Trop50 True Resolutions ~ Whats your resolution for 2012? #GIVEAWAY

I'm not one for New Year's Resolutions (obviously, since I am writing about this over THREE weeks already in to the new year!), but this year, I knew I had one. I HAD to have one, because it's TIME. My kids are almost 3 and 5 and I believe it's time to take MYSELF back. Time for ME and time to figure out what it is I am passionate about and what kind of things I want to spend my time doing, outside of being a Mother.

You see, before I became a Mom I knew what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to go to Law School. I loved shoes and purses and wearing earrings and perfume. I was a girly girl. I loved it. I loved me and my husband loved me. Now, I'm not saying that I'm no longer a girly girl or that my husband doesn't love me anymore, I am and he still does. But it's not the same, Priorities have changed. Times have changed. And I have changed. You know, that old saying about "She let herself go"? Well, I've let myself go. I can see it. And I'm sure others can too. So for me, 2012 is about taking ME back.

I want to do thing's like:

~Get my hair cut on a regular basis.
~I want to be dressed for the day, with my hair looking presentable BEFORE preschool drop-off.
~I want to wear pants that fit and not ones that fit me two years ago.
~I want to wear shoes that make me a few inches taller.
~I want to wear a dressy-dress at least once a month.
~I want to read a book.
~I want to watch a movie, from start to finish and I want to start it before 11pm at night.
~I want to spend more quality time with my husband on a regular basis.
~I want to bake more.
~I want to learn how to cook good quality meals for my family.

They say that a happy mama makes a happy home. And I can see that if I am more comfortable, confident, and feel like there is more to me than being a Mother and a Wife, then in turn the entire house will be more calm and content.

In 2012, I want to make more time for ME in order to make the time with my family more enjoyable.

I was asked to blog about the juicy truth behind my resolution for 2012 for the Trop50 True Resolutions project by Tropicana. I posted my juicy new years resolution on the Trop50 Facebook page, and you should too! Tropicana Trop50 juice beverage offers fruit juice goodness with 50% less sugar and calories, and NO ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS (which is a big deal to me)! And by sharing your resolution, you earn yourself a coupon for $1 off Trop50 for yourself and 50 cent off coupons for up to 50 of your friends. Whether you submit a resolution or not, you can also enter to win one of four $1000 gift cards, just by visiting the Facebook page!

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