15 for 2015 Review

A new page, a new year, 2016 is here. I'm glad to see 2015 go. It was a busy, big year for our family and while I didn't do everything I set out to do, I had a lot of fun and learned a lot about myself along the way. It's funny how life works out; it's even funnier how it doesn't.

I have decided not to set any goals for 2016, because looking down at this list, I feel disappointed I didn't hit my marks—and know I probably could have tried harder in some areas, and set really lofty aspirations for others.

That being said, I am glad I used this as a guide to keep me motivated to cook more, read more, experience more.

So here's how it shook out, here's the last update of 15 for 2015.  

15 for 2015 

Hit the Pure Barre Montgomery 250 Tuck Club (Accomplished in January) 

Spend another long weekend in Curacao We did not go back to our favorite place on Earth this year and I am definitely sad about it.

 Show Fitz and Alex the beach We did not show them the traditional beach. I believe this was one of my more lofty aspirations for the year that fell a little flat—unfortunately. It is also one of the ones that makes me the most sad I am not able to cross off. HOWEVER, we did take a trip up to Wisconsin to our family's cabin in the North Woods and they enjoyed boat rides and did see lake water's edge. They even went fishing with their dad!

They even ate supper at the same restaurant notorious gangster John Dillinger did before his capture following a shootout with the FBI. It was a great trip!

Future gangsters atop one of Dillinger's Gang's cars at Little Bo in Manitowish Waters, Wis.

Read 15 books 1: Mending Fences 2: Tonight and Always 3: A Matter of Choice 4: Endings and Beginnings 4: Vegas Rich 5: A Perfect Life 6: Downtown 7: The Best of Me 8: The Little Paris Bookshop 9. Hoping for Hope 10: Driftwood Summer 11: Nantucket Nights 12: Untamed I am disappointed in myself for not finishing two more books, but proud I found time to read on trips, after the babies went to bed and on my lunch breaks.

Take an entire month and not buy a single piece of clothing (or accessory) for myself (Accomplished in May) 

Finally re-decorate our living room (Accomplished in April) 

Update my phone software (Got a new iPhone 6S in September)

Visit Kimber, Gentry and Saylor at the farm in Pennsylvania (Accomplished in July!)

Go home for Alabama Homecoming  This was the same weekend as Fitz and Alex's birthday party, so we let this one go. Though in November we did go to Tuscaloosa and see the Tide take on LSU!
 Write my Nanny once a month January: yes, sort of. February: yes! March: yes! April: No. May: No. June: yes! July: I think so, but I can't remember, honestly. August: Mailed it on Aug 31st, but yes! September: yes! October: yes! November: yes! December: yes!

Try 15 new recipes 1: Creamy Italian Chicken Crockpot Bake 2: Cajun Cake recipe from Southern Living Annual Recipes 1987 edition 3: Basil Chicken Pizza 4: Fiesta Chicken Rice Bowls 5: Carla Hall’s Confetti Blondies 6: Cheeseburger Pie 7: Sun-Dried Tomato and Herb Crusted Salmon 8: Bursting Blueberry-Chocolate Bundt Cake 9: Cheesy Stuffed Meatloaf 10: Rosemary, Thyme Oven Roast  11: Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers 12: Balsamic Braised Chicken Thighs 13: Southern-fied Arrabiata 14: French Chicken Stew 15: Cranberry Oat Ricotta Muffins

Completely clean out my closet (Accomplished in August)

Take about a zillion more pictures I just found it on my phone camera from F&A's birthday and, well, it just speaks for itself.  

Clean out the storage unit and sell the furniture we are never going to use (Accomplished in March) 

Show Mark Philadelphia and the Porecca family We did not visit my family in Philadelphia and I am sad about that, but this was another lofty aspiration I think, with Mark's new job and my existing work travel schedule. 

15 for 2015 Update: November

Update on 15 for 2015 during the month of November. Where the hell did this year go? I feel like I've accomplished so much, and yet, still didn't do everything I wanted to! I'm definitely ready to say goodbye to 2015.

15 for 2015 

Hit the Pure Barre Montgomery 250 Tuck Club (Accomplished in January) 

Spend another long weekend in Curacao 

 Show Fitz and Alex the beach 

Read 15 books 1: Mending Fences 2: Tonight and Always 3: A Matter of Choice 4: Endings and Beginnings 4: Vegas Rich 5: A Perfect Life 6: Downtown 7: The Best of Me 8: The Little Paris Bookshop 9. Hoping for Hope

Take an entire month and not buy a single piece of clothing (or accessory) for myself (Accomplished in May) 

Finally re-decorate our living room (Accomplished in April) 

Update my phone software (Not that it helped anything) I actually got a brand new iPhone 6S in September!

Visit Kimber, Gentry and Saylor at the farm in Pennsylvania (Accomplished in July!)

Go home for Alabama Homecoming  This was the same weekend as Fitz and Alex's birthday party, so we let this one go. Though in November we did go to Tuscaloosa and see the Tide take on LSU!

 Write my Nanny once a month January: yes, sort of. February: yes! March: yes! April: No. May: No. June: yes! July: I think so, but I can't remember, honestly. August: Mailed it on Aug 31st, but yes! September: yes! October: yes! November: yes!

Try 15 new recipes 1: Creamy Italian Chicken Crockpot Bake 2: Cajun Cake recipe from Southern Living Annual Recipes 1987 edition 3: Basil Chicken Pizza 4: Fiesta Chicken Rice Bowls 5: Carla Hall’s Confetti Blondies 6: Cheeseburger Pie 7: Sun-Dried Tomato and Herb Crusted Salmon 8: Bursting Blueberry-Chocolate Bundt Cake 9: Cheesy Stuffed Meatloaf 10: Rosemary, Thyme Oven Roast  11: Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers 12: Balsamic Braised Chicken Thighs

Completely clean out my closet (Accomplished in August)

Take about a zillion more pictures Here, I like to think my kids are saying, "Enough with the pictures. We look like tiny men, we get it. Why is your voice so squeaky?" 

Clean out the storage unit and sell the furniture we are never going to use (Accomplished in March) 

Show Mark Philadelphia and the Porecca family

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Hoping for a Christmas miracle on my reading list. 

15 for 2015 Update: October

Update on 15 for 2015 during the month of October, and again, I'm always so excited when I look at these each month and realize all I have accomplished. It's crazy to think this year is almost over. 

15 for 2015 

Hit the Pure Barre Montgomery 250 Tuck Club (Accomplished in January) 

Spend another long weekend in Curacao 

 Show Fitz and Alex the beach 

Read 15 books 1: Mending Fences 2: Tonight and Always 3: A Matter of Choice 4: Endings and Beginnings 4: Vegas Rich 5: A Perfect Life 6: Downtown 7: The Best of Me 8: The Little Paris Bookshop

Take an entire month and not buy a single piece of clothing (or accessory) for myself (Accomplished in May) 

Finally re-decorate our living room (Accomplished in April) 

Update my phone software (Not that it helped anything) I actually got a brand new iPhone 6S in September!

Visit Kimber, Gentry and Saylor at the farm in Pennsylvania (Accomplished in July!)

Go home for Alabama Homecoming  This was the same weekend as Fitz and Alex's birthday party, so we let this one go.

Write my Nanny once a month January: yes, sort of. February: yes! March: yes! April: No. May: No. June: yes! July: I think so, but I can't remember, honestly. August: Mailed it on Aug 31st, but yes! September: yes! October: yes!

Try 15 new recipes 1: Creamy Italian Chicken Crockpot Bake 2: Cajun Cake recipe from Southern Living Annual Recipes 1987 edition 3: Basil Chicken Pizza 4: Fiesta Chicken Rice Bowls 5: Carla Hall’s Confetti Blondies 6: Cheeseburger Pie 7: Sun-Dried Tomato and Herb Crusted Salmon 8: Bursting Blueberry-Chocolate Bundt Cake 9: Cheesy Stuffed Meatloaf 10: Rosemary, Thyme Oven Roast  11: Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers

Completely clean out my closet (Accomplished in August)

Take about a zillion more pictures 

Clean out the storage unit and sell the furniture we are never going to use (Accomplished in March) 

Show Mark Philadelphia and the Porecca family

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Looks like I need to really read my tail off over the Holidays.

15 for 2015 Update: September

Slow and steady wins the race... though I came to the sad realization this month that one of my items will be impossible to do.

Update on 15 for 2015 during the month of September, which I cannot even remember happening—at all. I know October will be just as crazy, considering I now have a set of ONE YEAR OLDS. Someone come hug me.

15 for 2015 

Hit the Pure Barre Montgomery 250 Tuck Club (Accomplished in January) 

Spend another long weekend in Curacao 

 Show Fitz and Alex the beach 

Read 15 books 1: Mending Fences 2: Tonight and Always 3: A Matter of Choice 4: Endings and Beginnings 4: Vegas Rich 5: A Perfect Life 6: Downtown

Take an entire month and not buy a single piece of clothing (or accessory) for myself (Accomplished in May) 

Finally re-decorate our living room (Accomplished in April) 

Update my phone software (Not that it helped anything) I actually got a brand new iPhone 6S in September!

Visit Kimber, Gentry and Saylor at the farm in Pennsylvania (Accomplished in July!)

Go home for Alabama Homecoming  This is the same weekend as Fitz and Alex's birthday party, so we are just going to have to let this one go...

Write my Nanny once a month January: yes, sort of. February: yes! March: yes! April: No. May: No. June: yes! July: I think so, but I can't remember, honestly. August: Mailed it on Aug 31st, but yes! September: yes!

Try 15 new recipes 1: Creamy Italian Chicken Crockpot Bake 2: Cajun Cake recipe from Southern Living Annual Recipes 1987 edition 3: Basil Chicken Pizza 4: Fiesta Chicken Rice Bowls 5: Carla Hall’s Confetti Blondies 6: Cheeseburger Pie 7: Sun-Dried Tomato and Herb Crusted Salmon 8: Bursting Blueberry-Chocolate Bundt Cake 9: Cheesy Stuffed Meatloaf 10: Rosemary, Thyme Oven Roast 

Completely clean out my closet (Accomplished in August)

Take about a zillion more pictures Roll Tide!

Clean out the storage unit and sell the furniture we are never going to use (Accomplished in March) 

Show Mark Philadelphia and the Porecca family

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Still need to step up my reading and cooking game!

15 for 2015 Update: August

Okay, I know I've said every month that I'm dropping the ball on this, but I think I was quietly making progress on this while I just told myself I wasn't.

Update on 15 for 2015 during the month of August, which I cannot even remember happening—at all.

15 for 2015 

Hit the Pure Barre Montgomery 250 Tuck Club (Accomplished in January) 

Spend another long weekend in Curacao 

 Show Fitz and Alex the beach 

Read 15 books 1: Mending Fences 2: Tonight and Always 3: A Matter of Choice 4: Endings and Beginnings 4: Vegas Rich 5: A Perfect Life

Take an entire month and not buy a single piece of clothing (or accessory) for myself (Accomplished in May) 

Finally re-decorate our living room (Accomplished in April) 

Update my phone software (Not that it helped anything) 

Visit Kimber, Gentry and Saylor at the farm in Pennsylvania (Accomplished in July!)

Go home for Alabama Homecoming 

Write my Nanny once a month January: yes, sort of. February: yes! March: yes! April: No. May: No. June: yes! July: I think so, but I can't remember, honestly. August: Mailed it on Aug 31st, but yes!

Try 15 new recipes 1: Creamy Italian Chicken Crockpot Bake 2: Cajun Cake recipe from Southern Living Annual Recipes 1987 edition 3: Basil Chicken Pizza 4: Fiesta Chicken Rice Bowls 5: Carla Hall’s Confetti Blondies 6: Cheeseburger Pie 7: Sun-Dried Tomato and Herb Crusted Salmon 8: Bursting Blueberry-Chocolate Bundt Cake 9: Cheesy Stuffed Meatloaf 10: Rosemary, Thyme Oven Roast 

Completely clean out my closet Accomplished in August! It was such a refreshing feeling! I now know exactly how many outfits I need to buy for the winter, haha.

Take about a zillion more pictures Bath time "fun"

Clean out the storage unit and sell the furniture we are never going to use (Accomplished in March) 

Show Mark Philadelphia and the Porecca family

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I'm pretty proud of myself, though I need to step up my reading game.

15 for 2015 Update: July

I'm not quite on top of things this month as much as I wish I had been, but hey, being accountable is what matters, right?

Progress on 15 for 2015 during the month of July, which I cannot even remember happening. I thought July 4th was last week?

15 for 2015 

Hit the Pure Barre Montgomery 250 Tuck Club (Accomplished in January) 

Spend another long weekend in Curacao 

 Show Fitz and Alex the beach 

Read 15 books 1: Mending Fences 2: Tonight and Always 3: A Matter of Choice 4: Endings and Beginnings 4: Vegas Rich 5: A Perfect Life

Take an entire month and not buy a single piece of clothing (or accessory) for myself (Accomplished in May) 

Finally re-decorate our living room (Accomplished in April) 

Update my phone software (Not that it helped anything) 

Visit Kimber, Gentry and Saylor at the farm in Pennsylvania (Accomplished in July!) We had so much fun! #woodsbarbieandbabydopa

Go home for Alabama Homecoming 

Write my Nanny once a month January: yes, sort of. February: yes! March: yes! April: No. May: No. June: yes! July: I think so, but I can't remember, honestly.

Try 15 new recipes 1: Creamy Italian Chicken Crockpot Bake 2: Cajun Cake recipe from Southern Living Annual Recipes 1987 edition 3: Basil Chicken Pizza 4: Fiesta Chicken Rice Bowls 5: Carla Hall’s Confetti Blondies 6: Cheeseburger Pie 7: Sun-Dried Tomato and Herb Crusted Salmon 8: Bursting Blueberry-Chocolate Bundt Cake

Completely clean out my closet I am past my breaking point with this one.

Take about a zillion more pictures Just some boys and their bird dog.

Clean out the storage unit and sell the furniture we are never going to use (Accomplished in March) 

Show Mark Philadelphia and the Porecca family

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I might have to ring the bell and call my life mediocre at this point?

15 for 2015 Update: June

Well, well, well, look who got some free time this week and wrote some blog spots? I literally feel like $1 million dollars. I even caught up on laundry. #winningatlife 

Progress on 15 for 2015 during the month of June, which I was just as much of a blur as the last like five before it, but eh, I guess that's my life now?

15 for 2015 

Hit the Pure Barre Montgomery 250 Tuck Club (Accomplished in January) 

Spend another long weekend in Curacao 

 Show Fitz and Alex the beach 

Read 15 books 1: Mending Fences 2: Tonight and Always 3: A Matter of Choice 4: Endings and Beginnings

Take an entire month and not buy a single piece of clothing (or accessory) for myself (Accomplished in May) 

Finally re-decorate our living room (Accomplished in April) 

Update my phone software (Not that it helped anything) 

Visit Kimber, Gentry and Saylor at the farm in Pennsylvania We’ve got plane tickets for the middle of July! 

Go home for Alabama Homecoming 

Write my Nanny once a month January: yes, sort of. February: yes! March: yes! April: No. May: No. June: YES! I mailed it the last week of June, but I still mailed it. It didn't do anything to dissuade my guilt though. 

Try 15 new recipes 1: Creamy Italian Chicken Crockpot Bake 2: Cajun Cake recipe from Southern Living Annual Recipes 1987 edition 3: Basil Chicken Pizza 4: Fiesta Chicken Rice Bowls 5: Carla Hall’s Confetti Blondies 6: Cheeseburger Pie 7: Sun-Dried Tomato and Herb Crusted Salmon 8: Bursting Blueberry-Chocolate Bundt Cake

Completely clean out my closet I reached a breaking point in June but never seemed to find the time to tackle this one. 

Take about a zillion more pictures Most weekends look like this. Maybe with a little bit of screaming though... 

Clean out the storage unit and sell the furniture we are never going to use (Accomplished in March) 

Show Mark Philadelphia and the Porecca family

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I'm not quite giving up on myself yet. But this is still a pertinent question: At what point do I ring the bell and call it mediocrity?

15 for 2015 Update: May

What counts here is that I am keeping myself accountable about this right? Not that I am just getting to this, instead of writing it two weeks ago like I should have….

Progress on 15 for 2015 during the month of May, which I sorta think I blacked out for?

15 for 2015 

Hit the Pure Barre Montgomery 250 Tuck Club (Accomplished in January) 

Spend another long weekend in Curacao 

 Show Fitz and Alex the beach 

Read 15 books 1: Mending Fences 2: Tonight and Always 3: A Matter of Choice 4: Endings and Beginnings

Take an entire month and not buy a single piece of clothing (or accessory) for myself Success! I actually didn’t buy myself a single thing in May that wasn’t a complete necessity, like toothpaste!! 

Finally re-decorate our living room (Accomplished in April) 

Update my phone software (Not that it helped anything) 

Visit Kimber, Gentry and Saylor at the farm in Pennsylvania We’ve got plans to head there in July! 

Go home for Alabama Homecoming 

Write my Nanny once a month January: yes, sort of. February: yes! March: yes! April: No. May: No. I still have an incredible amount of guilt on this one. 

Try 15 new recipes 1: Creamy Italian Chicken Crockpot Bake 2: Cajun Cake recipe from Southern Living Annual Recipes 1987 edition 3: Basil Chicken Pizza 4: Fiesta Chicken Rice Bowls 5: Carla Hall’s Confetti Blondies 6: Cheeseburger Pie 7: Sun-Dried Tomato and Herb Crusted Salmon I actually created myself! 

Completely clean out my closet Still working on this one. Though I’m fairly confident I’m at my breaking point with my closet. 

Take about a zillion more pictures Working on it, I mean, these moments are not going to last forever. 

Note to self: drag out the big camera next time and don't get your thigh in the corner.

Clean out the storage unit and sell the furniture we are never going to use (Accomplished in March) 

Show Mark Philadelphia and the Porecca family

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Still, all about the slow climb to greatness—at least I add a few things to my list. Though at what point do I ring the bell and call it mediocrity?

15 for 2015 Update: April

What counts here is that I am keeping myself accountable about this right? Not that I am post dating this, like I actually wrote it in the middle of May…. 

Progress on 15 for 2015 during the month of April, which I barely realized was over.

15 for 2015 

Hit the Pure Barre Montgomery 250 Tuck Club (Accomplished in January) 

Spend another long weekend in Curacao 

Show Fitz and Alex the beach  

Read 15 books 1: Mending Fences 2: Tonight and Always 3: A Matter of Choice 4: Endings and Beginnings

Take an entire month and not buy a single piece of clothing (or accessory) for myself Still working on this one. It’s a long year! 

Finally re-decorate our living room DONE! Finished this one in time for Fitz and Alex’s Baptism celebration! I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. 

Update my phone software (Not that it helped anything) 

Visit Kimber, Gentry and Saylor at the farm in Pennsylvania 

Go home for Alabama Homecoming 

Write my Nanny once a month January: yes, sort of. February: yes! March: yes! April: No. I need to make this a more regular habit. Sometimes I find myself missing her a lot and remember there were years where I talked to her all day, every day. How can I not find time to write to her? I’ve got a lot of guilt on this one. 

Try 15 new recipes 1: Creamy Italian Chicken Crockpot Bake 2: Cajun Cake recipe from Southern Living Annual Recipes 1987 edition 3: Basil Chicken Pizza 4: Fiesta Chicken Rice Bowls

Completely clean out my closet Still working on it. It’s a long year! 

Take about a zillion more pictures Working on it, I mean, how can I not want to document this sweet face? 

Clean out the storage unit and sell the furniture we are never going to use (Accomplished in March)  

Show Mark Philadelphia and the Porecca family

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Obviously, apparently, I'm all about that slow climb to greatness, time to kick it up a notch, maybe?

15 for 2015 Update: March

What counts here is that I am keeping myself accountable about this right? Not that I am posting this update in the middle of the month...

Anyway, here's the progress on my 15 for 2015 during the month of March, which flew by.
 

15 for 2015 

Hit the Pure Barre Montgomery 250 Tuck Club (Accomplished in January)

Spend another long weekend in Curacao 

Show Fitz and Alex the beach 

Read 15 books 1: Mending Fences 2: Tonight and Always 3: A Matter of Choice 4: Endings and Beginnings

Take an entire month and not buy a single piece of clothing (or accessory) for myself I came close in March but at the last second splurged at Welle Studio on some earrings right before Easter.

Finally re-decorate our living room Very, very close on this one!

Update my phone software (Not that it helped anything)

Visit Kimber, Gentry and Saylor at the farm in Pennsylvania 

Go home for Alabama Homecoming 

Write my Nanny once a month January: I actually failed on this one, but I mailed my Momma a nice note so I'm going to count that. February: yes! Even remembered to stick in the box tops I'd been collecting for her! March: yes! but I forgot to mail baby pictures for the second month in a row #fail

Try 15 new recipes 1: Creamy Italian Chicken Crockpot Bake I made up using a random collection of things in my fridge in desperation the other day: 1 lb. chicken breast; 1 tablespoon of butter; about 2 tablespoons of Italian seasoning; 1 tablespoon of parsley; 1 cup of chicken stock and 1 block of cream cheese. Cook on low for 4-6 hours. Shred with a fork and mix well. Layer with cooked pasta or rice and garnish with parsley. Makes enough for two solid dinner portions and two solid lunch portions. Mark deemed it a new favorite! 2: Cajun Cake recipe from Southern Living Annual Recipes 1987 edition 3: Basil Chicken Pizza 4: Fiesta Chicken Rice Bowls

Completely clean out my closet I did a mini purge trying to find something to wear to a friend's wedding, but I still need to really clean it out.

Take about a zillion more pictures Working on it, though in March, I can't say I worked on it as much as I should have.

Clean out the storage unit and sell the furniture we are never going to use AND ALL THE ANGELS SANG A HYMN OF THANKSGIVING!! I had a yard sale last month and it hasn't the blazing success I wanted it to be, but I still made a fair amount of money and most importantly, got rid of crap!

Show Mark Philadelphia and the Porecca family  

 

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Obviously, during the first quarter of 2015, I've been all about that slow climb to greatness, time to kick it up a notch. 

15 for 2015 Update: February

It's already March? You've got to be kidding. In my mind, yesterday was basically my birthday. Tomorrow the twins will be five months old. This blows my flipping mind.

Since it's a new month, I feel like I should at least update my little online diary of what I hope to accomplish for 2015. I knocked off a few things in February—nothing holds a person accountable quite like the internet!

15 for 2015 

Hit the Pure Barre Montgomery 250 Tuck Club (Accomplished in January)

Spend another long weekend in Curacao  

Show Fitz and Alex the beach 

Read 15 books: 1: Mending Fences by Sherryl Woods 2: Tonight and Always by Nora Roberts 3: A Matter of Choice by Nora Roberts 

Take an entire month and not buy a single piece of clothing (or accessory) for myself 

Finally re-decorate our living room 

Update my phone software (Done in January)

 Visit Kimber, Gentry and Saylor at the farm in Pennsylvania 

Go home for Alabama Homecoming 

Write my Nanny once a month: January: I actually failed on this one, but I mailed my Momma a nice note so I'm going to count that. February: yes! Even remembered to stick in the box tops I'd been collecting for her! …still forgot to stick in some baby pictures, but hey, slow climb to greatness.  

Try 15 new recipes: 1: Creamy Italian Chicken Crockpot Bake I made up using a random collection of things in my fridge in desperation the other day: 1 lb. chicken breast; 1 tablespoon of butter; about 2 tablespoons of Italian seasoning; 1 tablespoon of parsley; 1 cup of chicken stock and 1 block of cream cheese. Cook on low for 4-6 hours. Shred with a fork and mix well. Layer with cooked pasta or rice and garnish with parsley. Makes enough for two solid dinner portions and two solid lunch portions. Mark deemed it a new favorite! 2: Cajun Cake recipe from Southern Living Annual Recipes 1987 edition

Completely clean out my closet 

Take about a zillion more pictures Working on it. Example A, Future logger? 

Clean out the storage unit and sell the furniture we are never going to use 

Show Mark Philadelphia and the Porecca family

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So with 59 days down, we're still on that slow climb to greatness. At least I made some serious progress, in my mind at least, this last month.

15 for 2015 Update: January

I swear just when I feel like I've got a handle on something, I realize I've forgotten fifteen other things. It has been a crazy time around here. There's been epic sicknesses, woods re-entries, a birthday coming up, some goals accomplished and two newborns who are very close to rolling over and making me so proud killing all my hopes and dreams of having tiny babies forever.

So in an effort to get caught up on my life, I mean, keep track of my 15 for 2015, I wanted to update my progress. Because nothing holds a person accountable quite like the internet! Ha!

 15 for 2015 

Hit the Pure Barre Montgomery 250 Tuck Club: ACCOMPLISHED! This one felt so good. My love for Pure Barre runs deep, and I've discussed it plenty of times. But this goal was such a big one for me. Celebrating after class with some of my PB besties was the icing on the cake. 

  Spend another long weekend in Curacao 

Show Fitz and Alex the beach 

 Read 15 books: 1: Mending Fences by Sherryl Woods 

Take an entire month and not buy a single piece of clothing (or accessory) for myself 

Finally re-decorate our living room 

Update my phone software Done. My phone still sucks, even with the new software.

Visit Kimber, Gentry and Saylor at the farm in Pennsylvania 

 Go home for Alabama Homecoming 

Write my Nanny once a month: January: I actually failed on this one, but I mailed my Momma a nice note so I'm going to count that.

 Try 15 new recipes 

 Completely clean out my closet 

Take about a zillion more pictures

 Clean out the storage unit and sell the furniture we are never going to use 

Show Mark Philadelphia and the Porecca family 

So with 31 days down, I've only done four things. Clearly, I'm all about the slow climb to greatness.

15 for 2015

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I recently saw a post on a blog that got me thinking…what exactly are my goals for the new year?

I've never been a huge resolutions/goals person. Maybe that's because I'm lazy? But I always seem to get the things done I want to get done…eventually. So this year I'm going to try something different, you know since I'm someone's mother now I should maybe be more of an adult am going to hold myself accountable for things?

Maybe I should add take pictures with my DSLR camera instead of my old, crappy iPhone to my list?

On January 2, 2014 I had no idea what the year ahead would hold. It's been a helluva ride to say the least. This year I plan to be a little more intentional with my time, enjoy my babies, enjoy my husband and really be present in the moments. I'm usually pretty good about that last one but damn, these days I am TIRED.

"What do you mean your tired? Sleep is for the birds"--My child, probably

So, here goes...

15 for 2015 

Hit the Pure Barre Montgomery 250 Tuck Club…I’m so close! 

Spend another long weekend in Curacao 

Show Fitz and Alex the beach 

Read 15 books 

Take an entire month and not buy a single piece of clothing (or accessory) for myself 

Finally re-decorate our living room 

Update my phone software...my phone's pictures are horrible!

Visit Kimber, Gentry and Saylor at the farm in Pennsylvania 

Go home for Alabama Homecoming 

Write my Nanny once a month 

Try 15 new recipes 

Completely clean out my closet 

Take about a zillion more pictures 

Clean out the storage unit and sell the furniture we are never going to use 

Show Mark Philadelphia and the Porecca family