Simple Changes for the New Year

As we all know, most of us take the first month of the year to reflect on who we are, where we are heading, and where we want to be.  Do we need to make changes to get back on the right track?  Often simple changes are the best ones – they are easier to keep, so you’re more likely to stick with them.  They can also make a huge difference in how we feel about ourselves, inspiring us to make even more beneficial changes in our life.

As a Gulf Coast resident, my life was greatly impacted by the BP oil spill last year.  With my husband out of town and the stress of the spill, I became pretty depressed and pretty much stopped living the life I was used to.  Instead of going outside and playing with my daughter, we stayed inside and didn’t do much of anything.  Of course, this led to me gaining some weight and just becoming a bit of a couch potato!   It also led to my daughter watching way more television than she ever has before, and a lot of cabin fever for both of us. 

I’ve finally begun working myself out of that horrible slump, and my goal this year is to keep trekking out of that slump until I see my old self again.  I want to get back to drinking 6-8 glasses of water a day and playing outside with my daughter.  I want our television to be limited to an hour or less most days, and I want to start reading more again.  I want to start bicycling everywhere again and enjoying all of the beauty around me. 

I think that blogging has definitely helped me get out of that slump, and I’m so grateful for that!  SocialMoms and Simply Orange Juice have teamed up to introduce an inspirational new blogging program that invites all of us to take a pledge to make simple, positive changes in our life this year.  I am pledging to take my daughter to the park at least twice a week this year – it’s something we used to do, and I’m ready to start again! 

I’m looking forward to this New Year.  There are so many possibilities for our family – we see glimpses of doors opening for us, and we are just waiting to see where they will lead.  I trust that no matter where they lead we have a great future ahead of us!  I can’t wait to share them with you over the next year as they reveal themselves to us. 

What Simple Change would you like to pledge for the New Year?  Do you have any special possibilities in your future? 

I wrote this blog post while participating in the SocialMoms and Simply Orange® blogging program. If I am one of the first 65 blogs received by SocialsMoms, I will receive a $25 Target gift card and a gift pack that includes a Simply Orange® cooler bag and logoed fleece.

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