With the end of the year quickly approaching, I, like so many at this time of year, have been reflecting. This year was so much fun for so many reasons. Not a perfect year, but definitely a good one. If you follow me on
Instagram, you know that we packed a lot into this year. Big goals, big decisions, a little bit of travelling, a lot of donuts....possibly a bottle of wine...or two....or ten.
For those of you who have followed my previous blogs, you may remember that I always,
always end the year with "25 Things I've Accomplished this Year". For those of you who haven't read my old blogs, this is an exercise I encourage everyone to do at the end of the year. Some people are really intimidated by this exercise. I often hear, "25 things? I can't make a list that long. I didn't really do anything this year."
I'm pretty sure you did.
You may not have won a Nobel prize, but I'm sure you did things worth taking some pride in. Did you finish a book? Exercise regularly? Take your kids to the park? Relax? Try something new?
Ending the year focusing on what you did
right feels good. Really good. And the older I get, the better it feels.
There are times in the past where I have shared my list, but most years, it's something I keep to myself.
But my goals for the new year? I tend to share the heck out of those. I find I do this for two reasons:
1) Accountability. There were a few mornings this year where I found myself lying in a nice, comfy bed in a hotel room really, really wishing that I was not there for the sole purpose of getting out of that bed and running 13 miles in the snow/rain/heat/mud. But just as I was about to let myself off the hook and go back to sleep, I would remind myself that if I did that, someone was going to ask on Monday about my race for that month and I would have to say, "Ummmm....I skipped it." And did I want to face that kind of public humiliation? No. So I got up and ran.
2) Celebration. As my
Instagram followers can again speak to, I LOVE celebrating just about anything. One of my core beliefs is that there is something beautiful to celebrate in every day. Things like "I accidentally ordered way too many tacos for National Taco Day" are frequently heard in our home. We celebrate almost everything. And the best thing about accomplishing a goal is definitely celebrating with the people who helped you accomplish it!
Yeah...I really like to share goals.
So to kick off the new year and this new blog, I thought I'd share my 2018 goals as part of this intro post.
10 Goals for 2018
1) Start this new blog. What am I going to do with it? Oh, just a little bit of this and that. The things I love. Travel, food, family, friends. Books, clothes, drinks. Adventures. Ideas. Little beautiful moments.
