Long time no see

Hi. So, I suck at blogging. You may have noticed that. I did warn you from the beginning, though!

A quick rundown on what's been going down in the Norry household the past few (several?) months:

1. Work. Enjoying work, being annoyed at work, and enjoying it again.
2. Mr. Norry got promoted. YAY to more money and more responsibility (not to mention the respect factor).
3. Ms. Cora is 10 MONTHS OLD. How the eff did that happen, and where is my baby?! She's now crawling everywhere, says, "dada", "mama", uh oh". Oh, and she has 2 1/2 teeth. You go girl!
4. Trying to lose this baby weight and get fit. I've been doing Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred DVD, and I'm about to start "Ripped in 30".
5. Dreading the 1 year anniversary of my mom's death coming up in November.

Not much else has been going down with us. I did start therapy last week. I've only done one session so I can't yet speak to how it helps/doesn't help me. But I sure as hell am looking forward to finding out.

I promise to come around more than once every 6 months. Life with a baby is just crazy! 

Nerves

I've got a bad case of the nerves on the eve of starting my new job. Logically, I KNOW I'll do fine. I KNOW that Cora will get used to being away from me and will be fine. I KNOW it will be good for both of us in the end. Logically. But, my mom brain is not logical. And I'm nervous!

I won't lie, I'm excited, too. It's gonna be nice to have adult conversations (not to mention earning money, that's nice too). But, but, my baby! I'm gonna miss my baby like crazy. I hope she misses me less than I miss her. I hope it's a good first day for all!

Hello 2012

Well...Here we are, 2012! There were many times in the past year that I doubted I would make it this far. Quite a few times I thought I would just lay down and die, that I wouldn't be able to go on. But I was wrong! And I'm glad to be able to say that. I feel proud of myself that I haven't given up yet, not on myself, not on M, and not on life in general.

Now, I'm not big on resolutions. I find that I rarely am able to keep them, I get lazy, I get busy, whatever it may be. But I do have a few things that I want to focus on bettering within the next year. Those things include:

1. Paying off some of our debt. We plan to pay off our credit cards in 2012 (we have one each, but mine is maxed out!)
2. Saving more and spending less. This includes less impulse buying and a lot less eating out! We also really need to buckle down on saving for our wedding.
3. Finishing school! I am really, really close to graduating in April. If I don't fail any classes, or take any more time off, I will graduate college in April. And that is an amazing feeling!

I really hope that we are able to accomplish some of these goals, because that would make me feel really great. As of right now, I'm just trying to focus on that, and I'm putting one foot in front of the other to move forward. I'm trying to remind myself that I'm here on this earth for a reason, so I better not waste my time.