thirty five today

today i turned thirty five. as a kid i can remember saying to myself, " i can't wait until i am 12, 16, or 21." i always wanted to be older than i was. however, thirty five never even entered my mind as a kid. but, here i am today at thirty five and it's good. thirty five feels good. i've been thinking of how i want this year to be different for me. i want a little more meaning for this year. maybe because i have always heard that with age comes wisdom and it is possible that i might just be getting a little wiser because i certainly know i am getting older. so here's what i've come up with

for my 35th year...

1. be confident in myself as a woman, wife and mother.

2. finish the quilt i started when i was like 18.

3. spend more time with the mister

4. read more books

5. watch less tv

6. plant a garden

7. take a trip to palm springs

8. give gifts that have been homemade

9. cook more homemade meals

10. learn to knit/crochet a hat

11. be more adventurous

12. stop comparing myself to other people

13. do more yoga

14. go roller skating

15. eat more fresh fruit + veggies

16. fit into to my pre-pregnancy jeans

17. send "thinking of you" notes to my friends

18. scrapbook the first year of life for each of my kiddo's

19. find a good babysitter

20. go to the snow

21. make a succulent wall

22. laugh more

23. be optimistic

24. be thankful

25. enjoy every minute with my kiddo's who soon enough will be 35 too

26. hug and kiss my mom more

27. spend more time at the beach

28. take more pictures of me with the kiddo's

i am sure i will think of more things i want for this year as it goes on,

but this is a pretty good start for the big 35. happy birthday me!