Happy New Year
What did 2016 teach me? Where do I start. This year was such an amazing year on so many levels. I got to spend time with friends, took a few trips, drank a lot of really good beer. I have been able to watch the Raiders win more than 10 games. I have thrown some epic tantrums and kicked my own ass in some crazy workouts. I have grown as a trainer, I have grown as a mother and I have failed a lot. In the process I have learned some of my weaknesses, and am hoping to change some of that in 2017. I am coming off of a resolution high of 2016, I set the goal of reading a book a month and read 39 books total last year, oh and I couldn’t buy a book or read any books on electronics. I blew that resolution out of the water.
And yet as 2016 comes to end there is a darkness in the upcoming year. There is a darkness in the celebrities that have died. There is a darkness in our politics. There is a darkness in the massacres happening around the world. With every good moment there seemed to be a bad moment to cast a shadow of darkness on the whole year.
Honestly, this was one of my best years. And not because everything was so good. It might even be the opposite. My struggles were big at times, my lessons were hard. But I came out of this year feeling like I am at the right place at the right time. I might not be perfect but my imperfections actually make my life more fun.
Here is a quick summary of my year.
-My friendships in 2016 were the glue that held my year together. If I can take anything away from last year it is is that I have an awesome group of friends. I have my golf club and my girls group. I have one on one friends and friends in groups. I have dance party friends and laugh until you pee your pants friends. I have friends that listen to me bitch and friends that trust me to listen to them. I feel so full of love with friendships and appreciate what each one offers. There is no way I could down play that in my life and especially this past year.
-If you can’t do the splits, maybe you shouldn’t try. Attempting to do the splits while pole dancing alone is NOT sexy. And maybe for one quick moment you imagine sexy, don’t. Imagine my hip popping out of its socket (dislocating) and quickly popping back in. This has left me in a lot of pain and unable to squat or deadlift for almost a month. It has left me teetering on depression and frustrated when I have to put on socks and shoes. It has left me with a slow and long recovery. But at least I can walk for days and hip thrust the fuck out of a 45lb sand bag. It could be way worse.
-When life gets hard, there is nothing better than an adventure with the minis. And life was especially hard this year, which meant we got to do so much fun shit. The minis and I have spent so many days in Seattle, lego exhibits, science center, shopping, good food, top pot donuts. The boys and I have done so many fun day trips and a few over night trips. This year was filled with a lot of time together. Even writing this I can’t help but smile over our adventures.
-Relationships take work. The honeymoon period has been over for a while. My relationship was filled with highs and lows. And for some reason I was ill prepared for the lows. The highs came and I thought we will live forever in the highs and then the lows hit and every time it slapped me on my ass. But the lows motivated my resolutions for next year. My partner is my opposite. He is my best friend, he gives the best hugs, he’ll have dance parties with me, he’ll spot my workouts, he’ll put a smile on my face and make me laugh even when I don’t feel like it.
-Work is what you make it. Maybe I’m lucky that I found a job that I love to go to everyday. I get to watch people work hard, push themselves past their comfort levels and most of them time transforms there views of themselves. I have so much more to learn and so many ways to learn how to help people. But the challenges are fun and I learn so much from the process.
2017, I don’t know what you are going to look like. I know that I set some goals this year. My goals are to grow as a mother, a partner, a trainer, a business owner and also to spend time with friends. Minus all the anxiety about the upcoming year, as I look at what I can control, I think it’s going to be pretty awesome.