The last few months of 2016 threw me for a loop. Each week and weekend was busy. There was little downtime and while nothing overly incredible happened – everything seemed to happen. Things that were happy but brought new challenges. Things I wasn’t expecting that took my attention away from the places I wanted it to be.

I let the day to day stresses and challenges take over. I tried to find balance but something always managed to tip my scale off balance as soon as I thought I had everything orderly again. I didn’t go to the gym or to yoga for three months. I didn’t write – I can’t believe I spent so much time over the summer designing this new beautiful blog only to ignore it since the middle of September. I checked out many books from the library yet I went to sleep every night watching Netflix. I was exhausted and tired and yet not sleeping.

I’ve never been one to make resolutions but after many heart to heart conversations over Christmas (accompanied by copious amounts of bubbly and sushi) I realized I had to make a change. I needed to put my mental well being on my priority list and there’s no better time than the present, so I decided to make a resolution to make time for the things that make me, well, me.

Last week I started going back to the gym (with all the other resolutioners). And while I could never seem to spare the hour or two over the past months, somehow it all seems to be falling back into place. I’m eating better and drinking a lot more water. It’s coming back, my routine, almost like I didn’t leave it behind in the whirlwind of fall. I don’t know if it’s the miracle of exercise or the different mindset but so far 2017 has seemed to be a little easier.

Here’s to a more mindful and healthier new year – let’s all remember to take time for the things that make us whole.

Cheers!!

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