As I sat down at the start of the year to write down my new year resolutions, I asked myself what things I truly wanted to tackle in 2017.
Truthfully, I hate setting resolutions! Not that I'm not goal-oriented or like the feeling of productivity or accomplishment, but I can be way too ambitious. The next thing I know, I have a LONG list of resolutions and goals that cannot be all successfully met. In essence, it's an issue with the player and definitely not the game!
Nonetheless, every year, I still manage to a make list and take a stab at it. I figure it is better to try than not try at all. More importantly, in recent years (Um, meaning only 2016), I have decided that at the end of the year, if I have made efforts to be a more centered, focused, and loving person to myself and those around me, I have been successful.
And, it's true. 2016 was very successful! A lot went down this past year and I am excited to reflect back on how I have grown as a person and what I have accomplished. However, if there was one thing I could say that I fell short on...Well, take a guess.
Yup! This. My blog. My passion side project that I just unintentionally took a 2 YEAR hiatus from.
I didn't forget about it (It was definitely a 2016 resolution!). I didn't give up on it. In all honesty, I thought about it EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. Every single day since my last blog post.
The truth is Life Happened.
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| Me and my sweet babe celebrating Christmas 2015 |
I have been through pregnancy, the birth of my beautiful baby girl, leaving my career to raise my daughter and spend more time with my family, packing up and moving out of our first home, temporarily living with my parents while our new home was being built, and moving into our new home. That's just barely scraping the surface. These last two years have been so rich in life and just life-changing in the best way possible.
So rather than be down on the fact that I did not post any content in the last year (or two), I vowed that this year, I take all of the wonderful life that I have lived since the post I made back on January 11, 2015 and pour it into my passion.
In a NEW YEAR. With a NEW PERSPECTIVE. Making a NEW START. I wish you the same!
Happy 2017!
-Jen
