2010- Our chosen challenges, goals and decisions for the new year.

Happy New Year! We have a lot to look forward to this new year- this new decade! I think it feels great to have what feels like a new, fresh start. We are ready to embrace both the fun times and challenges that 2010 will bring us! That being said we wanted to share a few plans and decisions we've made.

First off, Dan has decided to resign from the fire department, effective February 1st. After 15 years of service to the department, he's decided that there's just too much on his plate right now and not enough time to devote to each thing to make it worth while. It was a tough choice, but now he will have more time to devote to his online business (which I won't name just so this blog doesn't ever come up when someone searches for his business on google). It's starting to really get some good notoriety and he wants to spend the year making it even better. Dan will continue with his day job at Pfizer and then will also maintain his current list of websites. This change will also allow for some more free time to be with me! ;) So this is our biggest change.


Another is really just an attitude adjustment on my part. I don't know if I've really had an "attitude" lately, but I'm going to make it my goal to really focus trying to stay positive about my job. While I'm not the bread winner, I often feel that my job is very demanding and is always trying my patience. I've thought about quitting and trying to find something else, but each time I just come back to sticking out a little longer. I was reading our company handbook the other day and realized I have just under two years before I get another week of vacation time. Plus, this year I get a new office all to myself! I just have to stick it out. Unless something drastically changes, I need to make it my goal to see this year through.

We also plan to get a little more serious about our health. We have access to all sorts of fitness programs, our street is quiet and we can enjoy walking through our neighborhood and in the winter, we have the Wii and the treadmill. Dr. Oz has a lot of tips and ideas on a healthy lifestyle so I'm going to put them to good use.

So, changes yes....challenges, yes!! It's kind of exciting and I'm pumped to see where 2010 takes us!