Acknowledge It

Geez it is well into 2014 so I probably should acknowledge it at some point.

2013 Last year I took a post it and wrote the following:

Stay Grateful 
Change 
Just DO IT 

I couldn't have picked more encouraging words to guide my year. This is my fifth year looking back at each year and they are one of my favorite posts to reread over and over. I learn so much about myself.

1  accomplishments big and small
    *celebrated my 30th birthday
    *started drinking coffee
    *got a promotion
    *quit my job
    *got a new job

2  pleasure
    *Brynn Leigh Beth ♥ 
    *camping, hiking, breathing fresh air
    *vacationing with my parents
    *Kazoozles
    *Abbey's sweet kisses and tiny stampy feet
    *Rigby's wet chin and new nickname "Boogie"
    *Our friend Wheels
    *listening to B&D tell me stories
    *garden FINALLY survived
    *garlic press - where has this been all my life?
    *restaurant obsession of the year: Zoe's
    *candy obsession: RS Iddy Biddy Bunnies/Santas
    *road trips with Dp
    *youtube vlogs on the ipad

3  hurts and disappointments
    *Epicly Evil Earache
    *professional struggles
    *surrounded by illness and pain
    *giving up Montana
    *losing sight of the important
    *too busy to enjoy life, to nurture myself
 
4  forgiveness
    This might be the first year in a long time I don't feel guilty about not being enough for my family and
    friends. I am what I am.

5 thankful
   I have so much good in my life. a safe home, a family that takes care of me, friends that put up with me, a
   mind that allows me to amazing things that surprise even me.

Last thoughts
I wanted 2013 to be more than the last 4 four years. I set grand goals, and pretty much set myself up for failure. Because I was trying to impress something outside myself. When I stopped listening to what everyone out there said I should be my path became easier to spot.

Those three words on a paper kept me grounded, inspired and willing to ditch the fear and move on. Who wants to be trapped in the muck? I just want to keep going, see more sunsets, crunch leaves and gravel under my feet, find my voice and write, take care of myself and my family. I'm not quite done.



 Looking back:  2009  2010  2011  2012