Every year I seem to set out with a list of unrealistic resolutions to achieve. Every year I end up disappointed in myself by February. Apparently I have commitment issues...
This year I've compiled a list of of changes that I need to make that make sense for me. None of which involve a goal weight.
1. Spend more time with family. As I type this, we're watching the new TMNT movie so I'm not sure I'm off to a good start. But I mean slowing down, looking at your kid's faces.Take in what they say instead of uttering empty uh-huhs while they chat about their day. Stopping to smell the roses.
2. Not dieting- My daughter will be 5 in February so I can no longer say this extra 30lbs is baby weight. Gym time is hard to come by and let's face it; Cookies are amazing. Don't cut out carbs and dairy. Don't count calories. Eat more veggies. Have a smoothie.
3. Read- 1 book per month if that's all you can fit in. We consume so much negativity and useless knowledge we forget about the feeling of reading a quality novel. If possible try to make it a real book. You know, the vintage kind where you flip pages instead of swiping the screen. You can't beat the nostalgia that the smell of a book brings.
4. Log off-Try to decrease the online addiction just a little. Remember that thing called outside? It's calling. Leave your phone in the house!
5.Be active-Don't spend hours on an elliptical envisioning a thigh gap and hating life because that's not your thing. Find a sport you like. Do yoga. Dance around the frickin' living room! Do something you can enjoy.
6. Say no sometimes-Being a Negative Nancy isn't the goal. Knowing you have hockey practice tonight, a science fair project due in 2 days, a big meeting in the morning and turning down drinks is totally ok. So is staying in because after all of those things you're dead. Know when enough is enough.
7.Say yes too- Contradictory, right? Sort of. You've been so caught up with homework, ballet, skating, hockey and that thing called your job that your friend's baby is teething and last time you saw her was at the hospital. Go have a coffee. Have an adult conversation that doesn't involve the analytics of your department at work.
8. Don't be afraid- Write your blog, (#8 is my bitch.) post that video of you singing, talk to the person you look up to that is extremely intimidating. Just go for it. You are you and if someone doesn't like it then you don't need that person. The world is full of people that suck and if you find them, then you can avoid them. Plus you'll be way more confident. Confidence=Sexiness. You're welcome.
9. Finish what you start- From following through with resolutions to completing the half finished DIY in your basement: GET. IT. DONE.
Go grab 2015 by the balls and be the best you you can be! :)
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