No Resolutions!

It's another year and unlike a lot of people, I'm not making any resolutions for the future. Instead I'm focused day by day, moment by moment.

This time last year, I was feeling really depressed and it had begun to weigh me down physically and mentally. I didn't recognize who I was anymore and I didn't like my life or what I saw in the mirror. I remember being in tears and feeling "enough is enough"and it was in that moment that I resolved to live the life that I wanted regardless of my current circumstances.

I stopped waiting for the perfect time to start a diet or exercise, I stopped trying to avoid activities that I wanted to do because I wasn't skinny enough, I stopped putting myself down, stopped eating if I really wasn't hungry or if the food didn't taste as good as the first few bites, stopped allowing people in my life to hurt me and STOPPED trying to be perfect.

I started to pamper myself, tried new things, began doing the physical activities that made me feel good - like dancing, started putting on makeup for no other reason but to look cute for myself (even if I didn't leave the house that day), I started to savor and cook new healthy foods, and most importantly - I started to BELIEVE that it really is possible to live the life of my dreams if I BEGIN with the present moment and leave the past where it belongs!

I know it might seem like a silly concept BUT amazingly - this past year I've lost 51pounds without killing myself in a gym, improved my self-esteem, invested more in my family and friends, accomplished professional and personal achievements and have found a new joy in life.

It's exciting to SEE moment by moment my transformation into the person I've always wanted to be!

Going Involuntarily Green for 30 days

In a story too convoluted to post - I have spent the past month going involuntarily green. I got reacquainted with public transportation and learned surprisingly - it isn't that bad. Once you get the schedule down and accept that any destination will add an extra 1/2 hour to hour of commute time, it's pretty easy to get to and fro and the amount of "undesireables is pretty low. I quite enjoyed having a latte, reading a book and arriving at work stress less from not having to deal with road rage.

Unsurprisingly, some of my destinations where a pain in the caboose to get to, but hearken my trusty bike and I was quickly able to get where I needed to go in a jiff!

Having already chosen a geographic location to live that has MOST of my needs in close vicinity, I was able to reduce my carbon foot print and lose 10 lbs in a month!

Will I completely give up my right to drive? NO, but what I have learned in the past month WILL continue to be a part of my new routine - Hail to my new trusty stead!