Happy New Year & A GIVEAWAY!!!

Happy New Year! Raise your hand if it will take you six months to NOT write 2012? Um, that will probably be me.

Did you make it to the count down. I passed
out about 12:02, seriously. Hubs was already asleep at 9:00 p.m.…thank
you Nyquil. He woke up this morning and asked him what happened last night. Nyquil hangover? Idk. I
was like..um, you passed out on me old man. He said he had a bottle of champagne
in the fridge for us to toast at midnight and that he had only planned on
taking a “nap”. Wink wink. I would say epic fail with that one buddy. So, we didn’t party like it’s 1999 but I am
totally cool with that. Update: I am
feeling more human today. Thank you for your well wishes. J

A few years ago I decided to NOT make any more resolutions
because let’s be honest, that crap never happens. It just lends me to doom and
gloom of failure. Whaa whaaa whaaaa. Haha! But, I will share a few goals I
have. I try and set short term goals. Here it goes…

v First, I
want to be a better steward of our money…saving,
spending, you name it, I need a new plan.

v I would
like to lose 20 more pounds before summer. This would require me working out
more. I know this. I can do that! Hubs and I have done a great job of changing our eating habits last year. I want to add a few

v I would
like to seriously blog more. I have a gazillion pictures I would love to show
you. I actually think I will post several of them this week. It will be my
picture palooza!

v More
pinteresting projects. Who doesn’t love that?! I will start with this one this
week.It’ a magnetic make-up board for the bathroom. I’m on it!

v Uh, I am
going to say this very quietly…I hope to get pregnant.
Wish, hoping, praying this will be my year.

v And, for
the love of Pete, I need to finish my Masters already!

Ok. Those are plenty of goals for now. What are yours?

I go back to school on Monday. I am so glad I have the rest
of this week at home. I still need to take down all of these Christmas
decorations. Not really looking forward to that. If you are preparing for going
back to school, make sure you check out my seasonal stuff.

Now, last but not least…Baby, it’s
cold outside! Let’s keep you warm! I am so excited to share this giveaway with
you. One of my High School besties, Jessica, is super talented and started her
own company a few years ago called Plum.

(click the picture to visit the store)

Her house looks like a magazine. I
wish she could wave her magic wand and make mine look like that. I am more
crayons and paint; she is more fashion and fun. Jessica, and her handy dandy side kick Holly
(who I also love), recently started an amazing blog and online store. Now, you
can purchase her things if you live in Waco, but I am thinking you don’t live
here…or else
we would be for real life BFF’s. Anywho, she is on the right in this picture.
Isn’t she the cutest? I love her!

Comment below for a chance to win this
adorable scarf and $50 to spend in my store.

You have THREE chances to enter. (1) Follow PLUM’s blog (2) Follow Plum on Facebook, (3) Blog or FB about this giveaway. Easy
peasy! For each entry, make sure you leave a comment below with YOUR EMAIL
ADDRESS. Winner will be chosen on Sunday, January 6th at 8:00 p.m.
Central/Standard time.

Good luck and Happy New Year!! I’ll be back later with picture-palooza and a back to school freebie. 🙂 Love and virtual hugs!