We need to talk...

Sometimes one of my favorite authors posts on facebook and I will stop everything.  EVERYTHING. to read the entire post at least twice.  Today she inspired me so much that I thought you and I should sit down and hash some things out.

We just finished Christmas (mine was great, how was yours?  great!) and are in that awkward leftovers-consuming-yet-feeling-humongous-stage between Christmas and New Years when you'll decide you're not humongous and yes you look like a babe in that dress made out of 100% glitter/sequins/shiny trinkets and yes it's a good idea to consume 2 bottles of champagne and dance until you break and/or lose one of your shoes.

Or that's just me.

The new year is quite possibly my favorite. I love to organize, clean up the Christmas hubbub, and set some big goals for myself that I forget about in 12-17 days.  But the thing about the new year is that sometimes I look back at the year that has passed and I think, "Wow.  Where was I all year?"

And after reading my author-girl-crush's post, I started thinking...what if, this new year, we stop thinking about all of the things we want to change about ourselves and start thinking about the things we want to do with ourselves.

That's awkward.

What I mean is instead of setting yourself up to try and transform a part of you based on the past- like maybe you used to wear a size 2 and now that 2 is accompanied by another number or maybe you used to be a high school track star but you haven't owned a pair of running shoes in 3 years kind of thing- maybe we can all agree to make some changes based on what we want to become. Because nothing good ever comes from trying to go back to the way things were.  We never go back to that size 2 and feel the full satisfaction of looking 16 again.  Because you're 30.  And you have a fupa that the metabolism of Seabiscuit couldn't shed.

Instead of resolutions that will set me up for some sort of failure whether it's lack of commitment or disappointment in the end, I'm writing a list of to-dos for 2014.  30 things (because I will be 30 this year) Things that make my heart race.  It's exciting and I can't wait to share it with you.