Happy New Year!

Oh, it's still cold, and I'm still hacking from this cold/random virus, but it's great to get to sleep in before I go back to the evening shift tonight.

We had lots of fun here at the homestead last night. I actually made that red lentil soup in the crockpot, and even though I put a tad too much chicken stock in it, it worked. I packed up the remainers and Dahey will have a hot, steamy bowl of soup next week (a few times, actually) in his lunch. Since I've been on a soup run of sorts lately, he's had soup in his lunch just about every day. Right now, this is the fourth variety in our freezer.

Bubba went straight to bed at his usual time and Dahey and I retreated to the TV room with the remaining sparkly wine and watched this movie, since it's still technically the holiday season. We laughed and laughed. I got on the couch to watch the 10PM news, saw maybe two minutes and fell asleep. I woke up at 0035 to a talk show with Tiger Woods on it, and so I turned off the TV and went to bed.

Speaking of Dahey, no movin', movin' yet. Such is his work and contracting. Thankfully, he's still working, so we'll just be happy with that. Too many people are unemployed right now and work + paycheck = paid bills and no foreclosures, so I must say, that is the best gift of all.

I had some free time yesterday, so I ran through last year's resolutions. So far, this year's look about the same.

Work:

1. I will work hard to be a team player. (I notice that since there's a nursing shortage, people can act like NFL free agents sometimes, which can be hard to deal with. I don't want to be one of those people!)

2. I will learn something new every day. (It helps that I'm reviewing for certification!)

3. I will make sure I do one thing better than the day before.

4. I will grumble less and smile more. (Gotta keep those wrinkles away somehow!)

Home:

1. I will organize my paperwork. (This will be on my list forever!)

2. I will be nicer to my husband and son. (Sometimes Mommy can be a tad...bi%$chy...oops, glad "speller" doesn't read this blog! )

3. I will watch what I eat and drink more water. (Water = good, eating...well, not so good lately! Too much candy and cookies for the nursing staff!)

4. I will read more. (This is one from last year. I just need to put more in the RehabRN book club.)

Hope your start of the year is happy wherever you are. More to come!