It’s that time of year again. It’s the new year when everyone is ready for a fresh start. My husband calls it

New year, new you.

Costco is advertising the fitness equipment and all of a sudden, the holiday cookies are gone and replaced with supplements, protein shakes, and other healthy options.

My yoga teacher, Greg, says we all have the right to be forgotten. Did the calories and binge drinking of last night’s NYE party not count? Have I been absolved of my sins? In a way, yes. We all have the right to start the day anew and we don’t have to repeat the mistakes of yesterday or even yester-year.

And in getting back to tradition, here’s my 2020 goals:

Splits! This goes on the list every year. Let me get those splits done and post a photo. The beauty of splits is unlike riding a bike that you can never forget, splits are fleeting. One day you have them and if you don’t care for them and stretch daily, they will abandon you!

Blog at least once a week. Would you believe that I used to post a blog 6-7 days a week? It sure doesn’t show on this site. Well, I don’t have to worry about the past as I’m going to get back on track.

Improve tax planning. Talk about old people business. Taxes are my BIGGEST bill. Good grief. If I don’t pay attention to this, what else could be more important from an expense perspective?

Gym twice per week. Yep, I also used to be at the Y five days a week and somewhere along the way, I started going less and less. I started playing more tennis. My work schedule changed. None of this matters. I live five minutes from the Y and I have the space and flexibility in my life to go. I’m just not making it a priority and that’s the only reason.

Job change in 6 months. I’ve been in my role for over a year and it’s time for a change. Thankfully, I work at a place where they encourage growth and movement. They’ve announced over 400 new jobs at my office and I want to get groomed for that opportunity.

I love this saying and it sums up the new year well.

If you got a flat tire, would you get out and slash the other three tires?

It’s a new year and I may not be ready for a new me, but I am able to improve over the me from yesterday. That’s the goal!

It seems every city has these salt float places now and the Charlotte version is the franchise True Rest Float Spa.  First-time floaters (like me) get the introductory rate of $39 versus the regular $79 price.  Every blog I read talked about the owners and the history but didn’t really prepare me for the experience.  I dragged Joe and we went to try it out.

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It’s a new year. It’s a new you.

Is it really? I’m still the same me. The only difference is today, on the first day of this new year, I’m committing my goals to paper (in the case, my blog).

I’m telling the world that I vow to work on these SMART goals in 2019. Forgive the biz speak.

1. Get back my splits on both legs.

2. Decide on a book topic. Commit to learning the process. Set time boxes for writing. This is inspired by G!

3. Make extra payments on the mortgage so it will paid off in five years. It’s time to start chipping away at this.

4. Blog at least once a week. I used to blog daily. Once a week should be a breeze!

5. Read at least 75 books. Each year, I set a goal of 50 books. Last year (as in yesterday), my end of year total was 88 and the year before was 62. Clearly, I’m passing 50 so time to up the goal!

Did you commit to your goals for 2019 in writing?