My New Years Resolution

Just so you know what you’re in for, this may be a somewhat long post. 

Well my friends, it’s the last day of 2013.  This year definitely flew by for me.  As many of you know, I got engaged in December 2012, so a lot of my time this year was spent planning my May 2014 wedding.  I can’t believe the day is only 4 months away.  Where did this year go?!

Over the past few days during my commute to work, I reflected on this past year.  What were things I was proud of?  What do I wish I could have done differently?  What did I learn about myself?  Of course I’m not going to answer those questions here on the blog, since it’s kind of personal, but I do want to address one thing:

I wanted to do a post about this a few weeks ago, but never had the time to sit down and process my thoughts.  Since I now commute about 30 minutes to work in the morning and at least 45 minutes on my way home, I have a lot of time to think. 

I thought a lot about what I wanted my new years resolution to be and whether I wanted to continue making monthly goals here on Simply Nicole.  Well, yes I do still want to continue making monthly goals because I think it’s important to make short-term goals to keep you focused each month.  Sure, there are some months when I forget about my goals, but this year I am going to make a conscious effort to accomplish them. 

The answer to the other question — what is my new years resolution — is to take risks and be myself.  Be myself through every aspect of my life.  Every choice I make I want to ensure myself that it is something that I would do.  I am in control of my choices.

In the past I’ve declined buying things because it didn’t fit into the style I had.  It wasn’t something I would typically purchase and it wasn’t something that I thought people would expect to see me in.  This year I’m going to buy things because I like them.  It’s as simple as that.  I’m tired of trying to have just one specific style.  I’m going to buy pieces that I’m proud to wear.  Quality over quantity this year. 

In the past I’ve also declined going places and doing things because it made me uncomfortable.  Going out for a drink on a work night?  Typically I wouldn’t do such a thing, but this year I want to really strive to balance my work life and my personal life.  There’s no problem with going out every once in a while if its something I want to do. 

The list can go on and on of all the things I want to do this year.  But it all stems back to one thing.  I vow to be myself and take some risks… because I want to. 

Talk to Me

• What is your new years resolution?
• What are you most proud of from this past year?
• What are you looking forward to most about 2014?