2016, thank you for the warm welcome. Literally.
Florida weather is beautiful!
Florida weather is beautiful!
There's much to do and little time to do it, in life, in general.
1. Travel
I was lucky enough to start off 2016 with a little vacation to Orlando and see a couple friends who live rather far away. I want to keep traveling with some other plans I want to make happen some way some how. I really need to take advantage of having federal holidays off. Long weekends might not seem like much time, but with the right people, it'll be worth it.
As I approach my mid twenty's, I realize more and more how quickly time passes by. Before I even realize, I'll be settled down with my own family and career and perhaps not have as much time to travel. Or before I know it, my friends will be settled down with their own families and it'll be harder for them to make time to travel as well.
I'll need to take advantage of the time I have now while I have it.
2. Lifestyle changes
Minimalism. It's something I think I'll need.
I'm an excessive person. In many senses of the word. When I like something, I want more of it and I do it in excess. This includes shopping, eating bad food, and being lazy. I'm a materialism person and I don't like that about myself. I have an unhealthy lifestyle and I am a stubborn creature of habit.
In 2016 I want to embrace a minimalist lifestyle. It will be hard, I know. I certainly cannot achieve this overnight, but I will do the best I can with it. The reason I am choosing this particular lifestyle change is because I feel like it will help along with my other goals of fitness, moderation, motivation, and being more organized.
By buying less, I'll spend less time and less money on material objects. Instead I'll then have more time and money to travel and experience more. I'll be more motivated to try new things, like cooking, which will lead me to eat better at home than going out to eat or give into fast food. A cluttered house is a cluttered mind for me so this can only help to clear my mind. A clear mind and more free time can only lead to a calmer me to pick up more hobbies and benefit my health and focus on what more I want to do with my career.
Everything will come full circle if I can make his happen. It'll be hard, but I'll focus on the rainbow behind the impending cloud.
3. Live in the present
I was lucky enough to start off 2016 with a little vacation to Orlando and see a couple friends who live rather far away. I want to keep traveling with some other plans I want to make happen some way some how. I really need to take advantage of having federal holidays off. Long weekends might not seem like much time, but with the right people, it'll be worth it.
As I approach my mid twenty's, I realize more and more how quickly time passes by. Before I even realize, I'll be settled down with my own family and career and perhaps not have as much time to travel. Or before I know it, my friends will be settled down with their own families and it'll be harder for them to make time to travel as well.
I'll need to take advantage of the time I have now while I have it.
2. Lifestyle changes
Minimalism. It's something I think I'll need.
I'm an excessive person. In many senses of the word. When I like something, I want more of it and I do it in excess. This includes shopping, eating bad food, and being lazy. I'm a materialism person and I don't like that about myself. I have an unhealthy lifestyle and I am a stubborn creature of habit.
In 2016 I want to embrace a minimalist lifestyle. It will be hard, I know. I certainly cannot achieve this overnight, but I will do the best I can with it. The reason I am choosing this particular lifestyle change is because I feel like it will help along with my other goals of fitness, moderation, motivation, and being more organized.
By buying less, I'll spend less time and less money on material objects. Instead I'll then have more time and money to travel and experience more. I'll be more motivated to try new things, like cooking, which will lead me to eat better at home than going out to eat or give into fast food. A cluttered house is a cluttered mind for me so this can only help to clear my mind. A clear mind and more free time can only lead to a calmer me to pick up more hobbies and benefit my health and focus on what more I want to do with my career.
Everything will come full circle if I can make his happen. It'll be hard, but I'll focus on the rainbow behind the impending cloud.
3. Live in the present
Too often I find myself either dwelling on the past and what could have been, or worrying too much about the future and what I think I should be doing.
If I didn't take the time to live in the present, I would've missed all the beautiful views from my 2.5 hour plane ride home from Orlando. It was a liberating feeling, just enjoying the view and not thinking about things that have happened and that I can't fix or thinking about the inevitable, like going back to work the next morning.
I feel more motivated than ever to do more things because I know that before I even know it, 2016 will be gone. 2015 blurred by like a fresh dream, and 2016 most likely won't be any different.
New year, new morning, new beginning, new adventures.
Hope everyone has an amazing fresh start!
I feel more motivated than ever to do more things because I know that before I even know it, 2016 will be gone. 2015 blurred by like a fresh dream, and 2016 most likely won't be any different.
New year, new morning, new beginning, new adventures.
Hope everyone has an amazing fresh start!
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Happy New Year!
-Chelle
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