iheartmateo.: 2012.

I think I’ll nominate myself as the worst blogger. I’ve been gone for so long, that I forgot my password. Now that a new year is right around the corner, I thought blogging my new year’s resolution for 2012 would be a great idea. I think sharing my new year’s resolution is good because you guys can remind me of them if I start slacking off.

1. Blogging more often. I don’t know why I even stopped. I’ve always enjoyed writing. I say I don’t have time but I do. “Excuses are for losers”. This month alone, I’ve had about five friends ask me if I was planning to blog again. I am REALLY going to try to blog AT LEAST twice a month.

2. READ. I want to read more books. I miss reading for pleasure. A while back, I asked my friends on FB to recommend a book & I got so many responds. I wrote them all down on a piece of paper; now I just need to find it.

3. Photography. I need to get to it. Photography is something that has been on my mind for MONTHS but I haven’t found the confidence to do it. I don’t know if I’ll be good at it or if I’ll even enjoy it. It’s just something that has been on my mind & I’m determined to try it out. Even if I fail at it. I always tell my husband, “Let me do it. Let me fail. I don’t care”.

4. Church. I need to go to church. I know God is everywhere and we don’t have to go to church to have a relationship with him BUT I miss Sunday mass. I want Mateo to have the same upbringing I had and attending mass was a big part of my life; until I got married =/..

5. Make a difference. I’ve put a lot of thought into my last new year’s resolution. I think making a difference in someone’s life would be awesome. I’m not trying to be a hero or anything BUT I think I could change someone’s life. I had lunch with a close friend the other day and I started sharing some of my crazy ideas. What I thought was “crazy” wasn’t crazy to her. In fact, she said it was a wonderful idea=)

My “crazy” idea: Help someone live a healthier life.

I loved my pregnancy BUT gaining all that weight (53 pounds) wasn’t exactly my plan. A woman is only supposed to gain 25-30 pounds in a pregnancy. Losing all the weight after giving birth was THE BEST FEELING. I remember trying on my size 4 jeans a week after having Mateo & feeling completely depressed. Btw, don’t ever do that; don’t try to fit into your old pair of jeans A WEEK after giving birth. WORST IDEA EVER. I made a commitment to myself to lose the weight in three months. & I DID! It was hard BUT it was done. Losing 53 pounds ON MY OWN has inspired me to help someone else. I’m not a personal trainer or a nutritionist BUT I know I can inspire someone else to live a healthier life. As my last new year’s resolution, I want to dedicate a whole month to someone who needs that extra push to lose a few lbs. I don’t know who just yet but I’m definitely going to pick someone who REALLY WANTS IT & NEEDS IT. I want to make sure this person is going to give it their all and not waste my time, since I won’t be receiving anything in return. I’ll be blogging about this “project” soon. Along with a few things I did to loose the weight.

Do you guys have any new year’s resolution for 2012? I’d love to hear about them. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas<3