Whew! Two Christmas get-togethers down and one New Year’s Eve party to go. This time of the year is a mix between joy and survival.

We came back from visiting my husband’s family with illness. My husband is sick. Hopefully I can avoid it as I’m usually the one who needs a few day to detox from the cigarette smoke. He grew up with smokers but has developed an intolerance to it. After Rae was born, we would bring an air purifier with us. That seemed to help. Next trip we will have to remember to take one.

Now it’s time to think about the upcoming year and goals. I have plenty and have been working to free up some of my commitments to make them happen. I really want to write more here at Housewife since this is my ‘baby,’ so I’m breaking free from some other blogs. I had started writing for a few blog networks to make money when I was staying at home. Now that I’m working part-time and Rae is older, it’s time to refocus. The money is not that important and I really need to get my skills in place to do something else when she starts school. Ugh. Hard to believe that is just two years away.

Still I’m happy with my decisions and hopefully it will translate into more quality posts here and the handful of other blogs that are mine.

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and has a great New Year.