the secret is...a fresh start

well hello there, 2013. nice to meet you. 

what is it about a new year that has people going wild with resolutions? what is it that has people believing that this year will be different? i think it's that grand illusion of a fresh start, a clean slate, a new beginning. people eat that stuff up. the world is filled with people who are "starting their diet on monday". we love the feeling of a new week, a new month, a new year. sadly, each of these calendar milestones are often met with the same lack of motivation and same "not enough time in the day" feeling. but, despite the numerous failed attempts to reach certain goals, we hold on to the hope that this year will be "the year". 

i am one such person. i did start a diet. i did start a blog. i did clean my apartment. i know it is only day two, but it's a start right? isn't that how you reach goals anyway? you work on them daily, little by little?

i love the feeling of fresh starts & don't plan to waste this one. here are my goals for 2013:

1. big surprise! LOSE WEIGHT. get to my goal weight (120)
2. read through my one year Bible
3. read to Malachi daily
4. run a half-marathon
5. document my life: journal, blog, keep up on shutterfly 
6. pay off debt & save money


these are the biggies but i'm not sure they capture what i am envisioning for my life this year. i want to become a health freak. i want to cook tons of new recipes. i want to be the best mom. i want to do arts & crafts. i want to be a book worm...

basically i am taking this new year seriously. i might not reach every goal perfectly but...

the secret is a fresh start for motivation.