2014 was an odd year for me, I said good-bye to a lot of things this past year. A darling little hamster named Timmy, my beloved Clarence (a 1970 Beetle, which had been my baby for a decade), anything close to my "high school weight", and the last decade I could really be considered "young" (a true lady never reveals her age, let's just say I'm on the wrong side of 25.)
R.I.P. Tiny Tim |
Austin, me and Clarence a few years ago! |
A more recent portrait. |
Like most people, part of my promise to myself as I started the new year was to lose weight. But more importantly, to lose the weight I've been carrying on my shoulders (deep, I know) for the better part of 10 years. How I am going to do this? I'm not 100% sure yet, and for once I'm cutting myself some slack. It's o.k. not to have all the answers right away. I'm figuring out that taking it one step at a time is really the key, to pretty much any tough situation in life. Yep, it's taken me 30 years to *really* learn that. But it holds true, whether it be for that To-Do list of chores, or taking steps to better yourself and your quality of life. Getting one small task done at a time, and gaining a sense of accomplishment from that, is a thousand times more beneficial than staring at a laundry list of things ahead. The tricky part is reminding myself of this, often. So, I'm starting with the physical aspect, and moving on to the emotional, taking baby steps.
Please don't misunderstand-this past decade of my life was not all bad. I was very fortunate enough to be able to travel to some incredible places; Liverpool (England), Los Angeles, Hawaii, and even Memphis, Tennessee, to the home of The King (which spilled into 2015, so I started off the year on a positive note), mostly thanks to the amazing Mom I was luckily enough to get. And traveling really does so much for the soul, gives you perspective and for me personally, it's energizing just to get a change of scene. I've had really great laughs with friends, and gotten to spend some wonderful quality time with my family (which includes members of the furry variety :) ). I am so so grateful for all of the afore mentioned. It's those in-between times I'm talking about, those "Lonely Weekends", that's what needs the work.
So, in short, I'm trying to be a healthier, kinder, more evolved human being this year. No sweat, right?
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I feel privileged to have known both Timmy and Clarence, and can see how you could be so attached to them. I'm liking this "trying the opposite" thing, though I can see it's just a different side of the same coin. And cheers to a wonderful new year!
ReplyDeleteThank you <3 I'm sure they were glad to have known you too! And thank you so much for always supporting my blog-writing. Cheers to a happy and healthy New Year!
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