Starting the new year on the right foot

I usually don't make a big deal about the new year every year, but this time feels a little different. Last Year, like I mentioned on my previous post, was the first time I stuck to a few New Year's resolutions. So a new year feels like starting a new chapter, improving any of the mistakes I made in the last year. I haven't quite figured out what I wanted to do for my New Year's resolution. One thing I thought about was taking care of my body...that means I must eat right and actually go to the gym consistently. The eating part sounds doable, the gym...not so much. But I will try! The other resolution was something about "no regrets." I'm thinking of it in terms of letting go and not looking back. I've been cleaning (like, thoroughly clean) my room and I've actually gotten rid of a lot of stuff I've been keeping since I was younger. You see, when I was little I would keep things, thinking that I might use it for the future. But I realize that the "future" hasn't come and I end up accumulating so many stuff. What I mean by that is...I tend to save things for "the right time" to use them. Like as if there was a special occasion for them. And the special occasion has to be really special...not like a birthday or anything. And don't ask me what I mean by that because I don't even know what a "special special occasion" would look like, lol. Ugh, I just don't ever want to be a hoarder.

So, yea...it has been a pretty good year so far. I've been able to spend it with family and a few good friends and do a little personal cleansing, internally and externally. 2012, it's time to start a new and exciting chapter!! Can't wait!! :]

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