So here is the Plan for 2010

I can't believe it is 2010!! Amazing how the years keep flying by and I never get older ;-)  I've been doing some thinking about what 2010 will hold for me and our little family, and came up with a few ideas for both me and our home!

1. Run a 5K race: Hubs and I took the "Learn to Run" clinic at the Running Room and I successfully got to the point where I could run 2 sets of 10 minutes with only 1 minute recovery in between. However that is where it stopped. The weather turned and I have no interest in running outside in this weather!  So in 2010, I will get my sh&% together and run a 5K race. Anyone interested in joining me?

2. Build a Garage: This is really my husband's goal, but I figured I would put it here since this is primarily a blog about our home.  We live in a row house with laneway access to our backyard parking, and are planning on building a 1.5 car garage back there. I can't wait to just press a button and drive into our nice, warm-ish garage. This is a plan for the spring but we'll see :-) I'm hoping for one that looks like this: http://www.hgtv.ca/BLOG/archive/2008/11/20/gorgeous-garage-makeover.aspx

3. Start saving for our eventual bathroom renovation: We are planning on doing a full renovation on our bathroom to turn it into one with a separate tub and shower with a tub that is deep enough to cover me when I'm in it!  The one that is in there now is super shallow and not a good soaking tub.  We may even take down the wall to the next door laundry room and combine them somehow. I saw that once in Style at Home and it was pretty sweet.

4. Paint the family room and purchase arm chairs and tv stand.

5. Refinish the front door and the french doors for the vestibule: Our front door is pretty beat up looking, so in the summer we are planning on stripping it and refinishing it. The house also came with narrow french doors that go right in the front hall - we think that putting them up will get rid of some of the draft that we get from the front door. They are pretty gunked up with paint, so we are going to strip them and repaint.

6. Become more efficient at work: Sometimes it takes me longer than it should to complete tasks, so I'd like to work on that. As I become more knowledgeable, I'm sure the work will be completed quicker, but I need to focus on that for sure.

7. Appreciate my family and friends more: I have pretty awesome friends and family and I feel like I should step back more often and realize how lucky I am and how amazing they all are.

8. Drink more water: I am a perpetual camel. I don't drink. I barely even feel thirst. I must start drinking more water this year FOR REAL. Maybe if I bought one of those cute carafe/glass thingies that you can buy at Crate and Barrel or Anthro I'd be motivated to drink ;-)

Anyways - that's about it for now. Hopefully I am successful this year!!