I love everything about the last day of the year. The promise of what a new year has in store for everyone, the celebration of life and hope that is celebrated throughout most of the world we live in. Every year since I can remember I have written out a list of resolutions down for what I hope to accomplish in the upcoming New Year and what I did accomplish the year I left behind. All the lessons I have learned, mistakes I have made, happiness and joy that I have been blessed with, accomplishments, setbacks, etc.
I think that this past year was pretty good to me and my family. It was a year of restoration and rehabillatation for me. I signed up for a gym membership last year, just before this past year began and have been fumbling my way towards a healthier new lifestyle. For the first part of the year I was struggling with getting into routine and the past 4 months I have managed to frequent the gym 50 times! It is so amazing to see that number on the sign in screen accumulate and all the new found energy I have is so worth it! I also learned to knit after years of attempting it and giving up. Taking a class did help me a long and so far I have made 3 hats, 2 scarves, 5 pairs of mittens and 2 pairs of fingerless gloves. Yes, I have been busy :). Knitting is very similar to yoga. It helps keep me focused and my thoughts calm and positive while minding my children. Creating something that is useful, pretty and will keep my family warm this winter brings me happiness.
My hopes and aspirations for the new year are to start a Happiness Project. I happened to see Gretchin Rubin talking about her book on Breakfast Television one morning last year and just had to get my hands on her book. It is so easy to forget oneself in the routine of life as an adult and this book was just what I needed to snap out of the rut I was in. So far I have taken some of her own project ideas and made them my own and guess what, I am happier, feel more alive and fulfilled and am looking forward to putting more of her ideas into practice in my own life. So here is to eating healthier, getting regular excerise, improving my french skills, making plans for great things to do in the future both near and far, loving my family and helping teach my children to live to be happy individuals by example in their day to day living. I don't think her book will leave my side any time soon...any time I start to feel that old familiar frustration with life creep in, I want it near by to remind me that I have the power to turn things around. Oh and I might just start another 365 project tomorrow :). Wish me luck!
Happy New Year Everyone!!!
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