Happy New Year! 2016 has officially ended and 2017 is off to a great start. Well, it's just the first day but let's hope it is a great start. Watson and I spent the first day of this new year going to church, having a nice lunch out, and beginning the process of taking down all of those Christmas decorations that were excitedly put up just a few short weeks ago. The taking down is way less fun than the putting up. It just doesn't have that same excitement or spark. Anyways! 2016 definitely had it's ups and downs and there are some moments I would not want to revisit, but on the whole it was a pretty great year! I got engaged to and married my sweet husband, gained a whole new family through that, got to become an "aunt" again to a precious little girl, started a new job, moved to a new town, and joined a great new church. As you can see, lots of new!
In true New Year's fashion, I have some things I am setting out to achieve this year. A couple of days ago I wrote a post about some podcasts I've been listening to. One of those is "Happier with Gretchen Rubin." Rubin has a couple of books out that I've had on my "to read list" since my sister-in-law mentioned it to me early in December. While I haven't checked out her books yet, I have enjoyed listening to some of the episodes of "Happier" and one from December 11 caught my eye, or my ear in this case. In this short 5 minute "Holiday Hack" Rubin posed the question of "What is your one-word theme for the New Year?" She and her sister offered some suggestions such as novel, travel, rest, etc. Rubin said that her one word theme for this year was going to be re-purpose and went into detail about the whys and hows of her word choice. I'll let you listen to it to get the full picture.
But the episode got me to thinking and I decided that rather than a traditional set of "New Year's Resolutions" which inevitably get thrown by the wayside after about a week, I would choose my own one word theme for the year. So this year, my theme word is going to be "disciplined." I know that sometimes this word can have a negative connotation, but for me it doesn't. I see being "disciplined" as a good thing. To me it means to be focused, diligent, and deliberate in what you do. To have put in the work, time, and effort to accomplish the things you have set out to do. This is an area that, honestly, I need to work on. My mom jokes that I need to go to "finishing school" because I tend to start things that never really come to fruition. The half-completed craft projects still littering my parent's house are a testament to that!
So this year, I'm setting out to be more disciplined. To make schedules for myself and stick to them. To really try to work out consistently for my health and maybe actually be able to RUN a 5K or 10K race this year. To make sure I'm getting enough protein and water in each day. To write some every day and improve my writing and hopefully accomplish some personal goals there. To not procrastinate on things that I know I need to do - like grading. To read my Bible study each day and reflect on it in the new journal I ordered. I want to feel like I'm living up to my potential and using my time more wisely. That I am being a good steward of all that has been entrusted to me. To see something through from beginning to end and feel that sense of accomplishment that comes with knowing that I finished what I set out to do. What would your one-word theme for this year be?
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