It’s the first Monday of the new year. It’s also my Mom’s birthday. Happy birthday, Mom! I owe you some profiteroles Instead of getting stressed about all we want to do and accomplish today/this week/this month/this year, let’s give ourselves a moment to look back at 2015. Go easy on yourself today. If you’re feeling a little anxious, go through some pictures of last year and find the moments that defined the year. The good/the bad…. all of it.
Here’s how my 2015 went:
Cooper lost 6 teeth this year. He has big kid teeth now. It’s crazy.
We experienced a lot of good sunsets- this one stood out the most.
Meal prep! If you look at #shutterbeanmealprep tag on Instagram, you can see all of the weeks I meal prepped. I kinda fell off the wagon during the last few months of the year because of work but I’m hoping to create more space and time to do it in 2016 as it only benefits my family and saves me time throughout the week. You can read more about meal prep here.
I volunteered a lot at Cooper’s school this year. Highlight- bingo night.
This year I wanted to dedicate more time to making art. I got Cooper involved. It’s something I am going to continue doing in 2016. I’d like to spend at least one night a week working on art together.
I wrote a post about my favorite coloring books and shared some of my favorite books for drawing in 2015.
I spent a chunk of time analyzing/figuring out how to organize my purse system. I wrote a whole post about it. The only thing that’s changed is that I have gotten rid of the folders and created a binder/ calendar system to keep my life in check. Once I have my system nailed down, I’ll share it with you. I’m still experimenting.
I had a nice visit with Maj! She came for a weekend and we went to the beach.
We stopped podcasting this year because of our work schedules. I’m not sure if we’re going to start up again. I miss it a lot, but I am not sure how I ever made time for it in years past! We’ll see what 2016 will bring.
I went up to Portland- wrote a post about dining up there and got to hang out with two of my best friends from college time.
Traveled with my mom to Los Angeles for my sister-in-law’s bridal shower!