New
beginnings and a fresh start!
I always
want to rebuild, rethink, refresh, and reinvent myself! Actually, I don’t even wait until a new year
to switch things up! I’m constantly rearranging
things in my life. March is just as good
as January to make changes. However, the
listiness (is that a word) in me would never pass up an opportunity to create a
new To Do work of art. Okay, maybe I’m
being a bit dramatic but it’s true. I
stopped creating a yearly Vision Board and now I have a Vison Wall! I add and move things around as the year goes
by. It’s a beautiful feeling to see
ideas and goals come to fruition.
Here
are my top 5 to start off 2017.
Complete the Daniel Fast
This
fast is great to jump start healthy eating habits. It’s also great because the focus is not just
about the food but renewing my relationship with God.
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| The Daniel Fast Cheat Sheet |
Read a book a month
I
came across a 52 Week Book challenge and it was pretty cool, but I know I would
not be able to keep up with that schedule. I’ll just pick out
one book a month to read. I notice that I don’t read
e-books as much as a hardcover book.
There is something about the feel of a book and the turning of pages
that excites me. I will continue to use
my Kindle, but I think I will go back to paper books this year.
I
ended out the year looking for the positive in every situation. Sometimes it was a struggle but I tried to
find the silver lining in everything that happened. I want to continue that this year. It sounds cliché when you hear it’s not what
happens to you but how you react, but it’s really true. It helps to know that there is a bigger
picture and things happen to grow my faith.
So I started saying, “Count it all joy”, when situations made me angry
or when things did not go as planned.
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| My happy place |
Pamper and Invest in self
We
tend to confuse the two. I want to be
pampered but I need to invest in myself.
So this is the year of learning a new language (or maybe some phrases), learning
more about blogging and creating digital products, examining my retirement
options and savings plan. I also want to
take time to relax and enjoy myself this year.
Take in a movie, get a mani/pedi, indulge in a massage, or have my
tresses twisted by a licensed hairdresser!!
Make a monthly ‘What did I accomplish?’ list
I
guess this would be the To Do list’s fraternal twin. Sometimes I beat myself up because I feel
like I didn’t accomplish the items on my To Do list. I have to realize that there are steps to be
taken in reaching the larger goals and many times I don’t itemize each
action. So when I complete a stroke to
finishing the big picture, it gets lost.
Does that make sense? I want to
celebrate the baby steps and moves it takes to reach that higher goal.
This
is just a sample of my changes for 2017.
Now, let me get back to making lesson plans…winter break is coming to an
end.
What
are your plans for this New Year?
These are some good goals that I know I can accomplish! I've ever heard of the Daniel fast but I may have to try it!
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I've done it before in the past and it was great!!
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