2015 was the year of over thinking, and not doing. It wasn't a bad year, it was a phenomenal one, but I did not take full advantage of my time. When I was barely 13 years old, I began working at my first job. Ever since then, I worked weekends, long hours, and nights. I always thought about "if I had more free time, I would do so many amazing things.." At the beginning of 2015, I started at my current job. I'm a hairstylist and have been for 12 years, but this is the first time that I'm renting a chair, I'm my own boss.
I rent my chair 3 days a week. I worried that I'd struggle a lot to pay my salon rent, my home rent, bills, etc. Thankfully things came pretty easy for me, and I could not be more pleased with my job, and especially with working just three days a week. I enjoy my work SO much more now that I'm not overworked, and I am in control of my schedule. So, this means I suddenly had allll this free time! Would I train to be a fitness competitor? Would I volunteer my time at a charity? Would I travel? Read books? Find new hobbies? I ended up spending most of my time like this:
So, ok, I'm definitely not mad about spending 80% of my time in a bikini, with a drink in my hand. I just feel like there's so much more that I could be doing. I was not fully productive, and it left me with too much time to think. I just couldn't get out of my own head, I was creating anxiety for myself for no reason whatsoever. So this is my time to get back on track, and @chrysis is doing a killer job of inspiring me, and keeping me acountable. She and I ran (walked and selfied) a charity 5k in December, and did it while wearing animal onsies.
Next up, @chrysis signed us up for Cupid's Undie Run. Yup, running in our undies, and raising money for neurofibromatosis. If you'd like to contribute, click here:
https://my.cupids.org/lego
On that note, it's time to get in shape. I'm not in terrible shape, considering my drinking habit, and the fact that my workouts have been few and far between. But I feel awful. I can't sleep, I'm tired a lot of the time, and my mood is... Not great. Sooooo, yep. No more half assed attempts. I've been in great physical shape in the past, and I will be again, very soon. I have a brand new reason to be inspired. I'M GETTING MARRIED. Almost three years years ago to the day, I met a guy online, and on our first date, I blogged briefly about him. Last month he proposed in the most amazing way, and we're getting married this summer.
I plan to spend this year DOING, not thinking about doing. While also getting my pool time in;) So in between wedding planning, working, taking care of fours dogs, working out, I also plan on volunteering, and have my orientation tomorrow morning with a homeless coalition. Besides that, I want to be spending less time staring at my phone, and more time reading. Less drinking and less hangovers. More continued education for my career. More photo shoots like these:
All of these are by my good friend, Dave Pavlina.
http://www.dpavlinaart.com/
He and I have some plans, and eventually we may shoot something new for SG! Speaking of SG shoots, coming soon, you'll see "Sweet Tart" shot by @sunshine
You won't want to miss it!
-Lego
