Goodbye 2012, Hello 2013!

Happy New Year Y'all!

End of 2012

Life is about taking chances. It's putting yourself out there while you'd rather be in bed. Smile, The Lord has given you this day. Embrace those around you, they lift your praises. Blessed are those who love you, and you love them.

Quote-o- the day

You say I'm lonely. I say I'm fiercely independent. You say I'm unmarried. I say I am unwilling to settle. #Perspective

My END of the year resolution

Let's face it, each year we make all these "resolutions" or promises to ourselves to be a better person or to achieve some lofty goal. We try very hard the first two weeks of January to make it happen, but after a few weeks, we get bored, are tired of the insane amount of people at the gym, and slowly merge back into the flow of our old routine. I have been guilty of this since about kindergarten, which was oh- 25 years ago! 

So after being inspired by some commercial (possibly a car dealership) about making things happen at the end of this year, I decided to write this blog. If you think about it, a End of the Year Resolution is the perfect promise. You have 25 days to make this happen, with very little time to fall off the wagon. Plus this year at midnight on January 31st I will have met a goal and have something to celebrate! 

Now for the fun part, to lay out my resolutions for the next 25 days. 

Resolution #1: Not be so hard on myself during the holidays. I will accept my fabulous single self and not allow society (or my family) to make me feel anything less then the amazing 30 year old woman I am. 

Resolution #2: I will not eat my way through the holidays. I will continue to count my ww points each day AND walk/run at least a mile. I know with holiday cheer comes lots of holiday cheers-ing for me and my friends! I won't be tardy for the party, but I also will not gain any poundage during the fun. 

I'm sure there are many other awesome goals I could make for my End of the Year Resolution, but hey lets face it, I want to be able to actually keep these promises to myself. 

Small, obtainable goals in a short amount of time... Who's with me??? What are your end of the year resolutions? Bring on 2013!!

Things I Am Currently Over!

Things I am currently OVER!

(Yes, this is the opposite of a blog containing things I am currently obsessed with)

 

In no particular order:

• When they play "All the Single Ladies" at a wedding- we get it, I'm single. I don't need the entire wedding crowd acknowledging this.
• My cable not automatically syncing with my tv.
• Unhappy people.
• Ads on Facebook
• The static that was in my dress all day... I can still feel it.
• Stores playing Christmas music before Thanksgiving was over.
• Junk Mail in the form of email and physical mail.
• Taylor Swift acting like she is "shocked" that she won a award.
• Mispaired socks
• Match, Eharmony, and 10 other dating services constantly sending me emails to join.
• Nutella... yes this is a shocker for me too.
• Real Housewives of Miami.
• Feeling cold.
• The neighbor above me...talk about a 10,000 elephant walking on top of your head.
• Groupon...where did all the good deals go? Enough with the massages and facials already!
• People judging other people.
• Eating healthy... lol
• When you actually attempt to go to the gym, and you can't find a parking spot.
• My tv shows taking a hiatus during the holiday season.
• The fact that wine has calories.

That is it for now...

 

 

 
 
 

 

For the love of NUTELLA

This depicts my love for NUTELLA!

I might actually be doing this as I type! lol ;)

 

Self Permission Slip

Dear Savvy,

You have permission to skip the gym tonight, and instead stay at your apartment to clean, eat left over take out, and catch up on your dvr. It's ok to stay home one night while you reflect and plan of attack.

Just do you,
Your Savvy Self

 

Thanks for reading that dear reader. I just had to read it 4 times until I let my guard down and stopped the internal conflict in my head. You would think by reading the note that I was some sort of gym rat, that was constantly working out. Haha! I can be so hard on myself, that I often feel the need to seek permission from family or friends to stay in and not be social. Why is this "just being" so hard for me to do?

 

Tonight is one of those nights that I need to trap myself in my barely 700 square foot apartment and re-evaluate how I want to conquer the rest of 2012. I need to "recharge" and really spend some time with myself... something I have been avoiding for weeks.

 

When I am trying to escape alone time, that is when I know I need it most. I always know when this time is needed, for me its evidenced in my mood and constant need for comfort food (carbs and nutella).

 

I'm going to listen to my heart. So let it begin, let the self reflection time commence.

 

I'm 100% sure there will be some blog follow up.