Since getting married, Brian and I have yet to have a slow year. Graduating medical school, getting my master's degree, moving to St. Louis, starting residency, having twins, buying a house, adding a third little one to our family- all this and more in just over three years.

My resolution this year is to slow down. To live in the precious moments that are given to me. To live fully and be there wholly. To stop planning the next day, the next week, or the next month. To live for the now.

Although the majority of the following don't necessarily keep with the above resolution, I have a ton of goals and things I want to do by year's end:

* lose the 43 pounds of moving-in-with-Brian-twin-pregnancy-last-baby-pregnancy weight that desperately needs to go

* eat cleaner foods- we all need to cut out the processed crap and ingredients we can't pronounce. Next week I'm cleaning out my closets and we're not looking back!

* finish the last remaining projects in my house- the kitchen especially!

* eliminate sweat pants/terry cloth pants/velour pants/etc. from my wardrobe forever (and ever)

* get dressed up for myself and for my husband each and every single morning- staying home is no excuse not to look my best (neither is having an infant)

* go on vacation! We have yet to go on a family vacation and this year no matter where we go or how small it is we're going somewhere. Just us. For us.

* I entered a mini in May...technically I'm not even supposed to start working out for another five weeks which will make training tough but my goal is to run at least one race this year.

With EIGHT goals, my over under for success is pretty good...Let's see how well I do!