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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Poll: New Year's Resolutions
Spill the beans ladies, we're almost to the chocolate blow-out Valentine's Day, the time of year the resolutions start to crumble. How are those New Year's Resolutions going? Did you have any?
I resolved to hit the gym 4-5 days a week. It's been going pretty well. The scale is not going down nearly as fast as I'd like it to (I want the Biggest Loser weekly numbers, kwim?) but I feel so much better.
How are things going for the rest of y'all?
Re: Poll: New Year's Resolutions
Resolution 1: Not to purchase any clothes (minus necessities like bridesmaid dress, undies, socks). Check
Resolution 2: Not to purchase canned products (ie beans). Check
Are those considered resolutions? hmm..
Ha! I gave up diet resolutions this year: they're on hold until the end of May
My/our resolution was to save everything we didn't 'need' for essentials (Food, Rent utils) for my maternity leave. I'm proud of us: we've got a nice chunk of savings now. If only we had been this disciplined the last few years! But hey, no time like the present.
We will be going home for the holidays this year to introduce LO to his extended fam. I hope to be in a 10 or 12 by then, so we'll see how that goes. I was a 14 pre-preg. Wish me luck!
Resolution One: Go greener...
Verdict: slowly working on it, and getting DH on board, too.
Resoultion Two: Learn to sew and learn Photoshop
Verdict : Nothing
Resolution Three:Get DH to run a 5k with me, and me to run another half marathon.
Verdict: He agreed, but we have yet to sign up (for either)
Resolution: Go to church once a month (or find one that works for liberal me) and volunteer once a quarter
Verdict: Found a church we like, but have to go back regularly..volunteering? Not quite yet.
Learning to start all over again... Blog
I'm totally up for recs! We found one in Beaverton that we both really like, but are still "church shopping"!
Learning to start all over again... Blog
Mine is to read through the entire bible this year. Its going much better than I would have expected but I am currently 3 days behind. Hopefully I can catch up this weekend.
Resolution #1A- (Continued from last year) be better to myself. Lost 30 pounds, got hurt running, gained 8 pounds back, lost 4 pounds, now another 4 to go until I am where I was at in September of 09.
Resolution #1B- Lose 15 pounds after my 4 pounds to total 19 pounds by May 8th.
Resolution #2 - Live my life more organized that I have been
Resolution #3 - Stand up more for others when I have the opportunity to do so.
So totally not easy! ah!
Did I make resolutions?
I don't remember, exactly.
I think one was to go to church regularly. We did that in January. :-p
However, I think I also resolved to exercise better. So far, I've done yoga 3 days a week for 4 weeks and kept up my weight training program. Now that yoga is routine, I'm adding Pilates in 3 times a week. And starting in March, I'd like to start the C25k program again and start running with Nan.
Gotta get some abs and belly rolls before May 21st (boudoir pics
).
However, if you are more "open", I really like the First Unitarian Church downtown in SW on 12th. It's big and inviting and they have a great service. If you do go to service there, afterwards they have a coffee social downstairs in the basement. I highly recommend going down there, it gives you a better sense of the "values" of the church and everyone there is SO friendly.
There's also West Hills UU Fellowship (which is Unitarian Universalist) on SW Oleson Rd by Washington Square.
Happy Shopping!