Wednesday, January 6, 2010

New Year, New You


I am not a big fan of New Year's Resolutions. I don't think people take them seriously and stick to them (honestly, I am one of them). But this year is different for me, I am in the middle of a HUGE transition in my life. Everything is different than it was before. My list isn't so much about making changes, as it is about focusing on living life with a purpose. I certainly won't be perfect, but I am really focusing on it.
  • Blog at least twice a week
  • Find my "creative"
  • Only buy things I really want/need
  • Actually decorate our apartment
  • Do more yoga
  • Be a better daughter, sister, and aunt (maybe by 2011, WIFE)
  • Stop the unnecessary stress
  • Call my friends/family more
  • Love more, pray more, smile more
Really looking forward to a good year.

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Shared Google Reader


I am a blog reading fanatic. My Google Reader is jam-packed with blogs I read religiously every day. There is a new feature that allows you to share your fav posts from your Google Reader. Please click here to view my fav posts.

Busy Anyone???

I can't even remember the last time I wrote a "real" post and not just some video on YouTube that caught my eye. Since my last real effort on my blog, I have started a new job. The job search journal was a loooong one, but it is finally over. I travelled to San Francisco for the first time and got almost 2 weeks off from work paid, so we are off to a good start here.

The one thing I did learn from my down time at home was there are things more important than just my career. As a woman, I know that now is the time for me to be a bit selfish and focus on me and the things I want to accomplish, because inevitably, I will become a wife and mother and my priorities will need to be adjusted. So my career has been my main focus for the last 4 years. But there is more to life.

This doesn't mean I have to put less focus into my career, but it does mean I have to learn to balance my life. You hear people talking about a balanced life and how difficult it is and for some they spend their entire lives searching for this mysterious "balance" that no one can seem to spot. But, I feel I can find the balance I need to be able to be the best employee, girlfriend, daughter, sister, me I can be.

2010 can't be any worse than 2009, so LET'S GO!!!