Goals

I'm gonna be brave and write these words down so that I can't take them back.  I have been finding lately that being a momma is taking up all of my time.  I absolutely adore it, don't get me wrong, but I think that I need to try to find some things that make me happy outside my little family.  Things that remind me of who I am, who I used to be, and who I want to become.  We all have those things that make us unique...that make up who we are...and it is easy to get swallowed up in the everyday, so much that we forget to spend a little time on ourselves.
That being said, here are a few things that I would love to accomplish in the near(ish) future:      

* Take a French course.  I live in Ontario which is a very bilingual province.  Most (good) jobs that I am qualified for require french.  Also, the base offers free language courses for military spouses, so I really have no excuse not to take advantage of that!

* Run a marathon with my hubby.  Not going to be a full marathon, you can bet on that.  But I think it would be good for us to train for and accomplish a goal together.  And it has always been a secret dream of mine.  Time to take a risk.

* Go to the zumba class I recently saw advertised in Petawawa.  Have fun getting fit...sounds like a good plan.  And on that note, I will just add that I would love to lose a good 'couple'  of pounds (leaving it at that..lol).

* Get CPR qualified.  Again, many of the jobs that I would love to apply for require CPR training.  So what is stopping me?  Just have to carve out a weekend and DO IT!

* Do something wild and crazy!! Like go white water rafting, or ziplining, or hike up a really big mountain.  haha.  Just something out of the ordinary, that gets my heart pumping...and lets me say "I did THAT"

* Take Liam to a zoo.  My little man loves animals...so I really hope that an opportunity arises to take him to see all sorts this summer.  Geez..i can already see that big smile of his :)

* Dig out my paints, my easel, and some canvas.  Set myself up outside, with a nice cold glass of something, barefoot.  And just paint.  I used to love painting, and I would love to get back to it.  There is something so freeing for me in turning something so plain, into something colorful and beautiful.  I would also love to get a huge canvas and let Liam walk all over it with some paint.  I think it would be so much fun for him to just be creative with no boundaries. 

* Work on my little home business.  My good friend Pauline and I have been getting together every week to work on making homemade hair bows, felt flower clips, and whatever else our crafty brains can cook up.  We would love to start selling our wares (since we enjoy making them so much!), but we haven't gotten our butts in gear as of yet.  So I need to get on that.  We have a name..that's a start.."little Paals" is born (stands for Pauline, Addy, Amanda, Liam..just FYI..lol)

Okay..well that's all that I've got for now.  The words are out there..so no turning back!

P.S.  Bill is finally HOME from the field :)  Life can go back to normal again...woo!