Happy New Year! Keep on keeping on!

Simplify.  Lose weight.  Get fit.  In with the new, out with the old.  Declutter.  Organize. 

 

Same old song… except in 2013 I made excellent strides in each.

 

I am well into the routine of living at a slower pace.  I’ve weeded out the unimportant and I now have (and make) time for what is valuable.  Doing the Lord’s work.  Being with my family.  Spending time with friends.  And I take time for myself every single day. 

 

I am consistent in drinking 8 to 10 glasses of water a day (sometimes more – the more overweight you are, the more water you should drink).  I’ve cut my portion size greatly and have been ‘juicing’ to get my veggies and fruits.  I rarely take ‘seconds’.  I’ve done fairly well with using my elliptical machine.  I am 25 pounds lighter today than I was 1 January 2013!

 

I am bringing fewer ‘things’ into our home and have been donating/giving away/trashing things I don’t have a need or use for anymore. A lot of things have left our home and shed last year.   Himself and I have set a schedule that will finish our decluttering and organizing by the end of March:  In January we will finish our entire house – less my studio and his study, in February we will finish those two rooms, and March will be the month to clear out and organize the shed.

 

So for 2014 I have only one New Year’s resolution… keep going!!