Anyone doing anything fun for NY Eve or NY Day?  

Does anyone have any 2012 Resolutions (yet?) or plan to have some?

I have NO idea-we might be having some friends here. I booked my makeup so even if I am sitting at home someone else will paint me pretty lol

I don't make new years resolutions-I usually work on three things at a time and change goals as I reach them. Current goals are doing my hair more often(It's extremely long and I hate doing it, so to justify not cutting it off I'm trying to style it more often. I have a blister on my ear if that tells you how well I am doing-errr curling iron incident), started running with a goal of running 5K by February-I'm half way through my training program and just got a treadmill last night so I won't have to take a trip to my parents house or run in the snow-, and learning to cook/bake. I've succeeded in some recipes but still need some work on that.

we're going to Zoo Year's eve at the phoenix zoo...

next year I want to get in at least 100 bike rides (2x week), preferably 150.
this week looks very promising for 3x. I cant believe the crazy $*&!ers that are out riding at the crack of dawn this time of year. i need at least 60 or i hibernate

any i'm going to TRY to get shana into riding too

Tonight our friends are having their usual NYE party. Yay! Usually there's no theme, but in honor of the world (supposedly) ending on Dec 21, 2012 they're making it an "End of the World Party". Mostly this involves a playlist with end of the world songs (who knew there were any other than that REM song?) and making food with "fire", "devil", etc in the name. I was asked to make Devil Dogs - they're a Drakes cake product thingy with icing sandwiched between chocolate cakes (like a whoopie pie I guess). I've never had them, but it was easy enough to find a recipe online.

I was stupid though and doubled the recipe (as the author recommended) even though the recipe didn't say how many it made. I have well over 100 cookies now (though they'll be sandwiched) and I even threw some of the batter away because I was sick of making them. lol I still have to make the icing and put them all together.

I'm also making Monkey Bread (that was my original plan before they asked me to make Devil Dogs). I got a stand mixer for Christmas and I don't often bake anything other than bread, so I'm happy to get a chance to use it.


As for resolutions, I think one is to make my own sandwich bread every week or two. Earlier this year I almost completely gave up eating store bought sandwich bread, but I only made my own a couple times (I just kind of stopped eating sandwiches for lunch). The stand mixer will make it easier and so will my new bread pan (a large one designed to make square loaves, perfect for sandwiches, instead of the standard type loaf pans). So that's my resolution!

 For New Years Eve tonight we are will be at a comedy show-- going to a see Paul Mooney in Berkeley. 

We need some serious laughs as this has been one of the hardest years of my life and I am glad to send it off with some smiles.

New Years Resolution:  Now that things are settling down a bit in my personal life finally,  I need to relearn how to relax. I think sticking to a schedule that allows at least a little bit of "me" time a day, will help on many levels -- from fitness, creative projects etc.    When you feel burnt out, there's little energy to do or start anything.  So my goal is celebrate and take advantage of  more quiet, peaceful and/or fun and playfful time. I am hoping that will rejuvinate me enough so that other things will also just naturally fall in line. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!