Task #49: Checked! - New do for me!

Cant even remember when was the last time that I did something for my look. I believe the last time I got highlights was after Gaby was born in 2003!!!!

When I started loosing weight a few months ago I decided it was time to let my hair grow and anybody who has done that can relate on how difficult it is. I have been wanting to get highlights since several months ago, however I wanted to wait until my hair was long enough to blow dry it, instead of keeping it wet with gel or leave in.

So, the time had come and my hair was long enough to be blow dried which means highlights were in order! The "before" picture was taken a week or so before the highlights (please, ignore my poor smiling skills for the camera..ugh), and the "after picture" was taken a month after it (on my birthday party) because it was the only picture I could find that actually shows my hair. The hair was also longer and for some reason it looks a bit reddish, however the base is brownish and the highlights are blondish.

Task #18: Checked! - New place

We actually rented the new place 2 weeks ago, however today is when we officially emptied the old house and finished moving all the furniture and boxes to the new place. Im not really sure how I will make fit a 2 floor house into this small apartment, but we will manage.

It also has 3 bedrooms plus a little bedroom next to the laundry room (used for maids in this country), however each room is way smaller and now we dont have space for the outdoor toys. We have also given away a lot stuff, and we will be giving away more once we finish unpacking.

Note from June 2010: Over 6 months in the new place and I have to admit that LOTS of boxes are still packed. We have been working hard to unpack those boxes in the last few days, and we wont stop until we finish! Being without "those things" for some many months made me realize that I can actually LIVE without so many things, so we will be getting rid of LOTS and LOTS of stuff that we actually dont need.

Task #79: Checked! - New home for Sassy

When the decision of getting a smaller place was done, we knew one of the most difficult things was going to be giving Sassy away. She was still a puppy, however we knew she was going to grow into a huge dog and it was an impossible thing to think we were gonna be able to keep it in an apartment.

One of my mom's employees offer to take her home and raise her and it was a blessing, because she was going to be able to stay in a place where we can actually go and visit her. They came to pick her up and I felt they were taking away a part of me. We weren't sleeping at the house already, and we were only coming to pack and feed her, which made it easier for the girls. A few months after that, even when they knew she wasnt living there, the girls will continue saying that Sassy was at the old house.

Then, when the girls found out that she was preggo and delivered 3 puppies: they were thrilled!! But that is a whole new post.


*(Post written a few months after it actually happened. Posted on the correct day)

Task #50: Checked! - New shoes

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!

I have been wanting to get some sport looking Mary Jane shoes for me to wear in the everyday basis and I FINALLY did it!!!

The ones that I really wanted were not available in my size, so I decided just to get these ones and Im IN LOVE with them!!

They are sooo comfty and they look perfectly fine with casual pants to wear to job, and also with jeans. I still plan to buy a pair of brown ones for everyday use, but Payless doesnt have the buy the second pair for half price here, so I will get the other pair later on...

Task #88: Checked! - Extra income

I did it!!

Today was my first day training as a support professional for Nikon... As you all know I LOVE photography and I think this is something that I can really enjoy and will give me the chance to grow up in the photography business and even become a pro.... Mixing my graphic design business with pro photography is like a dream come true to me...

Also, there are a lot of my customers that owns Nikon cameras (mostly the D40 and D60) and being able to play with them, and even bring them home, will let me to help my customers to achieve the best shots possible out of their equipments!

Task #85: Checked!

I knew this was going to be the second task that I was going to complete... After all, it was the easiest.. I just needed a little reminder!

I honestly cant believe that the photos on our about us page and top banner where A YEAR OLD!!!

Anyway, I did it, as you can see on the right side of my top banner, and you can check out the updated About us page here. I didnt change much, and mostly what I did was to update all FIVE ages... Also, added the middle names, and changed that Mia was an Elmo freak to being a Dora and Diego freak.

Just for reference, here is how the top banner looked and then how it looks now... Amazing how much ALL of three of them have changed:
Old:

New:


For a complete list of all tasks, go here.

101 tasks to complete in 1001 days! - Task #1: Checked!

I read this on another blog, and just a few days ago I was reading the rules at the meme's home. As my readers should know by now, I LOVE checking off completed tasks, so I think this project would be AWESOME for me... So far, the most difficult thing has been to come up with 101 things that I want to complete in 2.75 years. The idea is that "tasks must be specific with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined". As I complete each one, I will be making a post of it with the number of the task Im completing and photos and what not, about the task! Feel free to join me and let me know if you do!

I think this is a big challenge and Im merging in it some lists that I have made in the past for New Years solutions, the Blooming Buds strategy, as well as the Working on Healthy buds posts.

Here are my 101 tasks that I will have done by: June 23, 2012
#1 : Come up with 101 tasks to complete in 1001 days - That is another 100 tasks besides this one (Completed by 9-26-2009)
#2 : Potty train Mimi [In progress]
#3 : Pay off credit card [In progress]
#4 : Redecorate the girls room {including a new bed for Mimi, and comforters for all three girls} [In progress... Already got a new bed for Mimi]
#5 : Make a will
#6 : Get a family portrait taken for my new website having the girls wearing their colors: Purple, red and pink [In progress: already got Gaby's purple outfit]
#7 : For 2010, buy the holiday outfits from Prairie Mama and hair bows from Fifi's Closet, for the holiday card photo, take the photo and make the card by the first week of November at the latest (0/3) [Changed the year on this one as it didnt happen on 2009]
#8 : Burn a CD of my customers per year
#9 : Continue burning CDs with our photos per month [Done from Gaby's birth up to June 2006]
#10 : Clean up my Gmail [In progress ... Im already down from 99% full to 96%]
#11 : Clean up my MSN Email
#12 : Recuperate photos from Mia’s 2nd birthday and Mimi’s baptism with the photographer
#13 : Paint the house inside
#14 : Get my eyes checked again and get my prescription lens and frame (2/2) (Completed by 01/08/10).
#15: Get a sewing machine
#16 : Get a laminator
#17 : Get a bike for me
#18 : Move to a new and smaller place (Completed by Dec. 1, 2009)
#19 : Organize bookmarks on computer - Explorer and Firefox (0/2)
#20 : Get new dishes
#21 : Get the girls at least 15 new bows each and buy a nice bow holder to put them in their bedroom (Bows: 1/45, Holders: 0/3)
#22 : To have a Thanksgiving dinner and set up the Christmas Tree that same day [Changed the year on this one as it didnt happen on 2009]
#23 : Give life to my unused Etsy shop
#24 : Launch 3LF Creative Media blog
#25 : Launch 3LF Creative Media site
#26 : Launch the new version for 3 Little Flowers [In progress. Already purchased new hosting, just need to finish designing the site]
#27 : Put together printed party supplies designed by me for a photo for my new site [In progress]
#28 : Buy a new small camera for daily use (to replace the stolen ones)
#29 : Buy a DSLR camera (Nikon D90)
#30 : Reach my weight goal: 135 pounds [In progress... Already lost 40 pounds]
#31 : Have a breast reduction
#32 : Go to Ocean World with the girls
#33 : Get a binder for each girl and organize all their papers -medical, school, identification, etc.- (0/3) [In process: Already bought the one for Gaby and I still need to decorate it]
#34 : Finish my blog books from 2007 to 2010 (0/4)
#35: Invite for a sleepover my two nephews at my house for a weekend
#36 : Make and implement new reward system for the girls
#37 : Make at home the gifts for the teachers for Christmas 2010 by the first week of December [Changed the year on this one as it didnt happen on 2009]
#38 : Redecorate the playroom [In progress]
#39 : Get rid of all the toys from 0-2 years old [In progress]
#40 : Get rid of unused clothes of the girls and us (including maternity clothes) [In progress]
#41 : Get a new ironing board
#42 : Fix our car completely or buy a new one [In progress]
#43 : Tint the car windows
#44 : Give the car a makeover
#45 : Open a new Paypal account and back account (0/2)
#46 : Make a simply recipe book
#47 : Make a new budget
#48 : Make an standard shopping list to go food shopping
#49 : Get a new do - highlights (Completed by Dec. 15, 2009)
#50 : Buy a new pair of shoes for the day to day use {this one in Tribal brown or this one in chocolate or another similar one that I find at the moment} (Completed by Nov. 17, 2009)
#51 : To get new clothes for my new weight when I reach my weight goal
#52 : Read 10 books that are NOT mom related (4/10) [In progress... Read so far: Succubus Blues, Succubus on top, Succubus Dreams, Succubus Heat, now reading Succubus Shadows]
#53 : aGo out alone with my friends at least once per month for six months (6/6) (Completed... Will have to make a post about it soon)
#54 : Plan something for my mom's 60th birthday on 2011
#55 : Decorate a wall with photos
#56 : Buy makeup [In progress]
#57 : Give a creative use to the bedroom next to the laundry room (called the maid's room in this country)
#58 : Redecorate my bedroom
#59 : Make playdates with 5 different high school friends with kids (0/5)
#60 : Plan a nice joined birthday party for Mia and Mimi for 2011 - 4th and 5th Birthday
#61 : Plan something nice for my 29th birthday on January - which is something that I NEVER do - [Completed by January 29th... Post to come]
#62 : Make an alphabet book
#63 : Learn how to make bows
#64 : Learn how to sew
#65 : Buy a Blackberry for me (Completed by Nov. 28, 2009... Also updated it by May 5th)
#66 : Get a power generator (Completed by Nov. 21, 2009)
#67 : Take care of my blood pressure issue
#68 : Sponsor a child
#69 : Make 10 blinkies at no charge to other blogs in exchange for them to have my blinkie on their blogs
#70 : Visit our old neighbors in our old town
#71 : To get Gaby to get checked by an orthopedist for a second opinion on her bull legs
#72 : Get Gaby the neurologic tests done - EEG, Head MRI, plus some blood work with several tests. (0/3)
#73 : Work on my business mailing list and start it
#74 : Take the girls to the dentist (0/3)
#75 : Perform "surgery" to all books in need and protect them all with contact paper to the ones that need it
#76 : Find 5 things on the house that can be sold and sell them
#77 : Get a dentist check up for me
#78 : Make a cute card to 10 people just because (0/10)
#79 : Find a new home for Sassy once I found the new place (Completed by Nov. 29, 2009)
#80 : Learn how to make jam
#81 : Learn how to make bread
#82 : Get together with my cousins for a coffee and chat a bit (just the girls)
#83 : Organize all the medications and label them and buy an ear thermometer
#84 : Get hampers for each girl and a separate hamper for the uniforms (0/4)
#85 : Update the About us page on my blog and the photos of the girls faces on the top right (Completed by October 12th.. Click here to view ... Second update made 06/14/2010)
#86 : Plan or help plan a new get together with all my cousins and their kids for 2011
#87 : Host a get together at our house
#88 : Get an extra income of at least $500 bucks (Completed by Nov. 2, 2009)
#89 : Get Gaby to participate in some kinda of sport
#90 : Go to the movies with the girls
#91 : Get a Wii and Wii Fit
#92 : Convert one friend or family to cloth diaper
#93 : Pay off loan #1
#94 : Pay off loan #2
#95 : Go back college again
#96 : Get passports for Camila and Amelia (0/2)
#97 : Complete 2 courses related to design and/or photography (0/2)
#98 : Plan a sleepover with some of Gaby's friends or cousins
#99 : Get a comfortable chair for my computer
#100 : Get a cute case for my headsets
#101 : Buy a lunchbox for my job

Facts about us in 1001 days:
- Completition date is June 23, 2012 (Just added a countdown at the blog's bottom)
- Gaby is going to be out of 3rd grade, Mia is going to be out of Kinder and Mimi is going to be out of Pre-K. All 3 of them are going to be getting ready for summer and looking forward to 4th Grade, 1st Grade and Kinder.


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Updates:
October 11, 2009 - Marked several as in progress
November 19, 2009 - Made a lot of changes due to some changes in my household
June 17, 2010 - Marked several as in progress and completed (big update for the blog to come in the next few days)

Off to our first family holiday ** UPDATED WITH PHOTOS

Last weekend we went away, but we really haven’t done a family holiday per se… This is the first time since we are a family of 5 that we planned a long trip. We left today to Princesa Villas in Puerto Plata (North area of the country), and we will be spending here 6 days. Villas Princesa has 5 villas, and we are staying in one of them. We came with the owner (who works at the school), and she will be staying in her own villa… It should be fun as she has to big kids -a girl (12) and a boy (10)- … Im sure it will be tons of fun!!!

Starting this Monday is our Spring Break do to the Holly Week. So, the girls last day of school was yesterday, and they will return to class on Tuesday 14th. We had a great day of settle down, and we cant wait to go around and get to know all the beaches around here.

I also have with me my dad’s camera, so there will be tons of pics (maybe not tons, cause Im trying to keep the camera very low key so I don’t get mugged again).

UPDATED... Here is Mia crying after we left Sassy at the pet's hotel... She was really concerned:

Here is a photo of the road in our way over there:

Resolutions for 2009 - First Trimester

The first trimester of the year is going, so it is time for some "check up" on the Resolutions that I made for 2009, and find out how we have been doing so far....

FINANCES RELATED
1. To work out on the new budget with the new expenses we have starting this month NOTE: I now have to work on a new budget because of the fact that I left the school and so on.
2. To open an account for each girl and to put the same amount of money monthly in each account. It won’t be much because we are pretty tight, but at least 5 bucks on each account so by the end of the year, we can use that money to buy one Christmas presents for each. This is more to start teaching them to save.
3. To make food-shopping lists and to stick to them

SAFETY AND HEALTH RELATED
1. To get Mimi to get checked by the Eye doctor as I have the feeling she also has lazy eyes as Gaby.
2. To get Mimi to get checked by the endocrinologist this month.
3. To get Mimi to get checked by a dermatologist
4. To plan the girls lunch in a weekly basis and continue doing the snacks plan.
5. To get Gaby to get checked by an orthopedist for a second opinion on her bull legs
6. To go again to my OB this month for referrals to try to find out what is wrong with me and my inability to lose weight... I need to get checked from head to toes!
7. To buy my eyeglasses in the first 2 months
8. To finish Gaby's neurologist follow ups.

PARENTING RELATED
1. To resume with cloth diapers
2. To take the girls to play outside of the house at least one time a week
3. To make playdates at least one time a month
4. To go to the beach or another place for the family every last Sunday of the month
5. To have a day out with ONE girl at least one time a month (a different girl each month, starting with Gaby, then Mia and then Mimi).
6. To start the new reward program for the girls.

PERSONAL AND MARRIAGE RELATED
1. To have one night out with hubby in the first trimester of the year, and then at least 3 more before the year ends
2. To call my dad one time a week to check on him, and to visit him at least one time a month Note: This got better as he moved into my town, I now see him every week.
3. Be more patient as a mother, as a wife and as a daughter

BUSINESS RELATED
1. Set up new monthly goals for my biz
2. To get the new version of my web page running
3. To launch a new website that I have been working with hubby (in order to separate the family customers with the business customers)

ORGANIZATION
1. To sort all the toys that the girls have outgrow and that needs a new home
2. To sort all the clothes that the girls have outgrow and that needs a new owner
3. To make a chores schedule and stick to it
4. To buy a binder for each girl and organize all their papers (medical, school, identification, etc.)
5. To fully organize that medicine cabinet and label the medicines

SHAME ON US.... Mostly everything is unchecked, but that is why this check up is for... To get us in track..... I got a 9 from 28, so I FAILED the TEST!! LOL... Im sure we will do better for the next check up!

Tag... You are it! - 3 Things

I was tagged by Justi.

3 things you're looking forward to in the next year (I assume they meant THIS year)
1. Our first family vacation as a family of five
2. Going out with hubby more frequenly
3. My inlaws coming to visit this summer

3 TV shows you're addicted to...
1. Friends
2. The Wonder Years (hubby and I have been watching it season by season every day)
3. Birth Story

3 of your favorite Drinks
1. Sprite
2. Orange Juice
3. I dont drink alcohol, but if I have to, I choose Pina Colada with Vodka

3 places you would love to visit
1. Ecuador
2. Australia
3. Assuming is places, and not countries, I would love to take my girls to Disney

3 favorite movies
1. Tough call... I really dont know.

3 articles of clothing you can't live without
1. Jeans
2. Crocs
3. Bra

3 qualities you love in your significant other
1. Caring/loving
2. Supportive
3. Fun

3 people you can always count on
1. My husband
2. My mom
3. Cara

3 people you want to tag
1. Cara
2. Samy
3. Erica

... and to the beach we went!

It was an awesome day and we had a lot of fun... All the girls (including Mimi) were really excited about going to the beach!! I wanted to leave early as my oldest brother was coming to town today with my nephew Ariel Enrique, so I wanted to come back early. As much as much as I didnt want to leave early, we didnt set up an alarm as I honestly start the day happier if I wake up on my own -even if is early. Anyway, Gaby walked in our room at 7 with her eyes half closed saying: "It's time to go to the beach". I bet she was dreaming all night long about sand and salty water!!

We got ourselves ready and out of the door in less than a hour, and after getting a few things in the store we headed to the beach. The girls sing a song about going to the beach all trip long (version original of the song is about an ugly car that goes on a trip... The girls were singing about "Going to the beach" instead of " Going to a trip"....Original lyric is here).

I spent a lot of time in the sand with Camila as she was not in the mood for the water (same thing as the last time we went), so I got almost 200 photos (if I cant get in the water, I needed to keep myself busy with something, right?).

We got this on our way to the beach and Gaby LOVED it.. She actually spent mostly the whole time playing with it in the water:

We burried daddy under the sand:


Mia was actually asking me to take photos of her the whole time:

Mimi, Gaby and hubby in the water:

I LOVE this photo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love Mimi's look:

Gaby also cooperating for photos...


Mimi playing in the sand:

Mimi being cute:

We burried Gaby too:

Worldless photo:

Gaby being faster than hubby:

Mia FINALLY in the water -for a few short minutes, though-:

Gabriela:

Camila -she wasnt happy to be sooo close of the waves-:

Amelia:

3 Little Flowers (it actually says 3LF on the sand and they are sitted on top of flowers... but you guys cant really tell).

Each girl on top of a flower... We had to redo Camila's flower where it was dry!!

Mimi's feet... LOVE it!

I realized TOO late that there was no photos of me... After the beach, we went to visit my friend Luz who was in the country for a week, so I promise to post photos later on of my "red" face when she sent me the ones that she took.

Working on having healthy buds

This is not a secret... We ALL have healthy issues... The five of us. This has to change NOW! Everybody keeps telling me this is normal because they are preemies and spent their time in the incubator and so on, but I just cant get used to seeing them sick all the time.

I sat down with the ped and told her that I really needed for us to work this out, and make exams to my girls from head to toe to make sure everything is fine, and nothing is not working right. We decided that February and March will be for the girls, and April and May will be for hubby and I.

You guys know me... I LOVE lists. So, I decided to make a list of all the tests and specialists they girls will go throught in the next days and weeks.

Amelia - The Pink Bud
* She has been getting frequent colds, and had tonsilitis two times in between mid December and mid January.
* She is also showing signs of lazy eye in her left eye.
* Another thing is that she gets frequent and VERY serious rashes that only go away with a very strong cream (Desitin is like a joke for her). She has a very sensitive skin.

Action Plan:
1 - CAT Scan to check for Sinusitis
2 - Check up with an Eye Doctor
3 - Check up with a pediatric Dermatologist

Camila - The Red Bud
* Every cold ends up with an asthma episode, and this last time she ended up with bronchopneumonia. She has had 3 episodes in the last 6 months.
* She has recurrent diarrhea and ocassional vomiting since she was 12 months old. She now has abdominal distention.
* Every blood work that she had in her life has shown a little bit of iron deficiency, even though she eats just fine (better that Gaby who doesnt have any low levels of red blood cells).
* She doesnt know her colors. She is still on the age where it may be normal, but one never knows. She knows her shapes, positions and talks like a parrot, but she cant tell the colors.

Action Plan:
1 - X-Ray to check for Sinusitis and Adenoids
2 - Buy Humidifier or Vaporizer to sleep (still need to find out which option is better for her)
3 - Ultrasound to check if she has any enlarged organ to produce the abdominal distention
4 - Test for tolerance to Lactose, Gluten and Soy (Those are 6 tests, 4 of those are RAST to milk proteins, and the other two are RAST to Soy, and RAST to Gluten).
5 - Disaccharides Test and Digestion Test... Both done with stools
6 - Check up with the Eye Doctor
7 - Blood work to check on the platelets level

Gabriela - The Purple Bud
* She has enlarged adenoids and sinusitis. She needs to be re-check now that she is 5 to consider surgery. She has frequent otitis and tonsilitis with no fever or pain.
* Her colds ends up with wheezing, but this may be related to the enlarged adenoids.
* Gaby's bull legs havent improved at all... She is now walking worse than ever. She also complains about leg pains sometimes.
* The principal and psicologist at school noticed that Gaby is showing lazy eye in the "good eye". I have heard that this happens to some kids, but I need to ask what to do.
* She continues to have misbehavior at school. Not everyday, but still more than the average misbehavior.
* From time to time she complains about a pain in her leg.
* She gets frequent vaginal discharge, we assume it is because her lack of good cleaning when she goes by herself to the bathroom.

Action Plan:
1 - X-Ray to check for Sinusitis and Adenoids
2 - Check up with the new ENT doctor
3 - Check up with a new orthopedist for a second opinion and tell him that she sometimes complains of leg pain.
4 - Follow up with her eye doctor
5 - Call the new psicologist to find out about group therapies.
6 - Resume with the tests prescribed by the neurologist. EEG, Head MRI, plus some blood work with several tests.
7 - Vaginal culture exam

It may seem like a lot to take, but Im positive that things will be easier as soon as we have some answers... It is not easy to deal with something when you dont have an actual diagnosis, and always gets a comment of what it "could" be.

I will keep the blog updated about this.

We got tickets!!!!!!!!

Im sooooooooooo happy!!! Today we got tickets for Gaby and me to go and see Backyardigans LIVE next Saturday at 11:00am. She is REALLY excited and it fits with one of my resolutions of going out by myself with ONE girl at a time for some a mommy and me time.

Resolutions for 2009

I was checking out last year's resolution, and we didnt accomplish LOTS of them... That was not the plan (as Im very eager to follow with what I decide to), but I think we have grown so much as a family and as individuals that in overall I think the 2008 gave us LOTS of lessons learned.

This year I will be a bit more strict with our resolutions, and I will be going over them at the start of every season (Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter). There are some that were from last year that we didnt accomplish, and that I plan to do starting now!

FINANCES RELATED
1. To work out on the new budget with the new expenses we have starting this month
2. To open an account for each girl and to put the same amount of money monthly in each account. It won’t be much because we are pretty tight, but at least 5 bucks on each account so by the end of the year, we can use that money to buy one Christmas presents for each. This is more to start teaching them to save.
3. To make food-shopping lists and to stick to them

SAFETY AND HEALTH RELATED
1. To get Mimi to get checked by the Eye doctor as I have the feeling she also has lazy eyes as Gaby.
2. To get Mimi to get checked by the endocrinologist this month.
3. To get Mimi to get checked by a dermatologist
4. To plan the girls lunch in a weekly basis and continue doing the snacks plan.
5. To get Gaby to get checked by an orthopedist for a second opinion on her bull legs
6. To go again to my OB this month for referrals to try to find out what is wrong with me and my inability to lose weight... I need to get checked from head to toes!
7. To buy my eyeglasses in the first 2 months
8. To finish Gaby's neurologist follow ups.

PARENTING RELATED
1. To resume with cloth diapers
2. To take the girls to play outside of the house at least one time a week
3. To make playdates at least one time a month
4. To go to the beach or another place for the family every last Sunday of the month
5. To have a day out with ONE girl at least one time a month (a different girl each month, starting with Gaby, then Mia and then Mimi).
6. To start the new reward program for the girls.

PERSONAL AND MARRIAGE RELATED
1. To have one night out with hubby in the first trimester of the year, and then at least 3 more before the year ends
2. To call my dad one time a week to check on him, and to visit him at least one time a month
3. Be more patient as a mother, as a wife and as a daughter

BUSINESS RELATED
1. Set up new monthly goals for my biz
2. To get the new version of my web page running
3. To launch a new website that I have been working with hubby (in order to separate the family customers with the business customers)

ORGANIZATION
1. To sort all the toys that the girls have outgrow and that needs a new home
2. To sort all the clothes that the girls have outgrow and that needs a new owner
3. To make a chores schedule and stick to it
4. To buy a binder for each girl and organize all their papers (medical, school, identification, etc.)
5. To fully organize that medicine cabinet and label the medicines

New Year Resolutions for 2008

I will be checking this out in three months!! Let's see how much I can get done by then!!

FINANCES RELATED
1. To stick to my budget
2. To open an account for each girl and to put the same amount of money monthly in each account. It won’t be much because we are pretty tight, but at least 5 bucks on each account so by the end of the year, we can use that money to buy one Christmas presents for each. This is more to start teaching them to save.
3. To start buying cloth from Ebay, and do not buy stuff until Im sure that I got the best deal for it.
4. To make food-shopping lists and to stick to them
5. Cut down eating out to ONE time a month.

SAFETY AND HEALTH RELATED
1. To get Mimi’s ears pierced and PRONTO
2. To have Gaby back into a harness seat
3. To get Mimi to eat three meals a day
4. To get Mia to eat for healthy and to keep researching about her intestinal problems
5. To lose at least 5 pounds each month. To go back to South Beach diet, and to do the Elliptical every day. Also to keep a blog about my progress.

PARENTING RELATED
1. To become a cloth diapering mama, and stop using disposable diapers and wipes
2. To take the girls to play outside of the house at least one time a week
3. To make play-dates at least one time a month
4. To go out as a family at least 4 times in the year to somewhere outside the city (even if is just to the beach……. Visiting my dad doesn’t count).
5. Play a bit more with the girls
6. To have a day out with ONE girl at least one time a month (a different girl each month, starting with Gaby, then Mia and then Mimi).

PERSONAL AND MARRIAGE RELATED
1. To let friends and family to help us out if they please, and don’t say no to every help that is offered
2. To take care more of myself, and start being Anelys and not just the girl’s mom.
3. To have one night out with hubby in the first trimester of the year, and then at least 3 more before the year ends
4. To call my dad one time a week to check on him, and to visit him at least one time a month
5. To sleep at least 6 hours at night for the first semester, and at least 8 hours at night for the second semester
6. Be more patient as a mother, as a wife and as a daughter

BUSINESS RELATED
1. Set up monthly goals for my biz
2. To get my web page running and to solve my paypal issues
3. To advertise my biz in DR and focus in the customers that I can get in this country.
4. To finish my first paid a Web Page that I already started doing
5. To set up a working schedule for my biz, and do not work overnight

ORGANIZATION
1. To start getting rid of the toys that Mimi outgrows by the time she is 12 months old and give them away
2. To make a chores schedule and stick to it