A New Beginning

There is so much running through my mind right now!  2011 did have the greatest start, because I was sick for at least the first two weeks of it.  Looking back on this year I accomplished NONE of my resolutions and made many mistakes... but now I realize that I have learned from all of my mistakes.

*I developed amazing friendships at TMF!  I miss this so terribly much!!  Whether it was a mistake or not to quit that job I went where I thought I was supposed to go...
*I started a new job...hated it & finally quit!  There is such a sense of freedom now!
*God has been teaching me about trust and finances like no one would believe!
*I started back to school full time... and I am finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel!! :D
    I am sitting here looking at my degree plan; I have highlighted all the course that I have completed... including spring semester I only have about 23 hours left!


Next year this time I will have graduated college, paid off my car and hopefully have started my career.  How INSANE does that sound?!  I cannot believe the days ahead are the ones I have been dreaming about since I was a little kid!

I want 2012 to be completely different the every year in the past.  I haven't made "resolutions" (because that words always seems to end up with failed "resolutions") per se but I have written down where I want to go in this coming year.  I want so much out of this year.  

My hopes and dreams for the coming year are.... (in no particular order)

-Gradating college & raising my GPA.

-Paying off my car.

-Become a Personal Trainer and get a job.

-Begin a real relationship with the Lord... church and quiet times.

-Be a better mother to Sassy! Spending more time with her... walking & playing with her.

-Change my lifestyle completely... adding fruits & veggies & fun exercise.

Last year on K-Love they were talking about having a word to describe the coming year... I have come up with mine...

FAiTHFUL

Faithful to church, God, my quiet time, to myself, to Sassy, to my family, to my friends, to eating better and working out.  <--all of these things I have fallen apart with in 2011.  But this time I really want to live life to it's fullest.

I don't think we will be here much longer.  I think the Lord will come back sooner than anyone thinks.  If He came back right now and asked me how I lived for Him in 2011 I honestly could not answer that question because I didn't live for Him this year.  But I'm ready to change that this time around! :D


I ended 2011 with the best possible workout that I could give.  And I am pretty dang proud of myself!
-My goal was to time myself for a mile run on the treadmill.  I started off strong for not having worked out for most of the year... I could only finish 1/2 mile, but now I know where I need to start.
-Then I hit 20 minutes on the stairmaster.  I was ready to end my workout there.
-But Niccole and got on the Row Machine and did a 2000m row.  I shaved off a few seconds of my time compared to when I did it on Monday.

I might not be as fit as I was a couple of years ago, but I headed down the right path & excited to see where it takes me! :)



2012, I know is going to be a hard year.  I have quite a few challenges ahead of me and will likely get discouraged at times, but that is when I will need to review my goals and why I'm doing what I'm doing.