Changes

Hi friends! Notice anything different? I went ahead and made the changes I discussed in my previous post. Unfortunately, because I changed my URL all of bloglovin' followers are gone :(. It's fine though, hopefully after reading this post most of you will click that little button down below and I'll be back to where I was in no time!

I'm excited about the changes! It feels like a clean slate. My biggest challenge will be consistency and confidence. I know I'll get there eventually.

As far as updates go, I've started physical therapy again! I've been going twice a week for a few weeks now and I'm loving it so far! Don't get me wrong, it's hard and painful but I know it has to be like this before I start seeing results. I'm hoping to get in some aqua therapy classes too! It's all so exciting! For the first time in a long time it feels like things are moving in the right direction.

If you follow me on social media then you know that my Dad has cancer. Since his diagnosis we've had our ups and downs with his care but he's finally in an amazing facility and getting the care he needs. I have so much going on with my own care but somehow I've managed to care for him as well as myself, thanks to the support of family. Dad and I got so lucky. :)

I have been very busy with all of our appointments lately but I still manage to spend time with family and friends when I can. My cousin is getting married in a couple weeks and I'm so looking forward to the wedding and seeing all of my family from near and far again. Sooner than that I'll be going to Passover dinner at my Aunt's house this weekend. Some of my fondest childhood memories are playing "hide the matzo" with my siblings at my Aunt's house.

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I'm so happy to be in a place where I feel like change can be good. The fear and pain will always be there but I'm choosing not to let it control me anymore. I deserve so much better than that.

Thank you so much for reading this and I truly hope you choose to stick around. :)

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Begin Again

Maybe it's the start of a new year that has given me this longing to write but for a good week I have not been able to stop thinking of my next blog post.

I often get overwhelmed with everything that can come with blogging. Will people want to read my content? Do I care if people read it? My blog isn't as pretty as others, does that matter? Is my email address not professional enough? It's almost as if I want to start from scratch just so I can apply all that I've learned to a new blog. A shiny, sparkly, clean slate.

I'm going to start doing some research and see where it takes me. If you have any advice on how you've stayed motivated to blog I would appreciate any help. There is so much I want for myself. Keeping up with my blog is a small goal but a goal none the less.

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Speaking of goals, this year holds a lot of promise. Not just for myself but for my little family. :)

• After a bit of a bump in the road with my looming surgery, I'm hoping 2015 will be my year to get treated and recover.
  
• My weight loss continues to go down and I'm determined to lose my last 20 pounds this year.
   
• My husband is working on his own personal goals this year and I'm looking forward to standing by his side as he accomplishes them. ;)

• I want to go back to school. Right out of high school I attended a state university for 2 1/2 years. It's time I go back and finish my degree. I feel I'm finally in the right mind set to make it happen. Here's hoping my university can accommodate my disability.

• Continue to focus more on myself and doing things that make me happy. Blogging, journal writing, traveling and seeing more of my dear friends. 

These are just a few of the goals I'm carrying into 2015. They're not necessarily new but I'm a list maker and writing them down sure does put things in perspective. I don't really have a plan as to when some of these things will get crossed off my list but I know I'm going to try, and that really is all I can do. :)

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I hope you have a great week!