Slow start and sleeping in for me, too today. I go back to my work schedule on Wednesday, so I'm toying with the idea of 9pm bedtimes starting tonight. We have NYE plans, but it couldn't hurt to try I guess.
Jennifer, thanks for the tips on bedtime and mealtime. Our TV is not near the kitchen (not on the same floor, even) so that's never a temptation, but an uninterrupted dinner together is still a challenge. My commute, my husband's conflicting work schedule, the nights of the week the kids used to eat with their dad (my ex-H) and often still do ... we've fallen out of the habit, and I haven't made the effort needed to change that. I think your mom, grandparents and you had/have the right idea. When I look at my children's friends whose families prioritize dinner together, there really is a difference in their attitudes about "family time."
Natasha, I'll be on the lookout for the Day 4 challenges. Although small accomplishment: My husband is famous for his cookies, and has been baking up a storm to give away. He told me he was baking the PB Hershey Kiss kind today, and I asked him not to since those are hard for me to pass up. I have NEVER interfered with the famous cookies before! He was surprised, but as always, supportive.
Hi, Debbie, Ruth, Cottage, Twynn, Karen, Pearl, and Cyndi! Thanks for the words of welcome. I suspect you guys are used to people popping in here after the New Year - probably some of them stay, but not all of them do; I'm a little early, but I've been involved with online communities in the past - I can see you've built a tight community here, and I hope to stick around.
(I promise I won't always be this prolific.)
My plans today involve a leisurely food shop with all my new lists, and time spent experimenting with some of the smoothie recipes you've all posted over in the recipe section. Now that I won't be bringing coffee on my ride to work - and I need to eat breakfast - I figure a smoothie might be a good idea.