Happy New Year!

I am one of those people, the people that don't make New Year's resolutions. It feels inevitably like I am setting myself up for failure to make a broad statement about something I want to do/change/accomplish/etc. in the upcoming 365 days. According to Time magazine, only 10% of resolutions are actually kept.  So that's not why I'm trying to finally make blogging "stick."

I saw something on TV the other day and the hosts were talking about making new habits or life changes as opposed to resolutions. For instance, since this past March, I've been trying to lose weight, but I'm definitely not on a diet. I look at as more of creating a new healthier lifestyle that leads to positive results. I think why I've been fairly successful, I've never put a number on it. This may seem to vague, but I do have smaller goals that I keep in mind.

Anyway, I've been wanting to make some other life changes for a while. Maybe it is the New Year and all the talk that comes with it, but it really started nearly a year ago when I lost my job. I really felt like the desk job was holding me down, not letting me express myself in a creative and meaningful way. I started to think about things that I wanted to learn and do and explore. I wanted to (and still want to) discover my passion, my dreams, my goals. And at the same time, I'm open to these developing and changing.

I started reading a book this afternoon called "The Bread Exchange" by a woman who took her love of baking bread around the world, trading homemade loaves for other handcrafted goods and endless stories. She said the whole thing started from frustration and dissatisfaction with her current lot in life. I kind of feel the same way. I'm paying the bills, have a little left over for fun, and am lucky enough to generally enjoy my current job (nannying). But I know there's more, and I know that discovering more will ultimately lead to more happiness.

Because of my faith, I know the first step to figuring any of this out is through prayer and setting God as the focus of my life. His plan for my life is better than anything I could ever imagine. So here goes. Life changes ahead.