Monday, January 16, 2012

New Year, New Goals for the MJD

Well followers, (I hope I have some followers!) its been awhile. Did you think I disappeared? Life for the Mason Jar Diva (MJD) has been extremely busy and eventful. I should probably back up to the last blog post and fill you all in on what "extremely busy and eventful" includes.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at brother C's house and we enjoyed hanging out with little miss L and watching her silly 2 year old antics. We played some crazy game called Bezzerwizzer (I think thats what its called) in which we got to see who knew the most random trivia....and I'm pretty sure we'll never play it again considering we could barely figure it out!

In December, our family lost a true matriarch. My great-grandmother, Gladys Nobbe, passed away at the age of 102. She lived a long full life and was in good health until an unfortunate accident where she fell and broke her hip. We laid her to rest just a few days after Christmas, but her legacy lives on in the loved ones she left behind.

We had a fairly somber Christmas with family, given the circumstances. We did however, receive some exciting news....little miss L is going to have a little sister in May! We knew she would be a big sister before the holidays, but we didn't know if she would have a little sis or a little bro. For the longest time she told us she wanted a little sister named Brother!

The day after Grandma's funeral, I flew to Wisconsin for some much needed time away. I spent five days with my best friend, Miss Driver. We took down Madison the first night and celebrated many things by dancing the night away at Essenhaus....Polka and Boots of Beer! The epitome of Wisconsin culture! The rest of my vacation was spent with Driver up at her family cabin on Lake Wisconsin.

Waking up every morning to see the frozen lake with a mug of coffee in my hand and cozying up by the wood stove....now that's a vacation I could stay on!

We rang in the new year with friends in Merrimac and I have to say....one of the best NYE's I've had in a long time!

I came back from Wisconsin refreshed and ready to head back to work...and its been non-stop ever since! Between diving into sales season and moving to my new place, life has been a bit chaotic.

Because I love mason jars, and all jars for that matter, I want to share some ideas for incorporating jars into my decor at the new house...Here's the funny part (or not so funny). My camera is dead and in the chaos of moving I can't find the charger. So if you want to see some ideas that I haven't gotten to yet, check out my pinterest boards at http://pinterest.com/jonaylor/

I have some new goals for life and career for 2012 and I'll share my top 5 with you.

1. Go to church regularly.
2. Join a bible study.
3. Read more motivational/leadership books.
4. Work out at least 3 times each week.
5. Find new ways to use my jars.

The list goes on, but I won't bore you with the nitty gritty details of it. I hope 2012 is off to a great start for each of you!

Happy New Year- The MJD