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Well guys, I had this New Year post drafted for a month, but tossed around on\u00a0what I wanted to say and it started getting stressful, to the point where I had thrown the idea out all together, until now.<\/p>\nWell guys, I had this New Year post drafted for a month, but tossed around on\u00a0what I wanted to say and it started getting stressful, to the point where I had thrown the idea out all together, until now.<\/p>\n
Something that was meant to be positive quickly turned burdensome, and that’s why\u00a0we all hate making resolutions, or at least that’s what the internet is telling me.<\/p>\n
I figured out my problem this time, though.<\/p>\n
I was coming up with goals I thought others might expect of me and this blog, and I was getting too critical of whether they\u00a0were unique or ambitious enough. \u00a0I was putting pressure on myself to go really big and specific,\u00a0which I couldn’t do, because I simply don’t\u00a0know what that all is, at least not right now. \u00a0So screw it.<\/p>\n
Glad I got that figured out!<\/p>\n
Instead, a New Year tradition I like a lot is picking a focus word, and mine this year is enjoy<\/strong>. \u00a0I want to get better at focusing on the joy in everything, because that’s way more fun than\u00a0focusing on all the what if’s for what could go wrong, which is what I do constantly, especially with this blog. \u00a0That, mixed with the frustrations I feel about my day job, my dreams for switching that job to blogging full-time, and how I want to be\u00a0better\u00a0for the people most important in my life, made it clear\u00a0that I needed to take a more simple approach and start with myself first, with personal goals focused on enjoying the day-to-day.<\/p>\n So we’re going to call this things I’m looking forward to enjoying in 2015<\/strong>.\u00a0 They’re basically resolutions, but it’s a lot more motivating to think of these as events to look forward to.\u00a0 All about those mind tricks, y’all.<\/p>\n TRAVEL<\/strong><\/span> DE-CLUTTER READ WALK LEARN STUFF ABOUT PAGE I’m feeing really good about all this, and that’s an excellent\u00a0start I say. \u00a0Are you looking forward to any of the same things in your 2015? \u00a0Did you make any resolutions or goals? \u00a0 For those of you who stay physically active, got any tips or suggestions on how or where to\u00a0get a workout other than the gym?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well guys, I had this New Year post drafted for a month, but tossed around on\u00a0what I wanted to say and it started getting stressful, to the point where I had thrown the idea out all together, until now. Something that was meant to be positive quickly turned burdensome, and that’s why\u00a0we all hate making … Continue reading “2015- Things to Enjoy”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[169],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6079"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6135,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6079\/revisions\/6135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n(I swear I didn’t just copy an article on top resolutions to have this year. \u00a0I’ve got some more cliche things coming, but let me just explain and talk about them.)
\nBoyfriend and I talk about how we’re fast approaching a chapter in our lives where it will be even easier to make excuses not to travel, so the urgency to travel is high right now, and I’m really excited for it. \u00a0I have no idea where my passport is.\u00a0 I don’t think I’ve seen it in over a decade.\u00a0 I’m going to renew it (get a new one?), and I’m going to travel. \u00a0We’ve\u00a0been talking about\u00a0Spain towards the end of the year, maybe a cruise, and surely somewhere new in the US.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>The clutter reached a new, maddening extreme last year. \u00a0It’s the challenge of trying to work and live in the same, small space, combined with\u00a0my need to leave out projects in progress because putting them away mid-progress means they won’t get finished. \u00a0I’m not entirely sure how to go about that differently, but what I can do is regulate our\u00a0storage space\u00a0better, so I’m going to try the same thing I do with my closet- no more adding stuff, only replacing items, or getting rid of things.\u00a0 If something comes in, then something needs to go out, because there is literally no room. \u00a0This is a big deal for me, because I have a hard time letting go of stuff. \u00a0It encouraged me to get this book<\/a>, which is currently on its way, and I’ve heard nothing short of it being life-changing (it’s in the title so it must be true, ha) so we’ll see. \u00a0That leads to the next thing…
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\n<\/strong><\/span>We recently got library cards at our local public library. \u00a0I can’t remember the last time I\u00a0genuinely enjoyed being at a library. \u00a0I wasn’t always big on reading, \u00a0but now it’s one of the things I enjoy most these days, and I want to make more time for\u00a0it. \u00a0Here’s a shot of my unsuspecting boyfriend in awe of\u00a0all the possibilities.<\/p>\n![\"Library](\"http:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Library-NR.jpg\")
We were in sweats and sneaks because we walked here. \u00a0It’s (on the longer side of) walking distance! \u00a0How did this not happen sooner? \u00a0We spent the walk there and back listening to Serial together (I think Adnan did it, but I also think he didn’t.) \u00a0That also transitions nicely into the next thing.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>I don’t exercise. \u00a0At all. \u00a0It’s awful. \u00a0We were doing P90X3 for a while, but all the intense stomping and jumping around in the workouts made us feel horrible<\/em> for the people living in the unit below us, so we always felt like we couldn’t go full-out (excuses excuses). \u00a0Also,\u00a0I hate\u00a0the gym. \u00a0I think it’s the most\u00a0boring\u00a0place in the world and have zero motivation to get a membership. \u00a0While I look for an alternative, I want to do\u00a0something<\/em> that breaks up all the sitting I do in a day, and walking is something I enjoy, especially with my guy. \u00a0I’m looking\u00a0forward to taking\u00a0more\u00a0walks together in the evenings during the week. \u00a0It also gives us quality time to just talk and catch up, which is my favorite. \u00a0Killing two birds with one stone, also my favorite.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>One of the best things about this blogging journey is how much I’ve learned. \u00a0I have to wear every hat for this operation and it has stretched me in ways like\u00a0nothing else has. \u00a0Most of all, it makes me want to\u00a0keep learning new things, and I’m starting this year with calligraphy, which I already shared on Instagram<\/a>.
\n![\"LHCalligraphy](\"http:\/\/www.homeyohmy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/LHCalligraphy-Starter-Kit-copy.jpg\")
I was really surprised at the response to this. \u00a0Turns out there are so many of you wanting to learn too, so do it!!! \u00a0This is the LHCalligraphy starter kit<\/a>, and I love it. \u00a0Of course, I very quickly saw\u00a0that I’m going to need many more hours of practice. \u00a0Are you guys interested in seeing the progress on that?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/span>Putting in one specific thing here for the blog. \u00a0My goal last year was to update my About page. \u00a0Didn’t happen. \u00a0More than just taking the right photo for it (really hard, I’m the awkwardest bird in the world in front of the camera) and making it more detailed, it represents really getting my mission statement\/vision down, which I feel like I’m still<\/em>\u00a0ironing out, or rather haven’t given enough thought to. \u00a0And maybe like the sentiment of this post, I’m trying to go too big and specific with it and need to simplify and chill out. \u00a0I also see it as a step towards getting more personal on here, which I’ve said so many times that I’m going to do! \u00a0I see myself giving more space\u00a0in this blog to documenting what’s going on in my life, although guys, tell me, isn’t it hard trying to both experience moments and record them at the same time?? \u00a0The past few attempts I made at taking my camera around, I quickly forgot to take\u00a0pictures because I just wanted to be in the moment. \u00a0Where’s that robot photographer that can follow me around when I need one…<\/p>\n