This blog post is obligatory in that we get to write about resolutions, plans, thoughts and reflections once a year. It's like the holy grail of blog posting; a free pass to tell you exactly how I feel.
I haven't blogged in a few weeks because I shut off my laptop and traveled two thousand miles to the blustery Midwest. I didn't look at my bank account balance, I didn't check my emails (well I have a Blackberry, so I kinda did), I ate tiramisu, cookies and popcorn for breakfast and tried my very very best to just relax. I tried to not have plans, to go with the flow, to not worry about relationships, school, running or anything else that haunts my daily thoughts.
And I feel good. I feel like a week and a half away from my routine gave me space to be calm. The massive amounts of alcohol, sledding with little ones, a spectacular day with my mother on Michigan Avenue and quality time with old friends and new family didn't hurt either. Going "home", luckily, has been more of a respite for me than it ever was. Being away for the better part of a decade has given me much needed perspective and appreciation of what I have and what I came from. My independence has empowered me and while it is often scary, it one of the most important things I've ever achieved.
Most years I feel like a broken record with my resolutions. More whole (real, fresh) foods. Less Diet Coke, more running. Fall in love, be free. Go to the gym. And while most people want to be less in the new year (weigh less, consume less), this year I vow to be more. More me. To give more, to see more, to breathe more, to sleep more, to find more peace. To love (without cynicism and fear) and travel more.
Now that's a pretty tall order. And it definitely includes seven more months of my MBA, a full-time job, a set of incredible friends, that spectacular gym membership and lots of salads. But hopefully it also includes a little yoga, maybe some meditation, good restaurants, a museum or two, and lots of determination. By the end of 2011, I will have a very fancy (and expensive) degree, a new job and maybe even a new city. I'm excited, scared, nervous and thrilled about all of the things I am lucky enough to experience in the next twelve months. Bring it on!!!
And I feel good. I feel like a week and a half away from my routine gave me space to be calm. The massive amounts of alcohol, sledding with little ones, a spectacular day with my mother on Michigan Avenue and quality time with old friends and new family didn't hurt either. Going "home", luckily, has been more of a respite for me than it ever was. Being away for the better part of a decade has given me much needed perspective and appreciation of what I have and what I came from. My independence has empowered me and while it is often scary, it one of the most important things I've ever achieved.
Most years I feel like a broken record with my resolutions. More whole (real, fresh) foods. Less Diet Coke, more running. Fall in love, be free. Go to the gym. And while most people want to be less in the new year (weigh less, consume less), this year I vow to be more. More me. To give more, to see more, to breathe more, to sleep more, to find more peace. To love (without cynicism and fear) and travel more.
Now that's a pretty tall order. And it definitely includes seven more months of my MBA, a full-time job, a set of incredible friends, that spectacular gym membership and lots of salads. But hopefully it also includes a little yoga, maybe some meditation, good restaurants, a museum or two, and lots of determination. By the end of 2011, I will have a very fancy (and expensive) degree, a new job and maybe even a new city. I'm excited, scared, nervous and thrilled about all of the things I am lucky enough to experience in the next twelve months. Bring it on!!!
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