Champagne with Raspberries on NYE
Usually I make intense lists of my New Year's Resolutions. This year, however, I have two:
1. Think less: I spend far too much time worrying, planning, fretting, thinking, etc. I overanalyze far too much. I weigh pros and cons, the best approaches, the consequences, and then never come to a decision. This year, I don't want to lose time overthinking things.
2. Act more: Related to the thinking bit, I spend a lot of time planning and wondering and a lot less time acting. I plan workouts that I never do. I plan trips, but then get overwhelmed. I make lists of books I want to read and then never read them. This is dumb. I want to just get up and do things. I want to blog, write, exercise, spend time with friends, be more efficient with work, and be more impulsive about the things that make me happy.
In other news, I started a 21 day elimination diet. It's gluten-free, soy-free, and dairy-free; also no alcohol and no coffee. Since before finals, I have been self-medicating with lots of rich food, too much caffeine and wine. Bad news bears for my energy level, my skin, and my state of mind in general. I just want to be more mindful of my eating habits and work on being more sustainable as well. I'm on my second day. I cheated already a bit last night with a glass of wine (or two) during a game of charades, but today has been good.
The rest of my vacation has been spent with all my lovelies, including Lauren, my best friend who is visiting from Japan. I also have been able to catch up with Rahia, Jacob and Larissa, go out with Christina, Ellie, and Evan, be inspired by high school friends (esp. NJ), and just loving my family.
Other things this year: more shows (inclu Coachella and OSL???), a yoga retreat, NYC, maybe a trip to the Pacific Northwest and hopefully, Japan to visit my bestie.
Gearing up for a full day tomorrow - yoga, grocery shopping, laundry, cleaning my car and finally finishing a lingering work assignment (and getting started on another one :-))
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