#selflove2016

[midlifemomment]

I love Tumblr!   For me, this community lifts my spirits and is incredibility *inspiring.*   Something I’ve worked really hard on this past year is self love and the appreciation of living a good life (which has been inspired by @fatmaninalittlesuit, @fatgirlgetsfitatlast, @akapearlofagirl, @itisallmydoing, @tamarhope, and many many more).

Anyways, before (or maybe instead of) making any New Years Resolutions, I wanted to take a look back on some of the positive things I’m proud of from 2016.

So here it goes (and in random order):

Learned to make sour kraut and kim chee and soy yogurt

Increased my monthly contributions to my 401K

Took our first independent road trip (to Portland and back)

Stopped weighing myself in November (and good grief, I’ve never been happier)

Participated in FMLS90 (and learned a lot about myself)

Was the best mom I could be

Increased my yoga practice

Learned about tidying, minimalism, and zero waste - and have been applying many of these principles to my life (and whoa....another game changer).   Took bags and bags and bags of stuff to Goodwill.

Made lots (and lots and lots and lots) of positive changes as work.

Baked my family’s ol’recipe for applesauce cake (and veganized it)

Slept more

Chilled out more

I’d love see everyone’s accomplishments this year - tag it with #selflove2016.

Let’s go!

[writingintended]

I basically had the best day ever (in a while) 

1) requested a day off work, got it! 

2) slept till 12pm after suhoor

3) planned to clean the house and do a little bit of work BUT

4) ended up watching my new anime ALL DAY and sleeping till iftar

5) ended up making grilled cheese for iftar

6) but not regular mild cheddar either oh hell no

7) pepper jack.I love pepper jack.

8) now it is after iftar and i have enough energy and happiness to clean grimy floors

9) i’m probably going to stay up all night,probably even till dawn because of this slightly bitter coffee and i’m going to regret it all of tomorrow because i’ve got so much work and cooking and dance class BUT

10) i don’t care.today was good.i deserved today.

[escapeherestresslater]

When the universe tells you its your turn to slay shit. I felt amazing this day so here's a little chocolate for your dash 👌😁 @ijumaaa

[pandafrenetico]

Ya know what? It's 2016. I've been telling myself I only need to worry about me for a long time now but I haven't made much progress tbh. So from this moment on I will not take shit lying down and I'll fight for myself and I'll do what I need to make me happy. I deserve the best too and I'm not giving up until I get there. Fuck the rest, gimme the best.

[iamsandals]

Happiness Project 2016

Here comes the cheese, brace yourselves.

2015 was a hard year for me. I had graduated college the year before and didn't feel like I was where I needed to be in life. I didn't have the career of my dreams and I wasn't living in the city that I had always dreamed about. I had no idea where my life was going or what I was supposed to be doing. This year, I vow to be happier and to not let "quarter life crisis" define me.

Just watched Happy on Netflix and was reminded that being happy starts with the small choices you make in your every day life.

1. Play - do what you love 2. Engage in new experiences 3. Staying connected to friends and family 4. Engage in meaningful acts - be a part of something greater than yourself 5. Appreciate what you have

So based on these 5 principles, I'm going to tweak my resolutions for the year and add some things like meditation learning to play the guitar. Less about making more money or getting a successful job and just doing things day to day that I love. Reaching out to friends and family more and making an effort to see them. Exercising and practicing yoga regularly and traveling (evening if it's just to a new part of town) more. And with a little bit of effort you could do it too!

[odeopon]

No negativity this year, please.