2014// A New Year

I am not normally one for any kind of "New Years Resolution" because I know that I will be pumped to build lists and plans and fizzle out by mid February... or forget. Come mid October I happen to find my list as I'm in the throws of deep cleaning and oh shit, I never did a single thing I put down. Sure, I made some half ass attempts throughout the year without realizing or remembering it was on my list, but it wasn't any kind of change or development. This year feels a lot different. I've noticed such a revolutionary push for change; for an internal evolution of the self. It's been pretty incredible to see all these amazing women writing about this change they are putting forth for themselves, their families and their businesses or work life. More than anything it's inspiring and it has been turning wheels in my mind.
This last year wasn't anything thrilling, exciting, too up or too down. It was just a year that flew by way too fast. It was a year that taught me a lot about myself. I learned, or really let myself see how much my job was sucking the soul out of me. I felt like the mermaids that Ursula owns in her "garden" on A Little Mermaid (yes I just watched that recently!). It's not that I didn't love what I do, but I was burnt out where I was at and where I wasn't going to go. So I quit. And let me tell you. That shit was terrifying. I had been there for five years, put in on average 45 hours a week, but it was time.
I am starting my new year with change. Instead of trying to come up with a list I know I wont follow through with, I've loved the idea of a word or phrase. It will be like a Mantra to come back to.
Magnetic. I want to be a person I want to be around, others want to be around. This job took a lot out of me and I am ready to get it back and work on bettering myself, my life and my health. I want to be Magnetic, Energetic and Warm.

1. What is something you want to change, or a goal you want to set for the New Year, and what is your plan for making it happen?

I chose a word to live by. Magnetic. There is a general feeling and energy I want to live by. I will have to practice and turn "sometimes" into habits. Constantly coming back to this on bad days, waking up with a smile and reminding myself to let go of the little things and just breathe and live. When I have a negative thought replace it with two more good ones. Purge the toxins from my life and replace them with sustainability. Nourish my body and my mind and feed them both with health and positivity.