Goals for the New Year

There's just something about January 1st that gets people motivated and I love it! I have a hard time saying that I made a New Year Resolution. I feel like they are never kept and often have something to do with weight loss. I've always sort of boycotted saying New Year Resolution, whether it was in fear that I would fail or because I didn't want that mainstream, over-used, idea in my life. Either way, that's over and I wanted this year to be different.

I'm still not saying I have a New Year Resolution, instead I am saying I have goals for the new year. I have quite the list, but many of them are things that I have danced around or dipped my toes in before, and I just need to hold myself accountable. You could say it's my hopes and dreams for two thousand seventeen.

Goal #1- Build my blog.
I am hoping by posting this, I'm already contributing to this goal. I want to post to this space at least once a week. I'm still trying to figure out exactly what the content will be, I want it to have a good flow and make sense together, but not be repetitive and get boring. It's proving to be harder than I thought to nail down what I want, especially with wanting it to tie into my Youtube channel.

Goal #2 - Start posting to Youtube again.
Last year I had so much fun posting to Youtube. I really have no excuses for why I quit, other than school took away a lot of free time and I wasn't making time for it anymore. It's disappointing to think about, but I have hopes that I can get back on track and love it even more this time. I want my Youtube channel to flow well with my blog but not just be a repeat of whatever video I posted that week. I've been writing some things down and working on setting my content ideas in stone. If it goes how I want, you'll see a new video very soon.

Goal #3 -Get active.
This goal is where I'm going to sound like everyone else does right now. I want to be active much more. I don't want to lose weight, that's not my intention, but I want to find something active that I enjoy that doesn't feel like working out or a burden. I know it is good for me to get out and move and it will bring so many positives, I don't want to just get active for my physical appearance, or my physical health, but also for my mental health, as well as hoping I can find a rewarding, fun, new hobby.

Goal #4 - Focus on my mental health.
I wouldn't consider myself unhealthy as far as mental health goes, but I know that I easily let myself get anxious, overwhelmed, and mentally exhausted. I want to rid of that somehow in 2017. Whether I do it through Yoga from goal #3, coloring in my coloring books, writing in a journal, or unwinding in a bubble bath, I want to somehow take better care of my brain in 2017.

Goal #5 - Be in my Bible more.
My faith is most important to me, and I know I slack in this area of my life and that is just not right. I want to read my Bible more, much more, than I have in the past. I'm working on finding a devotional that I am super excited about so I am more apt to sit down with my Bible each day. Sal and I are also part of a small group through our church, so I know this will help keep me accountable and encouraged too. 

I thought five major goals was enough for now, who knows what the year will bring, but here is where I am starting. I have some smaller goals for myself too, planning our meals, drinking half my body weight in ounces of water each day, taking a daily vitamin, sharing more about essential oils, and reading more books for enjoyment. 2016 was a beautiful, rewarding, fun, and memorable year for me, and I have hopes of 2017 surpassing it.

What are some of your  goals? Hopes? Dreams? Does the word "resolution" put you off like it does me?

Let's keep one another accountable and encouraged!

Until next time, xoxo