New Years!

It's New Year's Eve 2014. This year has flown by. While it definitely was not the best year I can't deny that it had some amazing moments. We bought a house this year, and my grandma became Cancer free! I am definitely looking forward to 2015 though. I typically suck with "resolutions" but excel with goals. So this year I'm setting a few goals to work towards.

1. Eat healthier, do yoga 3x/week (I've already started this)

2. Read 20 novels

3. Organize and utilize my home to its fullest capacity 

4. Reduce our debt

5. Explore my spirituality more in depth

I think these are all a great place to begin the year. I will more than likely be blogging about each of these as well. So stay tuned. :)

I wish you all the healthiest and happiest new year!

First Post and All that Stuff :)

So, here it is. My first post on my new blog. I've spent weeks trying to decide what to blog about, but I just couldn't pick a single niche. Which would probably explain why I changed my major 5 times before finishing. Commitment problems, folks. I mean...I do have a husband and 3 beautiful children that I'm fully committed to. Oh, and the house we bought this year. But some things I just have commitment issues with. My mind is afraid to be tied down. That's why I have named this blog Journaling with Jen. It doesn't cement my feet into a single topic--so you can bounce around with me from day to day. You just never know what I'll post! I will tell you a few of my favorite things. Then you can decide whether or not I'm worth the follow. Because let's face it, if you're here looking for articles about architecture or engineering you're obviously in the wrong place. ;)

Things I love:

• My kids and family
• My animals (and I have shit tons of them)
• Swearing ^ refer to above bullet
• Reading
• Shopping
• Makeup
• Home organization 
• Green smoothies

See, pretty much "mom stuff." I'm a stay at home mom, part time grad student, and part time advisor for a youth philanthropy board. Apparently I feel like I still have time to blog! So what you'll likely find in future posts will generally relate to the above topics. Not always, but usually. I hope you'll enjoy the posts, and I welcome any comments about what you want to see or hear about. Maybe I'll post about it, or maybe I won't. Ya just never know. ;)