Resolutions are fun for about a month or so and then they always seem to fall apart. BUT, maybe I can keep mine at leasttttt 2 months or so, just in case I will compose a list, never hurts to have goals clearly outlined in a public blog for everyone to remind you of, right? Right. So with that being said, here are my top 7 2012 NYE resolutions.

8. To trust in the bigger picture. Many of us lose things that are/were important to us (Jobs, boyfriends, friends, family etc…) and ultimately we spend way too much time wishing things could have just turned out differently. I want to try to live more by faith in 2012 and trust that bad things only happen to make room for better things, or to make us stronger as individuals. You might not see the lesson now, but so many times later down the road we see why things happened the way they did. Faith. I want to try to never live in the past and accept that once the past is gone it’s gone, so many of us waste time fighting that reality. Acceptance and faith in 2012.

7. To take better care of my health. This means taking daily vitamins, making routine dentist/dr appointments, washing my hands more, just not neglecting the things that keep me healthy. The older we get the better we need to treat ourselves because if we don’t do certain things now, we will pay for them later. I don’t want weak bones or wrinkles when I am older so I better take action now. I already am really good about protecting my skin tho, so if you’re not, now is the time to start wearing a daily SPF and a wrinkle correcting night cream

6. Continue to keep psycho people away. This one I struggled with in 2011 because I always want to forgive those I care about even when they devastate me time and time again, but sometimes certain people simply don’t deserve to be let back into our lives… ever. I usually convince myself that forgiveness is healthier, but what is healthiest is learning how to forgive while leaving the bad people behind. If you know someone is bad for you just leave them in the past where they belong. They say if someone mistreats you and then asks to at least be friends? Hell no we can’t be friends, friends don’t miss treat one another. People can only hurt you if you let them.

5. To continue to better myself. I had a pretty productive 2011, landing a new job in an industry I love, but I want/need continuous growth to feel successful, so I need to set larger goals. I am clearly not having a baby or settling down any time soon, so I want to take advantage of this time. I feel lucky to still have no commitments to anyone other than myself, and while most people are focusing on finding a boyfriend/husband/baby, I’m going to focus on being the best I can be, now is the time to make my dreams a reality.

4. To smile more. Now don’t go emailing me saying “I toldddddd you so” or “It’s about timeeee” I’ll smile when I’m ready, but it is something I could improve on. Just so everyone knows, I don’t purposely not smile, I just have a fat face and sometimes smiling hurts, it feels like my whole face is scrunching up and I don’t like it. Seriously tho, I’ve just never been a super smiley, perky person, but I am genuinely fine and happy when people accuse me of being upset! (Ok, ok, sometimes I might be a bit grumpy but 84% of the time I am happy )

It seems to be a problem for everyone else other than me. I am not working on this for anyone other than myself, because smiling should be my choice, however life is too short not to be positive and happy so we will give it a whirl, no promises, just a whirl.

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