2012 was a good year. 

It marked the second year of home ownership.

A four year anniversary with my sweetie.

A new additions to our pet children.

Some great projects.

Ikea Hack DIY/Rice Heating Pad/Sewing 101: Envelope Pillow /Dresser Makeover/Lisette Portfolio Dress /White Wood Floors/1940's Bra/A Tangible Budget/Hazel Dress/Handmade Notebook/DIY Drop Cloth Rug/DIY Clothing Labels /Kitchen Redo/Completed My First Quilt!

Good Food

Thai Pumpkin Soup/Strawberry Chocolate Chip Pancakes /Spiced Pumpkin Bread/Sweet Potato Lentil Curry/Tom Collins /Hazel Cinnamon Nut Rolls /Almond Chocolate Chip Meringue /Vegan "Meat" Pasta/Raspberry Jalapeno Tofu/Tasty Black Bean Burgers/Pickled Water Melon Rind/ Thai Iced Tea Cupcakes/Chocolate Cherry Whole Grain Donuts

As far as resolutions go, I'd like to keep things simple. 

My main goal is going to be to live more simply. I'd like to be happy with what I've got, and not pine after things which are out of my budget, or just really impractical. I'd like to live more frugally and in turn save more money. I want to practice more patience, and be in the moment. To unplug from technology and social media more. I want to save money for a travel fund, so I can explore the world with my honey. To do things with intent, and look at the big picture. 

I'd also like to focus more on my health. We've recently found out that Brian has a kind of dairy and gluten allergy that has turned the way we eat on it's head. We've adopted the Paleo/Primal diet which we've been very happy with thus far. I'm sure I'm going to love sharing any recipes we discover with you in the process of exploring our new diets.

I hope everyone has a happy and safe New Year. I'm looking foward to it. 

*I deleted my instagram account, as I couldn't deal with there terms of service. I'm slowly going through and redoing all the iphone photo friday posts and replacing the image urls with my back up copies. Bear with me, I hope to be done shortly. :D