And Again It’s On

Happy 2009!  As we truly start to kick off this new year I would like to start with some exciting news!  I am in a committed relationship…………with myself, that is!  For me, this is definitely encouraging news.  Oh, don’t sleep…I am dating indeed.  What I have found is that, while I don’t like resolutions, I am making a conscious effort to change all of the things I felt I did not do properly in the past.  For one,  I went to my friend’s happy hour after blowing him off for the last four months.  While it was unbelievably crowded and I only stayed for about 45 minutes, I got out there.  That was definitely a step in the right direction.

I am also being more aware of what is good for me.  What I need to do to be happy with who I am.  I am approaching my life with a new outlook.  My mantra this year is “I surrender my old ways and commit to a lifestyle of loving myself enough to be the best I can be”.  That is in all aspects.  My spending and saving habits, my health and physical fitness, and my dating.  It is about thinking about what is really truly good for me and knowing that if something does not seem to be positive, then more than likely it is not worth the effort.  It is spending more time putting myself high on the list of priorities.  We moms and wives (or former wives) know that we devote a lot of time to making sure our families are happy and healthy, almost to the point of sacrificing ourselves.  We cannot do that.  It is not healthy and it is not conducive to truly living a fulfilling life.  We have to put our health and well being high on the list in order to be able to successfully take care of our families. 

So I am now committed to me.  And I like me too!  Already I can see improvements in my life.  I think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship!

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