Happy weekend! I'm so excited for a weekend to play and relax with some of my favorite people in the low country. I think we'll be squeezing in a beach day because I know eventually this warm weather will go away and the beach won't be the best of ideas.
Don't get me wrong I am totally excited for the cooler weather of fall. I get to wear sweaters, go to the pumpkin patch, explore fall festivals, and maybe even a fright night. I am so excited for fall, but I am going to get all the beach days in that I can!
Yesterday was my birthday and it was the best! Just one of those days I did so many of the things I love and went to bed with a huge smile on my face. Plus I got this gem to treasure for forever...
How can you not smile after that!
But when birthdays come around, I always think of what I want to accomplish in the next year, reflect on the past year, both the good and the bed and try to step back and take a deep breath. Now if I'm being honest, I usually set way too many lofty goals and by mid November they are as far gone as a new years resolution by the middle of February.
So while I have yet again in my mind thought of all the goals I could set for a lifetime I am totally trying to reign it all back and be a bit real about it. I mean honestly there is no way I will write a book, travel the world, build a business, do all the health and fitness things right without fail, be the perfect wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend and so many of the other things that may have made their way onto my list, and yes there is a list, I'm calling it the dream list. I have set one goal; be gracious with myself while striving to reach some ( or most ) of these goals. I plan to dedicate one month in particular to each of these or as much as I possibly can but mostly not be too hard on myself. We all have critics and usually our biggest ones are ourselves. So while yes I would love to look back a year from now and say I did all that and more, I will be even more proud of myself when I have given myself the kindness and grace I try to give to those around me. This doesn't mean I won't be pushing myself and striving to be a better me then yesterday, but if I am being real ( and that's what I'm about, the real life ) learning to be gracious and kind to not only others but also myself may be one of the best improvements I can make in myself.
So here's to a year of trying to be the best me with grace and kindness. I feel like I totally got this! Do you do this? Am I the only one who sees a birthday as a day to set new goals? I'd love to hear your birthday traditions!
Happy Weekend!
~Amy
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