New Year's Resolutions - 2013 Edition

This will probably be a pretty boring post for those of you that follow my blog for pictures and stories about the kids, but I think it's important.

-Eat more healthfully. This one is especially important as the mother of 2 young children. I've heard so many parents say "I make my kids eat fruits and veggies, but I don't". I think that sets a poor example - kids want to eat what mommies and daddies eat! Prime example - I have a fruit and veggie smoothie for breakfast every morning (it's soooo easy to knock out a couple of servings of your minimum 7 servings a day), and I share with Ethan and Eva. One time when I was out of spinach, Ethan did not want the smoothie because there was no "salad" in it. I want them to grow up loving their fruits and vegetables!
Of course, there is nothing wrong with the occasional full fat no nutritional value treat (my personal favorites are chocolate covered bacon and chocolate croissants)
-Waste less food. Did you know that according to the National Resources Defense Council, we waste $165 billion worth of food every year? That works out to $529 per person. $529!!! I can think of a lot of things I'd rather be doing for that money! I will be working on this by buying only the perishables that I need, and any "wilty" fruit or vegetable can go in my smoothie. I have also been 
-Try new food. I'd like to think my family is adventurous in eating, but I think we eat the same fruits/veggies/meats in a variety of ways. This year, I'd like to try some new vegetables - I will just start by picking something new and interesting at Whole Foods, bring it home, and make something tasty!
-Get in shape. If you're my Facebook friend, you've probably figured out I'm doing Insanity. That's not it though - I'm doing a 30 minute jog on the treadmill (this is my warmup), 20 minutes of Insanity (more cardio), followed by 20 minutes of yoga (to cool down and tone). I think I will be alternating Insanity with P90X, since the wait list for the Insanity dvd's at the library is, well, insane (I sat on the wait list for over 2 months!). 
-Get close to my pre-pregnancy weight. I overindulged when I was pregnant with Eva and gained 40 pounds (vs 28 with Ethan). I've managed to lose nearly 30 of those already, and with my little fitness routine above, hopefully I'll lose those last pesky pounds!
-Spend more time with the family. I need to conscientiously work on this. I've signed both kids up for their individual story times at the library (my library has a really great kids' program!), so I can spend some individual time bonding with them. When the weather is nicer, I plan on spending more time outside running around! We will also be taking advantage of the zoo membership that we received this year :)
-Spend time with Chris. This will be a little tricky because our usual babysitter decided to get a job and move to St. Louis. Plus with Eva not taking bottles, it takes careful planning to be able to get out for date night!
-Blog more! This is tricky with my new fitness routine, but I will try to make it happen.
-Take more pictures. I need to try to take more pictures. There are so many moments that I'd love to capture and share! I am also going to borrow a friend's DSLR camera to try and learn how to use it, so I can figure out if it's worth shelling out the big bucks for a quality camera.

That's it for now :)