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Cozy. Not my house though.

I ended 2012 with a trip to the pediatrician's office and cuddles on the couch with a feverish Shout.

I contemplated making my New Year's Resolution that we would have money LEFT OVER in our medical flexible spending account this year. Then I promptly discarded that idea as I made ANOTHER trip to the doctor today with Bounce.

Why do my kids wait until the END of the break to get sick?

And did I mention that after being coughed, sneezed and slobbered on for a few days, I woke up this morning that a cough that could wake the dead? (And also pull every muscle in my upper body. And ouch, I have a headache too.)

I made a list of my resolutions for the New Year. Actually, just for January, knowing full well that I will have abandoned them by February 1st. (Ok, not really. I decided that I want to create better habits, so I'm starting myself off slowly in January and will hopefully ramp up the things that worked each month.)

My list is a little long, but mostly achieveable. (You know me... set the bar right where you can step over it.)

Here are a few of my goals for the month:

Read one book. (I'm 25% there.)
Exercise 5 times. (But brrrr, it's so cold out.)
Do one new family activity. (God help me.)
Lose 2 pounds. (Should be doable, right?)
Make 2 new recipes. (Whether or not people eat them is less my concern.)
What about you? Any big plans for 2013?

photo from Country Living