It's here! It's time, and I am READY!
We have the apartment in the exact order I have always hoped it would be in. It feels like a home, and that's more than I could ever ask for. I was determind to get this place organized and perfect before the 1st, and it happened!
Okay, fine...the laundry basket is still overflowing. But out of sight out of mind, right? :)
I reflected on 2011 yesterday...and today, for my sake, I'm documenting my plans for 2012. I can't call them resolutions, it's too much pressure for me...so my plans for 2012, are to just "be".
To be in the moment and to be a better me.
I don't want to CHANGE things about me. I want to enhance the person that God made me.
I have big/great feelings about 2012, and for all of the happiness I think it has to bring...here are my plans...
I want to be...a better daughter, girlfriend and granddaughter. I want to give a lot, a lot, a lot more love and more patience to these people I get to spend life with.
I want to be...happy. happy. happy. happy.
I want to be...better about pictures! I'm determined to document 2012. I am always so darned disappointed when I don't have pictures after an event. This year, I'm going to be super annoying about it :) Maybe I even feel a little 365 project coming along?
I want to be...in the moment. I tend to rush through things, not think them through and rush through memories just to get to the next one. I want to take every single bit 2012 has to offer in. I want to soak it in, have pictures of it and remember everything about every second of it.
I want to be...an awesome blogger. Ha. But seriously, I know in 10 years I am going to look back at this blog and I know it will be the keeper of many of my hearts memories, and I want to be sure those memories are on here. Plus, I l-o-v-e LOVE meeting all of you fabulous people. Who knew a blog would give me so many more people to share life with? SO thankful for this little ol' corner of the world where I get to be 'Eclectically E'!
I want to be...a reader. I am embarrassed to even tell y'all how many books I read this year, which is why it will remain my secret ;) I've got a good set of books sitting over there on the bookcase, and I'm starting on them tomorrow! I am also considering joining a blog book club. We will see how committed I am!
I want to be...better about not wasting time. I want to not sit on the couch when I could be doing something productive or staying up wasting time on nothing when I should really just be sleeping. Yup, no more wasting time in 2012.
I want to be...better about my health. TRUTH: I am not happy with my appearance, but TRUTH: I am more so not happy with my health. This body needs fruits and veggies, and I have been so terrible about giving it that lately. Which is why in 2012, I will be eating healthier. Done. No conversations about it. C and I are young and we must give our healthy bodies, healthy food to run off of! End of story.
I want to be...not so tied up in technology. I know it's a part of our lives, hello it's 2012. But it doesn't need to take up as much time as it does. Gotta go.
I want to be...a morning workout girl. No discussion about this one. I am starting this and I am going to continue it. I want to work out 2-3 mornings a week before work. There is no reason in the world I cannot get my jiggly (yes, jiggly, yuck. ew. gross) butt out of bed in the morning and go to the gym for 30 minutes. I will be a new person if I do this. 1...2...3...GO!
I want to be...organized. I say I am, but really I just make lists. I want to know where things are and I want to be in charge of my life and not lose so many dang things. That's so annoying to me.
I want to be...better about keeping in touch. I have some amazing people in my life, and what good are they if I don't talk to them often? I am too blessed with good people to not keep in touch and spend time with them.
I want to be...closer to God. I want to take time during the day to sit in the quite and appreciate what he has given me.
I want to be...a saver. I want to make sacrifices now, so we can have what we want in the future. I want to make sacrifices now so I can have a gorgeous wedding one day, a house, so I can be a stay at home mom with the sweet kiddos I pray I am blessed with, and so when it's time to retire or if an emergency comes up, I am prepared. Sacrifices now, will mean more to me in the future than I could ever imagine. I have a goal for how much I want to save by the end of 2012...let's just see how it goes. Fingers crossed.
I want to be...a giver. A giver of love, smiles, laughs, hugs, happiness, compassion and a giver of help to those in need.
Wow. I had no idea this list would be so long. A lot of times I make ridiculous lists that I can't keep up with. This list comes straight from my heart though, this 2012 year means a lot to me. It's my first full year as a real girl :) and to just "be" this year...to just be a better me is all I am after.
What are your 2012 plans??
We have the apartment in the exact order I have always hoped it would be in. It feels like a home, and that's more than I could ever ask for. I was determind to get this place organized and perfect before the 1st, and it happened!
Okay, fine...the laundry basket is still overflowing. But out of sight out of mind, right? :)
I reflected on 2011 yesterday...and today, for my sake, I'm documenting my plans for 2012. I can't call them resolutions, it's too much pressure for me...so my plans for 2012, are to just "be".
To be in the moment and to be a better me.
I don't want to CHANGE things about me. I want to enhance the person that God made me.
I have big/great feelings about 2012, and for all of the happiness I think it has to bring...here are my plans...
I want to be...a better daughter, girlfriend and granddaughter. I want to give a lot, a lot, a lot more love and more patience to these people I get to spend life with.
I want to be...happy. happy. happy. happy.
I want to be...better about pictures! I'm determined to document 2012. I am always so darned disappointed when I don't have pictures after an event. This year, I'm going to be super annoying about it :) Maybe I even feel a little 365 project coming along?
I want to be...in the moment. I tend to rush through things, not think them through and rush through memories just to get to the next one. I want to take every single bit 2012 has to offer in. I want to soak it in, have pictures of it and remember everything about every second of it.
I want to be...an awesome blogger. Ha. But seriously, I know in 10 years I am going to look back at this blog and I know it will be the keeper of many of my hearts memories, and I want to be sure those memories are on here. Plus, I l-o-v-e LOVE meeting all of you fabulous people. Who knew a blog would give me so many more people to share life with? SO thankful for this little ol' corner of the world where I get to be 'Eclectically E'!
I want to be...a reader. I am embarrassed to even tell y'all how many books I read this year, which is why it will remain my secret ;) I've got a good set of books sitting over there on the bookcase, and I'm starting on them tomorrow! I am also considering joining a blog book club. We will see how committed I am!
I want to be...better about not wasting time. I want to not sit on the couch when I could be doing something productive or staying up wasting time on nothing when I should really just be sleeping. Yup, no more wasting time in 2012.
I want to be...better about my health. TRUTH: I am not happy with my appearance, but TRUTH: I am more so not happy with my health. This body needs fruits and veggies, and I have been so terrible about giving it that lately. Which is why in 2012, I will be eating healthier. Done. No conversations about it. C and I are young and we must give our healthy bodies, healthy food to run off of! End of story.
I want to be...not so tied up in technology. I know it's a part of our lives, hello it's 2012. But it doesn't need to take up as much time as it does. Gotta go.
I want to be...a morning workout girl. No discussion about this one. I am starting this and I am going to continue it. I want to work out 2-3 mornings a week before work. There is no reason in the world I cannot get my jiggly (yes, jiggly, yuck. ew. gross) butt out of bed in the morning and go to the gym for 30 minutes. I will be a new person if I do this. 1...2...3...GO!
I want to be...organized. I say I am, but really I just make lists. I want to know where things are and I want to be in charge of my life and not lose so many dang things. That's so annoying to me.
I want to be...better about keeping in touch. I have some amazing people in my life, and what good are they if I don't talk to them often? I am too blessed with good people to not keep in touch and spend time with them.
I want to be...closer to God. I want to take time during the day to sit in the quite and appreciate what he has given me.
I want to be...a saver. I want to make sacrifices now, so we can have what we want in the future. I want to make sacrifices now so I can have a gorgeous wedding one day, a house, so I can be a stay at home mom with the sweet kiddos I pray I am blessed with, and so when it's time to retire or if an emergency comes up, I am prepared. Sacrifices now, will mean more to me in the future than I could ever imagine. I have a goal for how much I want to save by the end of 2012...let's just see how it goes. Fingers crossed.
I want to be...a giver. A giver of love, smiles, laughs, hugs, happiness, compassion and a giver of help to those in need.
Wow. I had no idea this list would be so long. A lot of times I make ridiculous lists that I can't keep up with. This list comes straight from my heart though, this 2012 year means a lot to me. It's my first full year as a real girl :) and to just "be" this year...to just be a better me is all I am after.
What are your 2012 plans??