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#3,031
grietje said:
Happy new year to all!
I wish you all happiness and much calm and peace. I write that only because looking back 2016 was a hectic year and I'm hoping for a bit less going on in 2017.

Resolutions BVettes? I only have one and that is to give up soda by the end of the year.
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My goal for this year is the same as it has been for a number of years: to continue to simplify my life. I've been on this journey a long time and used to think that there was a place I would reach where everything was simplified to its essence. I never got there. I eventually realized that my life is fluid and so is my journey towards simplicity.....it might be one of those never-ending projects.

G: I broke my addiction to soda last year. It wasn't easy.
At first, I allowed myself one a month. Eventually, I stopped that because I couldn't keep track whether or not I'd had my monthly soda.
 
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diane278 said:
My goal for this year is the same as it has been for a number of years: to continue to simplify my life. I've been on this journey a long time and used to think that there was a place I would reach where everything was simplified to its essence. I never got there. I eventually realized that my life is fluid and so is my journey towards simplicity.....it might be one of those never-ending projects.

G: I broke my addiction to soda last year. It wasn't easy.
At first, I allowed myself one a month. Eventually, I stopped that because I couldn't keep track whether or not I'd had my monthly soda.
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It's interesting because the idea of simplifying one's life has many forms. It can range from not planning every single moment of every day to having and acquiring less to only having Netflix. I think the question to ask is 'what feels complicated, scrambled, or out of balance?'

I think when I resolved/hoped for more calm is that I felt the fatigue/emotional turbulence of tackling significant change this past year. There is some change (at least we hope so) on the horizon and I feel better prepared to manage that given my experiences in 2016. Even positive change is hard!

As for soda, I feel pretty confident about it. I'm thinking of a phased approach: Q1: 4 soda per week, Q2: 2 per week, Q3: soda only when I go out, Q4: no soda. We shall see.
 
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grietje said:
It's interesting because the idea of simplifying one's life has many forms. It can range from not planning every single moment of every day to having and acquiring less to only having Netflix. I think the question to ask is 'what feels complicated, scrambled, or out of balance?'

I think when I resolved/hoped for more calm is that I felt the fatigue/emotional turbulence of tackling significant change this past year. There is some change (at least we hope so) on the horizon and I feel better prepared to manage that given my experiences in 2016. Even positive change is hard!

As for soda, I feel pretty confident about it. I'm thinking of a phased approach: Q1: 4 soda per week, Q2: 2 per week, Q3: soda only when I go out, Q4: no soda. We shall see.
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You're right. Change is hard. Otherwise we'd all be eating healthy, exercising and ditching any bad habits.
 
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grietje said:
It's interesting because the idea of simplifying one's life has many forms. It can range from not planning every single moment of every day to having and acquiring less to only having Netflix. I think the question to ask is 'what feels complicated, scrambled, or out of balance?'

I think when I resolved/hoped for more calm is that I felt the fatigue/emotional turbulence of tackling significant change this past year. There is some change (at least we hope so) on the horizon and I feel better prepared to manage that given my experiences in 2016. Even positive change is hard!

As for soda, I feel pretty confident about it. I'm thinking of a phased approach: Q1: 4 soda per week, Q2: 2 per week, Q3: soda only when I go out, Q4: no soda. We shall see.
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My close BVettes who know me well are aware that 2016 was a crazy year. I so appreciate your support. My life moving forward is not to sweat the small stuff. Life is too short. 2017 is a new year with healthy living a top priority.
 
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Mousse said:
My life moving forward is not to sweat the small stuff. Life is too short.
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Can I get an Amen up in here? Life is too short to get bent out of shape over things that a) don't really matter in the grand scheme of life, and b) that you have little or no control over anyway. I learned that lesson a long time ago and the only thing I go absolutely ballistic over now is anything to do with my mother. V0N does not play when it comes to her mother, as her caregivers, nurses and social workers can attest to.

I'm not big on resolutions cuz I'm gonna break them all anyway. Quit being judgemental, quit sugar, quit spending money on shoes/bags/clothes... Pfft. :blah: C'mon dolls, nobody like a quitter. Amiright? :yes:

I resolve however, to start and complete one of my home renovation projects, as well as take my big vacation for my equally big birthday. I also want to spend more on me. Not like "things" but more like invest in myself. I have a work-related certification that I have been putting off for like forever and I need to git 'er done, so to speak. Stop procrastinating.
I suppose there will be at least one new BV to reward myself in 2017.
 
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V0N1B2 said:
I resolve however, to start and complete one of my home renovation projects, as well as take my big vacation for my equally big birthday.
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That's right! Is it Greece? I'm actually going on a swimming vacation to Greece. We will spend the week in the Ionian Sea swimming from island to island and along islands. One of my dear friends found this organization The Big Blue Swim and there are 8 of us going from Sacramento Masters. It'd be so cool to bump into you!
 
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I wanted to share my "home" organization goal... To get my boot and purse "vault" in order. I have enough shelving but it has come time to part with some cookbooks to make room for my BVs. I'm planning a trip to the Container Store next weekend for some inspiration on storing my BV wallets and jewelry. The jewelry needs its own display because it's just too dramatic to be tucked away in boxes.
 
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BV_LC_poodle said:
I hope I can do the followings for 2017:

Less junk food. More exercise.
Less negativity. More calmness.
Less attached. More zen.

No more than 5 purse/shoes purchases regardless of price point.
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I tried the five bag purchase in 2016 and didn't make it even though I did fine tune what I have and am actually down two bags overall from last year.
 
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Mousse said:
I wanted to share my "home" organization goal... To get my boot and purse "vault" in order. I have enough shelving but it has come time to part with some cookbooks to make room for my BVs. I'm planning a trip to the Container Store next weekend for some inspiration on storing my BV wallets and jewelry. The jewelry needs its own display because it's just too dramatic to be tucked away in boxes.
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What fun! I bet you'll fall in love with some oldies but goodies all over again!
 
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