Before I tell you how I am going to conquer 2011 I want to mention something really important. I want to give major props to my wonderful husband who deals with so much from me. I am a constant mover and shaker he is the best sounding board ever. I try to tell him every day how much I appreciate him, but I also wanted to immortalize him by telling him via blog. Scott, you are so wonderful to me and I can't imagine my life without you. You make my life complete! I love you!
Okay, now that we are done with the mushy stuff... :) I told you in my last blog that I have decided to become vegetarian for a little while and I wanted to give you a quick update. I have not had any meat in 13 days. Because I am not normally a vegetarian I have really had to put myself out there and try new things. I gotta tell ya, I love it! My body feels really good. So many foods disagree with me resulting in major stomach aches, but I have been feeling really good for the past week and a half. When I first tell people that I am vegetarian right now their first response is "Oh man, that must be so hard! Aren't you going through meat withdrawals?" For those of you wondering if you could ever do it, you can! I have not had one meat craving since I started, and I feel pretty good about that. If you have stomach issues, I would highly recommend it.
Now my plan to dominate 2011. :) I have been feeling so inspired by a new year. There are so many possibilities open to me, and I want to make sure to take advantage of all of them. I want to share some of my goals/resolutions with you. Part of me hopes that you keep me accountable for the goals that I set, but mostly I hope it inspires you to set your goals high for this year and really put yourself out there.
1. Honesty
Don't take this as the things that I tell you aren't the truth, but much like others I know I hold back to spare other peoples' feelings. I hold onto so much stress and anxiety that it makes me really sad. So I have decided to talk to people (in a constructive way) about how I'm feeling. This includes letting people honestly know when I'm not interested in doing something. I have been the kind of person that you can ask to do anything for you and I will say "yes" because I don't want to hurt your feelings. I have already tested this out in a couple ways, and I feel so empowered by it.
2. Take more risks
I play too many things safe in my life and let other people tell me what I can and can't do. So for 2011 I am going to take more risks and put myself out there. I have already started by telling my boss at work that I would like a raise and more responsibility and following it up by letting her know that I would be back to remind her of my needs. I want to take more risks with my business. I love photography, but I have a lot of anxiety when I work. I always have in the back of my head "What if they don't like my work?". I am not going to doubt myself. I have come a long way from where I've been and I will not look back. I also have some business things brewing with my sisters, so I'm excited about that too.
3. Give back
I have always said "if I had more time I would love to volunteer", but I can just never find the time. So I am going to make the time this year to give back! There were times in my life where my family was very poor, and I'm so lucky that there are wonderful, generous people who gave to us. I want to put that back into the world. I am very lucky to have such wonderful family and friends that I want to make sure that I put that positivity back into the world.
4. Healthy habits
I have tried a lot of diets in my life, only to gain every pound back when I quit. I think that learning healthy habits are so much better then fad diets. Yes, you may lose weight from eating one carrot, and drinking cayenne pepper and water, but at the end of it you can go right back to where you were. There is a woman that I work with that had lost a lot of weight before I started there. She told me that she was going to lose it all again by basically only drinking water for 60 days. I'm sorry, but does this sound crazy to anyone but me?!?!? Doesn't she know that your body can't function without food, your brain can't function without food? Moral of the story is that she did not make it 60 days, and she looked terrible. Eat more vegetables, bike to work instead of drive a couple days a week, only allow yourself desserts twice a week... Whatever it is that you choose know that you are taking steps towards prolonging your life. That is a HUGE reward.
I hope that you found this blog inspiring to make your own goals this year. Be bold! As always, I am here to encourage you, because you encourage me. :)
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