2013 was not our favorite year. by a landslide. it will go down in the books as one of the most difficult years for us. the first part of the year wasn't terrible, but the last 6 months really threw us for a loop. those months swallowed us up and spit us back out again. it was just one thing after another, and honestly it was tiring. when midnight struck and it changed to the new year, i said a silent prayer of thanks that we had made it through to the new year.
this past year has really been a year of growth through all the trials. a lot of self discovery happened, and is still happening... and for that i am grateful. i feel like i am finally becoming the woman i want to be (but its a slow process and will take me my whole life, i know). this last year was the year of LETS JUST GET RID OF IT! i felt such an urgency to get rid of all the stuff that we didn't need. this includes things we own as well as the things i did for entertainment -- like reading blogs and facebook and pinterest and instagram. so much stuff! i was just getting tired of seeing all these people with all their things and parties and babies and vacations and cute clothes that it was really starting to ware on me, like seriously bring me down. that's the tricky thing about all these different social media outlets we have... i KNOW people generally just showcase the good things (and that is their choice) but during a year were we had so many not nows, not our turn, who knows whens it just got really hard. so... in november, i did a purge where i unsubscribed to all the blogs that made me feel down on myself and my life, i unfollowed all the people on instagram who made me feel that way too. and let me tell you, it has made a huge difference in how i feel. we've also been trying to watch less tv (its such a time-suck!) and spend more time together, doing good and productive things.
so far, 2014 has treated us very kindly and for that i'm grateful. things have turned around for us in some areas, which is such a relief. i hope that i can take this year and really stretch myself... i want to be better, in all aspects of my life. vince and i didn't really set any resolutions, but more a few things we want to work on as a family. i'm hopeful for a better year, but know that it is what i make it out to be. i can determine to be happy or to be miserable - regardless of our circumstances. so, 2014... i'm ready for ya'!
4 comments:
I should do a purge too! It's so hard not to think other people have it all together.
Good for you! I feel like I had a really organic transition from reading too many blogs to hardly reading any at all. Unfortunately the side effect is that I rarely blog myself anymore! But, I understand what you're saying about being happier when you're not seeing everyone's perfection splashed in front of you all day every day.
I remember how much better I felt too after unsubscribing to all the fashion blogs I used to follow--although I loved the aesthetic, I had to admit that they really were just making me want more more more all the time.
Hope 2014 goes down as one of your best years :)
I totally know what you mean, it is hard not to compare yourself to others, and we as women tend to compare our worst to someone else's best and we really shouldn't!! I'm glad you have done some things that have helped you stop doing that, because you should never be down on yourself. You are an amazing woman, beautiful inside and out, and I want you to know that you are in my thoughts and prayers on a daily, sometimes even an hourly basis. Love you, sister!!
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