Welcome 2015

1. Read More. 

In a world that demands so much of our time, I’ve forgotten just how relaxing it is to read a book just for ME. Not for school, not for credentialing, just for me, myself, and I. 
Here’s to a few pages here and a few pages there. 

2. No More Sugar Water.

Forget the carbonated drinks, it’s been 7 years since I’ve been tempted by one of those. But put a juice box in front of me and I’m instantly a 4 year old. 
Here’s to cutting out sugary drinks and solely drinking water and Almond Milk (with the exception of Chick-fil-A lemonade sweetened with Splenda).

3. Get Off Social Media.

I’m not saying that I won’t occasionally check-in, but we live in a world where social media constantly demands our time but it doesn’t constantly deserve our attention. Likes, favorites, and retweets are merely a number on an iPhone screen. 
Here’s fewer nights scrolling through Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

4. Hello, Fitness10.

I’ll be visiting a new friend here more often. Sure, my “Freshman 15” has been worked off, but who says I can’t keep training to be my ex-boyfriend’s hottest ex-girlfriend? 
Here’s to early mornings and late nights of becoming the fittest me I’ve ever known.

5. Intentional Relationships. 

Friendships that aren’t pursued tend to drift away to old memories. The past few years have contained too many types of these friendships. 
Here’s to pursuing friendships in order to keep them from here on out.

6. Be A Traveler, Not Just A Tourist.

“The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see.” -GK Chesteron. 
Here’s to seeing more of the world in the next 365 days. 

7. Keep A(nother) List. 

Write something down for every, single, day. A memory, a funny moment, a sweet text, something. 
Here’s to having something memorable for the next year.

8. Cover to Cover. 

Many people have, but I still have yet to read the Bible cover to cover chronologically. From Creation to the End. 
Here’s to 1170 pages of a deeper sight of what God has done and still has in store.

9. Light In Before Light Out. 

Every night before I turn on “Do Not Disturb” and put my phone on my nightstand, the Light must go in. What’s a day without the Word of God? 
Here’s to no more sleeps without Jesus time before my head hits the pillow. 

10. Breaking Sonic Chains

For those who have known me for any long period of time, I experienced a Sonic Blackberry Slush addiction. Hello LemonBerry water. 
Here’s to a year of no Sonic slushes.

11. Hooray for Mondays. 

For a good 50 out of the 52 weeks of the year, Mondays are met with the dread of having to return to work. Perspective change, going to work on Monday means I have a job. The ending of the weekend means I had friends to laugh with for 48 hours. 
Here’s to a new, joyful start to each week. 

12. Putting the Phone Down

The generation we live in is slowly losing how to interact with people. It’s a struggle for many of us (myself included) to go an entire meal without checking our phone screen to see what we may be missing. 
Here’s remembering what it’s like to interact with friends.

13. Clean, Clean, Clean. 

Clutter brings about stress in my life. Currently my stress level is about a 7. 
Here’s to clean closets and organized cabinets.

14. Handwritten Over Handtyped.

There’s just something about writing letter that makes my heart melt. Unlike a screenshot of a text, they’re something you can actually hold in your hands and know that someone else took their time to write it. 
Here’s to many note cards and Forever stamps.

15. New Year, New Goals.

2015. It’ll have ups, downs, highs, and lows, but there’s one thing I know for certain is that it’ll be a year to never forget. 
Here’s to 2015.