New Year, New Me

Happy New Year! Today is the day that thousands of people across the globe will set new goals for a healthier, happier new year … and I am jumping on the bandwagon. I’ve been trying to get healthy for a while and get my life a little more organized but life always seems to get in the way. Looking back, trying to start Weight Watchers in October with Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas coming up was not my best decision ever. Oh well, today is a not only a new day, it’s the beginning of a New Year.

My big picture goals for 2019:

Lose Weight (50 lbs minimum)
Get Fit (complete a 5K)
Read & Write more (do both everyday, even if it’s only a little)
Clean and organize more (goal 1: clean out bedroom closet)

Phew! That’s enough for now. Just typing all of that makes me tired, LOL

Since one of my goals is to read and write more I hope to make these blog posts a regular thing. I don’t want to commit to writing here daily because I’d just be setting myself up for failure, but I would like to post at least three times a week. I can use these posts to update you on my progress (and inevitable setbacks) and in that way I’m almost my own personal accountability coach. You’ll have to keep me on my toes. If you don’t hear from me for a week, drop me a comment to let me know you’re here and missing me.

For Christmas, my wonderful husband got me a writing desk for the bedroom. It was on my Amazon wish list. I wanted a desk that can double as a vanity table for the mornings when I want to wear makeup (which is starting to be more often as I get older). I’ve been having so much fun setting it up. First I had to clean up the space, which had an old entertainment center piled up with stuff. We went to Big Lots and bought 6 cube storage shelf that I’ve setup in front of the bed instead of in the corner. I’ve moved the TV to there for now, but will probably mount it to the wall above the shelf later. I’ll post of pic of that in a different post. Right now it’s still a work in progress.

This was the before pic of the area where I wanted to put the desk. What a mess!

And the finished product!

I bought a new chair, a lamp, and a makeup mirror to personalize the area. I love it! It’s where I’m sitting now to type this. Alright, well that’s enough for tonight. Here’s to a new day and a new beginning tomorrow.

Baby step goals for the day: