And make them public, because I'm a lot more likely to stick to them if I do.
So this year, I will be:
- Learning to love myself better.
It's time to be a better friend of to myself because I'm going to be stuck with me forever. A self defeating attitude isn't good for anyone. Here's my new rule: If I wouldn't say it about someone else, I shouldn't say it about myself.
- Staying connected to my sisters.
For the past couple years, when someone is over seas, we've been doing sister emails. We send each other updates on what's going on in our lives and it helps us not feel so far apart. I think it's important even when we are all state side. I will be sending out my "sister mail" twice a month.
- Admit when I need help.
I'm really good at asking questions to understand things better but the idea of asking for help is still hard. So when I'm having a really bad day, I'm going to tell someone. When I need assistance, I'm going to ask for it. No more of this "I can do everything by myself attitude". I was made for community.
-Take a picture everyday
I sometimes find myself going through the motions, waiting for the next big thing to happen, and end up missing the present. I know my sister would say I should just "be there", but I want to document a year in my life with a daily picture and then make a book out of it. With every picture, I will also have something that I am thankful for that day. I think it's going to be a cool project to help capture the beauty around me, in my home country.
-Get healthy
While this may be on most peoples lists, this year is going to be the year that this really happens for me. I have a buddy, a realistic goal and a timeline. When I started this quest on Dec 22, I weighed 196 pounds. By my 23 birthday, I want to be back down to 160, be able to run a few miles and feel strong. It's do-able. Along with getting to a healthy size, I also want to work on having a better relationship with food. I am really going to focus on breaking my emotional eating habit. I want to start eating mindfully by not eating while doing other things, and truly enjoying the taste of food again. Quality over quantity.
-Live with less
I don't know quite how much less I want to live with, but I am already a trunk load down. For the past 6 months I have been living off the things that I could stuff in my hiking bag and found that I still didn't need everything I brought, so this year, I am asking myself these questions:
-Do I really need to buy this or do I just want more stuff?
-If I buy this, what am I going to get rid of?
-Does someone else need this thing that I'm not using?
-Tell the truth
Little lies turn into bigger lies and then can become toxic.
So this year I am going to work on: not exaggerating stories, admitting when I don't know the answer, being upfront (but still kind) and being true to myself. For example; if someone asks me on a date and I don't want to go, I'm not going to string him along. By being fully truthful, I think I will not only build stronger relationships, but I will be able to chisel out a truer version of myself.
So there it is. Here's to a new year full of love, laughter and a little bit of crazies.
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