Goals for 2011

So this year I have a few goals for myself.

1. Blog more about my family.

Days seem to go by so fast, Im not sure how anyone has time to blog. So Im going to try to make the time for it. I mean, I practically take a picture of the girls everyday, and they all just sit on my computer. What good is that??? So I need to prioritize my time better in order to blog.

2. Quit drinking soda.

Now only my husband and sister and Bro in law know how much I LOVED soda. I loved it!!! I had one a day, and a giant one at work, "to get me through the night"

However, while doing the Daniel plan study at church I had my "Ah ha" moment. I thought, I am actually willingly drinking something that has been liked to diseases that could kill me. Right then and there, I said I was done. So Jan 19th 2011 was my first day with no soda. I miss it, but not as bad as I thought. I only wish I gave it up sooner. When I think about all the soda I drank as a kid (diet and regular) I get sick to my stomach. So we have become a no soda house, and I wont even let the girls have it.

3. No processed foods.

We didn't really eat too many in the first place, but when I started looking at labels, I was just horrified. I threw out everything that had hyrdogenated oil it, which is horrible for you!

Some things included, coffee mate creamer, vanilla waffers, most boxed muffin/cake mixes, and some cereals! I just couldn't believe I had been consuming this poison! And giving it to my family! I personally feel like America has poisoned me for the last 30 years.

4. Decrease white flour, and white sugar.

So sugar is EVERYWHERE! its hidden in bread and cereals! So I went searching, and I found Ezekiel bread made with no flour or sugar! I actually like it, and Gracie does too! Hannah never liked bread in the first place so she doesn't care for it.

I also probably threw out 5 boxes of cereal! After reading the labels they have nothing good in them. And are filled with sugar.

5. We've gone organic.

I used to think those organic people were a bunch of snobs! But now Im the organic snob!

After doing my research I have learned that there are pesticides on practically all the fruits the girls love to eat. I thought, why am I feeding my children pesticides? So, even though its more pricey, we buy most fruits,veggies, eggs, milk, and meats organic. Worth it if you ask me. If more people buy them, then the prices will come down.

So basically this is the year I carefully watch what is going in my mouth and in my family's mouths. I always say, You are what you eat!