hello 2020

you guys!!! it’s 2020! how in the world did that happen? happy new year!!! as one decade comes to a close and a new one begins i am finding myself feeling all of the feels. i am realizing how insanely fast life goes by and how there are so many little moments that are so easily taken for granted. i scrolled back through pictures from this past year and couldn’t believe how much happened! it’s so easy to focus on all of the daily stress and worry that if we aren’t careful we’ll miss all of the goodness that surrounds us each day.

as we kick off this new decade i am reevaluating many things in my life... the people i surround myself with, what i focus my time and energy on… i am learning to let go of the small things that would normally bother me and instead focus on all the good around me. here is an example, in late 2019 a woman referred to me as “so ugly” … not to my face of course … instead it was passed along to me from another source. normally hearing something like this would make me feel bad about myself… but in the spirit of “being the bigger person” i realized it said more about her than it did about me. there is enough evil in the world and at the end of the day women should build each other up… not try and tear each other down. .

usually with the start of a new year i’ll set some “resolutions” for myself…. and then halfway through january i start to give up. i don’t want to do that this year! so instead of referring to it as a "‘resolution’ i am going to instead refer to them as goals! intentions! i am going to manifest!! i have made a list of goals for myself in 2020, some that can easily be achieved and others that are more challenging. it’s nice to have a fresh start and a new beginning - to focus on what matters and live a better, happier life.

i have my health. my last scan in november was clear so i can 100% say that i am starting this new year, new decade, HEALTHY and cancer free! that right there is pretty much all of the motivation i need to silence the negative voices and to keep the promises i have made to myself.

i have my family. a husband that i love and 3 amazing kids that always come first no matter what. while sometimes they drive me crazy, i couldn’t imagine not having them in my life each day… that wouldn’t be much of a life at all. parenting is hard… but i was blessed with the opportunity to raise these kiddos and that is what i intend to do!

I am excited to start this new year and have many memories from 2019 that i will cherish forever. in 2020 i do plan on blogging regularly… consider that one of my goals for the year!

Here’s a look back at some 2019 memories <3

xo