So I’m perusing through this blog and this quote struck me as something that should be repeated.  It’s regarding life lessons that he’s learning while living in France.

The pace of life here feels as if the intensity has been turned down. People seem to rush less, savor life a little bit more.

How wonderful is that?  I agree, life should be a bit less intense, less of a rush and life should be savored a bit more.  Well, a lot more.  I love to travel.  Really LOVE to travel.  I wish I (a) had the disposable time and (b) had the disposable income needed to afford to travel more.  I also wish I could cook and bake more.  It’s hard baking at home when we have the kids.  They often want to help, which really translates into hinder for me.  The job gets done but I feel rushed, or if Mike keeps the kid out of my hair I end up feeling guilty that I wasn’t spending time with them when I was cooking.  I also would like to cook more.  Since I met Mike I have experimented more with cooking and I know that I’ve expanded my culinary repertoire 100 times over, but I feel like I should be trying more.  I don’t like to experiment with cooking for a large group of people, however if I do cook for Mike and I we are left with an abundance of leftovers, some of which we may not eat before it gets spoiled, which seems like a waste.

The great thing about the internet is the endless amount of people out there who not only want to share there thoughts, but also they’re kick ass recipes too.  I love food blogs.  I especially love how people post picture of their culinary creations next to the step by step instructions.  Very helpful.  That has always been my biggest gripe about cook books, a vast majority of the recipes in the book don’t have a picture of what it’s supposed to look like.  I like to know what I’m getting into before I dive right in.  Food blogs are the answers to my prayers.  I heart them.

Ok, enough about food and blogging.  On to what I want to accomplish this year.  I don’t tend to make New Years resolutions, mostly because I usually fail to keep to my resolution.  So, I figured I’ll make “conscious efforts” this year instead.  Those would be:

  • To blog more, the past 3 years of blog posts have been pitiful to say the least
  • To not be so about the technology in front of the kids.  Already it’s proving to be hard with my cell phone, but it’s something that I do feel is necessary, and I’m pretty confident the world won’t stop revolving if I don’t respond to a text message within 30 seconds of receiving it.
  • Explore.  Traveling is hard in this economy.  Oh sure you can get some great deals on quick getaways or vacations, but if you don’t have the disposable income to throw into going somewhere, guess traveling abroad is out of the question for me at the moment.  But, that doesn’t mean I shouldn’t check out what’s to be seen on Long Island, New York State, New England, ect.  When we go see friends in New England, we don’t have to confined to just being at their home.  Nothing stopping us from taking in the views from Mansfield Hollow in Connecticut while heading up to Boston.
  • Learn French.  Or at least take it more seriously this year.  Last year I made a big deal to my mom that I wanted Rosetta Stone in French, it’s expensive as all hell and it’s been sitting on a shelf since last March.  **Shakes head**

So, I have a bit to work on.  I should get to it.