Even though I woke up thirty minutes earlier than my normal time -  even though I also made the bed and ate breakfast and significantly lowered my mini candy bars to mouth ratio – I am gonna stop this whole New Year’s resolutions shenanigans. EVEN THOUGH I went to the gym for an entire hour.

Now, New Decade resolutions sound a lot better, don’t they? That way I won’t be disappointed for a whole ten years, yay!

I don’t plan to just stop sleeping better and eating healthier now that we’ve got that of the way, oh no, but I figure I can keep it up when I don’t have the pressure of getting everything up and running within the first weeks of the year.

And I know I told Ben I wouldn’t complain about these sudden cold temps – and I won’t! – but sweet honey butter chicken biscuit I could go for some natural lighting during the hours I am home. Until then we will have to settle for an outfit shot like this.

Striped shirt, thrifted

Red belt, Gap

It! Jeans, local boutique

Red suede flats, Gap

We are currently going through an awkward haircut phase until it decides to GROW THE CUSS UP (OUT?) ALREADY. But I am thinking of something like this for now:

Um, the bangs, not the color.

And if we haven’t strayed far enough, let’s get a Max update. The tiny hedgehog we all love though he hates us all!

This is what happens when he hears me say the word “bathtime.”

This was not the pool party he was expecting.