Hello Lovelies! I am so happy to be back after an extended leave of absence from the blog and all of you. I have so missed blogging, but in the last few weeks of the semester I wrote over 10,000 words in 4 research essays and could not bring myself to write another word. Plus, with the multiple all-nighters studying for tests, preparing for presentations, and writing the aforementioned papers, time to blog, hard as I tried, was no where to be found. But enough about how chaotic the end of the semester was. On to thanking you all for being so wonderful, supportive, and understanding. I promise a recap shortly! But I do have one thing to share, because I cannot wait to jump up and down and tell you; I am pleased to announce, that all of the hard work this semester paid off, and I received a 4.0 for the Fall semester!! I am so proud to have succeeded in juggling my 5 grad classes while working and starting this blog.
While 2013 was a banner year, I believe that there is always room for improvement. Building off the momentum from last year, my resolutions continue on previous goals, as well as strive for new opportunities of growth. So here goes:
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So, its not really a secret that I am not a size 2, or even a size 6, and I have never really cared about the tags on my clothes, but only that I felt healthy and strong. Lately though, I have been feeling anything but healthy, and its not just the result of an overdose on holiday sweets. As I’m sure most of you experienced, transitioning from high school to college and college to grad school can be rough on the body and these past 5 years in particular for me have been a constant yo-yo up and down, reaching higher and higher on the up swings over the years. It has been a struggle for me to transition from high school dancer, to college intramural soccer player, to grad student whose only exercise is running from work to school and back again. I have joined gyms, tried juicing, done weight watchers, and many other diets and exercise regimens, but as soon as I am in the throws of the semester, I cant keep up and gain everything back. When I am stressed, I revert back to bad habits; emotional eating, fast food runs, late night dinners; I let school become an excuse for not having time to do anything in my life, including exercise and eating well. This year however, I am even more committed then in the past, as I graduate and will have no more excuses for not taking proper care of myself. Additionally, this year concludes with my 30th birthday and I am determined to enter the next decade of my life free from the discomfort of the extra padding I have been carrying around. While I don’t have a concrete goal for how much weight to lose, I do want to lose enough to start feeling fit, flexible, toned, and generally like my “old” self, feeling good is my goal, not hitting a certain dress size.
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This year I am hoping to find my grove with the blog. Obviously it is something I do because I love it, on the side of everything else on my plate. I don’t want it to feel like work, and I am definitely going to try to stop feeling guilty when I am unable to post as frequently as I want to, there are just not enough hours in the day sometimes. But please know that I will make this as much as a priority as humanly possible given everything else going on. I also hope to continue meeting new bloggers, interacting with new followers, and work to bring you quality content on the blog. I cannot wait to see what new relationships form, inspiration is shared, and challenges met this year! As always, if you have any questions, comments, or ideas, please feel free to send me a message or email!
Well those are my goals and resolutions for 2014. Can you tell I have missed writing? Ha! I know that I have a lot of work to do, but I am determined to start living a life I am proud of, love, and am excited to wake up to everyday. I can’t imagine what paths lay ahead, but pray to meet each of them with a open heart and mind.
What are your resolutions this year?