2016 what a year of change.
When I entered 2016 I was completely different that I am now but I have definately changed for the better. I am exiting 2016 extremely happy!
Here is what I learned…both physically and mentally made some big changes
1. I learned to move my hand, do a push up from my toes, run, skate and have become much stronger!
2. I have learned to not care as much about what others think about me and have made my circle much smaller and I love it.
3. I learned to lookout for number 1. You cannot be happy if you are always trying to make everyone else happy. You have to make yourself happy and when you can make yourself happy the people around you will be happy to.
4. Keep your circle small. The happiest days of 2016 were spent with my closest and dearest friends. I exit 2016 with less friends than I started with but I am okay with that because the friends I leave 2016 with are the best a girl could ask for and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Friends really have become family. As for the friends I leave behind in 2016 I have come to terms with it and have decided that if I am not happy and spending more time pretending I’m someone I am not it’s not worth it.
5. I have found mental and physical wellbeing. I started working out more regularly almost daily. Finding myself was the best thing I could have done in 2016. I have gotten myself in better shape. I have found self love. I look into a mirror and love myself not totally because of my weight loss but because I feel so much better starting my day off with a workout instead of multiple cups of coffee.
6. I have experienced life and travelled. Watched some racing. Saw a concert. Camped. Hiked. Had a few too many drinks a couple of nights. All in all the people I was with made those experiences ten times better!
7. I am learning the life of an adult and not a student. I started this year off as a student upgrading my education and have ended it as a registered health care provider and couldn’t be prouder. It was one of my biggest accomplishments passing that exam. Transitioning into adulthood has had its ups and down. I have had a great job and a not so great job. I have missed school but I have not missed school it’s been interesting.
8. I have learned that life is short and you must keep living it. We can’t spend all our time trying to please everyone else. We got to focus our energy on ourselves and those that truly matter. Healthy relationships are give and take not take take take!
9. I have learned that it’s okay to make mistakes and fall down but only if you are willing to get back up and brush yourself off and keep going. Life is hard but you are stronger.
10. I have learned to love and open myself up to people who deserve it. I am willing to take a leap and be the best I can be for those around me. I want to share my story and help to inspire those around me. I want to give back to those who have given me so much to get where I am today.
2017 is going to be the best year yet I know it.
Taking the small steps to love myself and get working out and giving myself a healthy life I have given myself a great life. The balance I have found between exercise and healthy eating with good times and nights out with the girls has made me happier than I could ever imagine.
Picking 9 photos to sum up 2016 was extremely difficult.
But at the end of the day the people who made this picture are the reason I have had such a great 2016 and sum up the best times.
Girls nights. Park days. Weddings. Baseball. University. Country music. Racing.
Happy new year everyone! Hope 2016 was great whether best year of your life or you learned important lessons take what it was and start 2017 on the right track. When the clock strikes 12 Saturday night you have 365 more days to write the next chapter in your life so do what makes you happy and spend time with those that you love.