Here We Go, Again

Today's order: Grande Non-Fat Tazo Chai Latte

So, the more observant among you (those who aren't hung over today, I'm betting) have already figured out my little New Year's secret. Yep, it's true. I'm pregnant. Again.

But this time I showed a little restraint and kept this one under wraps until a little later in the game. Still not completely out of the 1st trimester woods, but I'm cautiously optimistic that things are ok this time around. Optimistic enough to have started a little side blog, in fact. Come join me over at Lattes For Two for the whole story. And then keep coming back to follow along until the big day arrives sometime in July. That's the day that my carefully organized (ha!), precariously balanced little parenting act erupts into full-blown "I have 3 kids now, watch how my head spins" chaos. Should be fun, in that unable to avert your eyes, gawking at the accident on the highway kind of way.

Doesn't that make you want to click over?

Anyway... on to other matters. So, it's the first day of 2009. How's it treating you so far? Personally, I'm in pretty good shape. Last night was very tame, even by my standards. In fact, I confess to having rung in the actual New Year from my bed, reading a really good book that you all should go out and get, if you haven't read it already, called The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. I'm only a third of the way through, but it's a book I have a hard time putting down. Amazing.

Ok, I'm getting sidetracked. So, my New Year's was pretty tame. We ordered pizza, rented a movie, then retired to our respective computers, and then I went to bed. Hot couple, aren't we? Makes you wonder how I ever got pregnant, really. *sigh* But, truthfully, it's precisely what we both wanted to do this New Year. I'm pregnant, sick as a dog, and more tired than I've been at any time in my life outside of the immediate newborn phase of my two children. My husband has been working like a dog all over the holidays, and when he's not working he's been shovelling snow. Don't even get me started about the snow. Let's just say, I'm not a fan. Neither of us wanted to get dressed up and go to some ridiculous shin-dig at which we were both going to be sober (he's on call again tomorrow) and have to wait it out until midnight with the intoxicated masses before it was polite to leave. Thanks, but no thanks.

So, New Year 2009 came in quietly, just as we hoped.

Now, of course, it's time to make those pesky resolutions that never seem to be kept. I'm keeping it brief this year. My first resolution is to work on getting my home more organized. We're drowning in a sea of paper, and nothing in my house seems to have a home. That needs to change, or 2009 just might be the year I lose my mind. It's a big project, though, so I'm going to try to start small, working on one area of the house at a time. Hopefully by Spring I'll have things sorted out enough to go on a big Spring Cleaning binge and get things into shape before summer and the new baby come.

My second resolution is to try to keep up with my blog. I really lost my blogging mojo in the last quarter of 2008, and I kind of missed this as an outlet. And I missed all of you, of course! But I'm not doing anything crazy like joining Blog365 again this year. I know better. If I can plant my ass in front of the computer and pull off 3 or 4 reasonable posts a week, I'll be happy.

And that's it for this year. I'm capping it at 2 resolutions. No crazy plans to eat better, get into shape (the only shape I'll be working on this year is round, I'm thinkin'), or completely overhaul my life. Sorry, Oprah! Maybe this year I'll actually keep my resolutions. Feel free to kick me in the ass when necessary to get me to keep up on #2. Hopefully as #1 takes shape I'll have some before and after shots to show off. If nothing else, it will help keep #2 going, right?

So, my fellow bloggers (you few precious readers I have left!), what have you resolved for 2009?