New Start

It's been a very interesting and frustrating and amazing couple of months.  Life continues to come at me from all sides, but I'm trying (like everyone else) to enjoy the journey.  I think the decision to go through the Temple has not been an easy one and this past week I almost got so far off the track from that goal that I have had to stop and reevaluate everything.  

I don't understand why more people don't do a weekly self-correction reflection because it continues to help me in my journey to understand what is acceptable and what is not.  While self-correction is never easy, it is worth it in the end. 

I said "Good bye" to a few behaviors and a few people who add to the confusion of my life.  Change is hard and life is hard, but one step at a time.....right?!?

I gave notice at my job, and my last day will be June 30th for full time work.  I will work part time here and there until I am secure in another job and the girls will be able to transition into a new nanny or daycare.  I would like to leave the world of nannies; it's a difficult job with a lot of the issues being the parents and seldom the children.  I love the girls and will miss them terribly.  June 30th will be a painful day indeed!

I also changed my major to nutrition.  I think it will be very helpful for medical school down the road and it is something that I am interested in.  I think this will be a good fit and I'm excited about this new direction.

I have also begun part time work for "Seeing The Everyday" magazine.  I help with the social media and will take on more responsibilities as I end the nanny job and move into secretarial work.  I am excited to work for a magazine that "get's it".  It promotes the power of "Seeing the worth and value in everyday" moments, or in other words, the prosaics of life.  It is one of the most life changing magazines (blessedly ad free by the way) that I have ever read.  There is something so special about it that I have to read it cover to cover when a new issue comes out.  It is a source of comfort and strength and reminds me of what is truly important and that nothing is ever really mundane.  If you have time, check out their blog.  blog.seeingtheeveryday.com  

Looking for housing in Boston is also on the list of things to do, but like everything else, it will just take time.  I'm hoping to stay here and figure out a few things before moving on to my next adventure.  There are amazing people here in Boston and I'm learning a lot. 

In about a week, I will turn 31.  For my gift to myself, I am taking a year off to just be happy.  To stop and really be joyously happy.  I'm sure I'll start a blog about it or something.  I am committed to 365 days of happiness with no guilt or explanations to anyone......I'm excited about my 31st year.  I'll probably do crazy things like go grocery shopping with an eye patch because I feel like being a pirate, or buy a kilt and dance in my (future) kitchen!!!  Who knows!  It will be one grand adventure! 

I'm looking forward to the new "me" and all these dreams and adventures!

New Year, New Dream & Correct Principles.

So, it is well into February of 2012. I have set some very serious goals this year and will achieve most of them....mainly because I now have hope. It seems every year that I make goals, I achieve one or two, but not all of them and then end my year feeling as if I have failed yet again. Well this year just feels different.
I have been blessed with amazing friends and family members who are going out of their way to pray for me and guide me with their counsel. I am really blessed by this gift and am thankful for it at every level.
I made some big changes this year. I returned from visiting family in Utah by train, which enabled me to think about things for 63 hours.
I changed my major to pre med and will hopefully be accepted into medical school by the end of next year. In the meantime, I am taking a lot of medical classes and finishing up my requirements. I hope to have this accomplished by the end of this year. I bought a new computer, and have a goal to pay off five bills this year and save a significant portion of my income.
I also have the same goal to maximize my efforts to acquiring a healthy lifestyle. This is the hardest of all as I am such an emotionally driven person, but hopefully this year will be different.
I also have a goal that I am so excited about, but will not share it openly because it is very private and sacred to me. I am working on my relationship with God and am trying to make it the top relationship that I improve for this year and all the rest to follow.
Work is still good, the twins continue to grow and change. They are relentless in their destruction and so glorious in their absolute joy that they share with everyone around them. It's like watching two cyclones move through the room and at the same time enjoying every second. They are marvelous and are absolutely two beautiful blessings in my life.
I have to start to look at different colleges for next year and hopefully I can accomplish this quickly.
I would like to travel this year; I was so blessed last year to go to Scotland and Germany twice. Maybe Nova Scotia for my birthday this year.....or Maine....who knows.
Either way, whatever I do and whatever this year has in store, I am trying to put the Lord first and realize the bigger picture, to have hope and trust in my Savior as I move forward and try to live my life based on correct principles.