how dirty they were. GROSS! It was disgusting the stuff I got off those things. ICK! So the next time cleaning the telephones rolls up on the list, we won't laugh.

I thought about my sister as I was doing this yesterday. She might be on to something. My sister is a hard-core list maker. She will make a list of what she needs to do each day. If she is cleaning the house, she writes down EVERY SINGLE CHORE. I would always say that I would be half way finished cleaning by the time she finished her list. I didn't realize the satisfaction you get from CHECKING THINGS OFF the list. It keeps you focused, for sure. So, I stand corrected. Lists are good. But I'm still not making my own. I am happy someone else has done it for me and I can just start checking stuff off ASAP.