As 2016 comes barreling at us, I feel obliged to do a post on the closing year and my resolutions for the new year.
2015 started out with a bang and so much promise but fizzled pretty quickly. I took a quick look at my "year in review" on Facebook and it was pretty dismal to say the least, which could be because I deleted so many couple pictures post-breakup. But to give you a quick recap: first breakup (ever), demoted from office to cubicle (due to office renovation), financial disaster,Troy went to prison, Byron made it through surgery, took art classes, joined Toastmasters, first steps towards financial recovery, started blog, felt feelings (new to me), joined an empowering book club, booked a three-week trip to Peru for 2016, started tutoring, had an Americana 4th of July, went on three fantastic trips to NYC, donated pounds of clothes to charity, finally got a long term birth control, made a second visit with mom to Nora Robert's Inn, had two lovely visits home to Florida, had two great friends get engaged to wonderful people, and had my best friend buy a beautiful home - which I got to visit this Christmas. It was not the year I pictured having when it began, but in the immortal words of the fairy godmother from Disney's "Descendants" - Don't focus on the past or else you miss the future.
In that vein, onto 2016. I've been working on my resolutions and I've decided to keep them simple and positive, because doing something because I 'should' makes it a chore and not a positive addition to my life. As such, for my new year: I will start dating again (it is time), I will finish the full Kayla program (and not stop with two weeks to go), I will keep blogging (and actually share this with more than three friends), I will make an attempt to learn another language (maybe Spanish so that I can negotiate prices in Peru!), I will give a Toastmasters speech without note cards (eeeek), I will meditate (or at least try), I will make the next steps in my career (or at least figure them out), I will increase my house fund (yay), and I will pat myself on the back for all I have accomplished and overcome (it is time to be nicer to myself). With that, I think I will cross one off and finally publish this - I hope you enjoy the blog and your new year!
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