As I lay in bed last night fighting insomnia (AGAIN) the idea for this blog rose to the surface of the bajillion thoughts racing through my messy brain. (How is it almost 2018? Strep throat sucks. Why did we decide to move houses over Christmas? I have so much unpacking to do still. Look at all these clothes. I really need to get rid of some. Maybe those pants. Maybe I could help one of the girls organize their new rooms tomorrow instead. My poor husband is doing everything right now. I am such a slacker. How does he put up with me? I can’t believe tomorrow is our 15th Anniversary! Must pay more attention to my relationships this year. Thank God I discovered My Favorite Murder, it will be a great distraction from reading all the time. By reading I mean one cheesy British mystery series after another (one glass of wine at a time). I really need to start exercising again. I mean I “choose” to start exercising again. No one is forcing me. Isn’t that awesome. I could listen to MFM while I exercise! I am going to “think” about mindful eating. Oh, and I must start meditating again or my therapist will kill me. Gosh I love My Favorite Murder. Where was I….meditation. Yes…then everything will be easy, and yoga. Yes…I will do ALL THE GOOD THINGS. It will be SO easy. How will I keep track of my progress, hold myself accountable, keep myself motivated? I should start a blog!)
Somehow…I managed to mindfully (tee hee) latch onto this blog idea and not let go for 24 hours. Yes, I thought. This is a good idea. A journal of sorts, tracking log of another, and (“Please God”!!!!) a way to get all those swirling thoughts out of my brain and on to paper (or the cyber-paper anyway). I am super old school. Even if no one else reads a word I write I feel like this will help ground me on my journey into 2018. It will be a new companion and recording of my never-ending quest to embrace the mess in the moment, to be transparent and vulnerable, and maybe sometimes even badass.
Besides mindfulness and messiness, I also plan to document the various ways I manage to successfully incorporate meditation, nourishment and movement into my life, not to mention the epic fails. And there will be EPIC FAILURE. I see each of these areas as multifaceted, and hope I can get internet smart enough to create a way for “Meditate”, “Nourish”, and “Move” to be category headings with posts on subcategories like “traveling”, “spirit”, “eating food that tastes good”, “relationships”, “yoga”, “guilty pleasures”, and even the occasional “navel gazing”.
I look forward to having you along for whatever part of the journey you connect with. I am hoping just starting this blog provides a platform for me to bring my awareness to what is most important in my life (meditate), fill up on gratitude (nourish), and kick free of some of the chains that have been holding me back (move). Let’s do this…
I’m on board! Where will you go first?
So glad you will be right there in the front row of the rollercoaster with me.
Way to continue to be brave Heather! Really loved your first entry and first step. Thanks for inviting me to be a part of your mess.
Aww…thanks friend. Here’s to a fantabulous 2018. So grateful to have you by my side!
Right there with ya, sister!!!! Thanks for looping me in on this… And OMG, I can SO relate to the bazillion million swirling thoughts & what to do with them (especially in the middle of the night) thing. I’m eager to walk this journey right along beside you!!! <3
Thank you sweet sister! Love having you along with me on the journey. Who knows where it will take us.