February update on NY resolutions

1. Reading one book at least a month. Going well. Read Cinderella Syndrome for the book club (had to skype in for the discussion as the hubby was travelling!), and halfway through Sea of Poppies which has been highly recomended

2. Exercising 4 times a week : Not so good. Couple of weeks I could exercise only once/twice a weel. There was S ski break and she was home for 10 days and the hubby had also taken the week off so we ended up doing a lot of skiing and other things that week, and during the end of the month both kids were ill and home for a week, so the schedule went completely off. On the positive I can parallel ski now (i have to learn to break though so still on the baby slopes)

3. Making one new dish a month : Going well. Made a Pakistani recipe for bhaingan masala, channa dal with dhoodhi and idlis from scratch (and they were edible). Palak dal also. And enchilladas. Of course that mainly consisted of buying all the Mexican ingredients and bunging them in the oven , but its a start!

4. One hour a day with the kids: Going well. This month I got a lot of 'activity' time with S. This consists of her doing something from her 'activity books of stickers/alphabets/numbers' and A trying to steal her pen from her. Outside activities of craft at the Thursday playgroup. Friday swiming and Saturday ballet continue. Sunday is rest time for me and the hubby's turn to entertain the kids. We recently did the dinosaur musuem (small but very informative) and I did the winter zoo (saw a lovely penguin walk) when the hubby was travelling. This month i left the kids with the husband for a day when i went to London to visit a friend who'd had a baby. And they survived! And he survived! Movies, evenings out, days out, here i come!

5. Sleeping by 12 midnight. Going awfully. As can be seen by the time of this post. 12:25 am! The kids are sleeping early and I've gotten into this bad habit of watching TV till date. Gotta see The Good Wife, Desperate Housewives and 2 and 1./2 Men, or Friends on DVD. And this also leads to midnight snacking. Have to break both these habits soon.

And on the advice of a good friend am adding a new resolution for March. Reading at least 20 mins of financial related stuff a day. since I'm making my resume and thinking of looking for a job, my friend suggested i should get back in touch with the financial world so i don;t look like a complete dud if i get an interview call. But that's for March!