So while today is the twelfth of January, this is my first post of the new year. I sincerely apologize for the delay in posts. Although I had said I would post every week, I clearly haven't. I have been handling some things recently and at least the first quarter of 2016 is going to be exciting. But guess what?! You get two posts this week! Count 'em, TWO! One to make up for January 3rd, and one to make up for this past Sunday, January 10th. Now Back to business.

I don't know about you, but I have a resolution to not use the word "resolution" this year. Instead I'm making myself a list of goals to accomplish.

1. Write more - I was significantly lacking motivation to write once I graduated in 2015. This year is dedicated to writing as much as I can. I'll write here, in a journal, write fiction, write whenever and whatever I want.

2. Focus on overall health - For too long I have been going through the highs and lows of trying to lose weight and look like a Victoria's Secret Angel (I'm not saying there's anything wrong with wanting to look like them or actually looking like them). But for too long I was not focusing on doing that in a healthy way. I would beat myself up for eating too much that day. Or I would not let myself eat sweets and foods that I wanted and I would be miserable. Gone are those days. From now on, if I want to eat something, I'll eat it in moderation. Being so strict with myself was setting myself up for failure. This year I'm going to focus on making myself feel good: physically, mentally, emotionally. To help me on this journey, I purchased the 2016 Blogilates Fit Planner. I already had a planner for my life, but this is dedicated to health. You track your food (I just track what I eat, not count calories), your workouts, and any other notes - here I track my steps and sleep (with the help of my fitbit), my water intake, and if I drank any soda that day (trying to kick my diet coke habit is a struggle).