New Year

     Does bringing in the new year make anyone else feel nostalgic or sentimental? As I think about all I encountered over 2014, I can't help but feel emotional. I got married to my sweetheart and we started our life together. We had so many firsts and it was such a fun adventure. Thinking back I realize mistakes I've made and character flaws I realized I have, but I mostly see all the good that came and all of the lesson I learned. Merging our lives into one was fairly easy for us as we had talked about a lot of it before we even got married. We had so much fun beginning to establish traditions, schedules, and our whole lives.
     The week between Christmas and New Year's was fairly quiet for me. We had family things and even work, but my work schedule was slow (I often get off by 10) and I had a lot of time with Marty and to myself. This week was a great time of reflection. I looked back to the amazing year we just had, and looked forward to what I hoped would be an even better year for us. This year we have a lot of big plans and I can't wait for this adventure with Marty. This last year we have been saving money like crazy. Because of how much we were able to save, we are able to buy Disneyland annual passes this year and will be going three times. We are so excited and can hardly contain our excitement. I will also be graduating this year and from there, we will be moving to Evanston, Wyoming. I am excited to be living somewhere more permanent and to start establishing deep roots for the family we will have one day.
     Like everyone else, I have some goals for this year. But this time around, I decided to do something a little different. Rather than setting goals that prohibit me from doing things, I am setting goals that instead encourage me to do more of something.
My Goals:
Eat more fruits and vegetables
Exercise 5 days a week EVERY week.
Spend more time reading (books of my choice not for school)
Get more sleep
Continue to develop my business and be able to bring in a stable income
Go on more dates with my husband
Reduce stress by not overextending myself and coping with breathing exercises and yoga
Talking through my anxieties and stress with Marty rather than shutting myself off
Simplify my life by getting rid of anything I don't use or need
Spend more time engaged with my surroundings instead of my phone or computer

Happy New Year! I hope we all can better ourselves throughout the year and go on as many adventures as we can. I hope we all find more happiness and learn to be engaged with the world around us.