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Real Talk Part II

Had to say goodbye to this old girl a couple of days ago. She was the sweetest.
...no matter how many articles of clothing she ate on me.


Keeping with the theme of New Year's Resolutions, but straying from my usual theme of sarcastic and hilarious (to myself only probably), let's get real.

With a recent influx of unfortunate news coming my way and from my hometown, something dawned on me. Resolution's are usually about ourselves. Although there's nothing wrong with that, improving yourself is always a great thing, why not direct some of that motivation towards others. Whether that means making the resolution to visit your grandma more, to donate to the less fortunate or promising to call your mom every Sunday.

We all seem to get so caught up in our lives and our routines, and forget that sometimes it's totally fine to just waste time, especially with the people we care about. We don't need to be constantly moving or thinking or doing. As important as it is to get to the gym and to meet your work deadlines, it's just as important to take a step back, be thankful for what and who we have in our lives, and make sure the "who" is aware that you're thankful.

There will always be pressures and nuisances that get in the way of any kind of resolution or commitment, so don't fall off the wagon if a Sunday comes and goes and you forgot to call mother dearest. There's always things we have to get done in order for our world to keep spinning, but I hope that going forward in 2014, I can spin a teeny bit slower.

Share your commitments for 2014 with me! :)

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