First and foremost - THANK YOU to everyone who takes the time to read my thoughts. Especially those of you who have reached out with positive comments and words of encouragement. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
January was an interesting month for me. If you've spent any time with me in the past 10 years, you know I love a glass of wine! I indulge rather often. Over-indulge from time to time, if you will. Especially during the holiday season, I was drinking more often than not.
I made a pact with a good friend of mine that we would go the month of January without booze. It SOUNDED like a good idea at the time. And in some ways it was. But I love drinking. I love the social aspect of grabbing a drink after work, or recapping the day over a glass of wine. I won't be challenging myself to abstain for this long for quite a while... if ever.
What I did realize is that I can still have fun without drinking. I would say I had just as much fun sober as I do when I'm drinking. I had wonderful conversations, laughed a lot, fully participated in nights out. I will add the disclaimer that January tends to be a slow month socially. I noticed a huge difference in my sleep. Slept soundly through the night and woke up feeling GREAT. And I probably bit my tongue a bit more effectively than had I been drinking... :)
To re-cap, I'm going to drink when I want to, but hope to drink less than before - both in frequency and volume.
Other exciting announcements from January are to come, but I'm not quite yet to put them out on the interwebs yet. Stay tuned ;)
Friday, February 7, 2014
Thursday, January 2, 2014
A Resolution or a Few...
This may sound silly - but one of my resolutions this year is to remember to wear eye cream at night! Another one is to check the mail at least every other day (I have been known to go weeks).
A bit more seriously - I want to set achievable, short term goals on a regular basis. I tend to start out strong and lose interest -- or get distracted. I think if I'm constantly feeling like I'm achieving something or making progress I will meet with more success. I also love competition, so having a goal buddy helps. For instance, my brother and I have an ongoing bet where if one of us doesn't get 10,000 steps in a day, we owe the other person $10. And my mom and I are racing to lose 20lbs -- I think we agreed the loser has to clean the winner's bathrooms.
Another goal is to perform small, frequent, random acts of kindness. I get so much joy out of making others happy -- to a point. It's not uncommon for me to feel slighted or resentful if more grand gestures go without reciprocation or appreciation. But when I do something small - like complimenting a stranger or sending a "thinking of you and you're awesome" note to a friend, I feel great.
And finally, I want to spend more time doing things that I really enjoy.
Swimming: It's not easy getting out of bed in the morning to swim, but I never regret it. Every single time, I leave the pool feeling physically and mentally stimulated.
Cooking and entertaining: I love hostessing. I should invite people over more often.
Reading: I never make time for it and it's extremely rare that I finish the book club books. But like swimming, I never regret it.
A bit more seriously - I want to set achievable, short term goals on a regular basis. I tend to start out strong and lose interest -- or get distracted. I think if I'm constantly feeling like I'm achieving something or making progress I will meet with more success. I also love competition, so having a goal buddy helps. For instance, my brother and I have an ongoing bet where if one of us doesn't get 10,000 steps in a day, we owe the other person $10. And my mom and I are racing to lose 20lbs -- I think we agreed the loser has to clean the winner's bathrooms.
Another goal is to perform small, frequent, random acts of kindness. I get so much joy out of making others happy -- to a point. It's not uncommon for me to feel slighted or resentful if more grand gestures go without reciprocation or appreciation. But when I do something small - like complimenting a stranger or sending a "thinking of you and you're awesome" note to a friend, I feel great.
And finally, I want to spend more time doing things that I really enjoy.
Swimming: It's not easy getting out of bed in the morning to swim, but I never regret it. Every single time, I leave the pool feeling physically and mentally stimulated.
Cooking and entertaining: I love hostessing. I should invite people over more often.
Reading: I never make time for it and it's extremely rare that I finish the book club books. But like swimming, I never regret it.
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