{"id":1435,"date":"2014-07-10T13:39:58","date_gmt":"2014-07-10T13:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/?p=1435"},"modified":"2014-07-10T14:06:38","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T14:06:38","slug":"resolution-check-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/resolution-check-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolution check-in"},"content":{"rendered":"

Man, the week after the fourth of July holiday is ROUGH,\u00a0 eh?\u00a0 I hope you all had as much fun this past weekend as I did, it has always been one of my most favorite holidays for many reasons.\u00a0 It does not involve spending money on gifts- it just involves being outside, eating good food and hanging out with people you love.\u00a0 We definitely did all of that.<\/p>\n

\"2014<\/a><\/p>\n

I got to do a workout with an old friend who I have not seen in forever, Shain and I spent hours at the pool, I had a successful long run that didn’t feel like death, we grilled out, took a canoeing trip, hit up a flea market and ended the weekend with some awesome music.\u00a0 Success.\u00a0 Yay, America!<\/p>\n

\"2014<\/a><\/p>\n

It is usually at this point in the year I also start to reflect a little bit on how my resolutions\/goals are going.\u00a0 What? You have given up on your resolutions already?!\u00a0 Never fear, it is not too late!\u00a0 Don’t let yourself fall into the majority who don’t make it. You still have time to conquer your 2014 goals.\u00a0 Not to mention, who says you can’t make some more goals while you are at it or maybe tweak your current ones.\u00a0 No better time to start than now.\u00a0\u00a0 This year I set some pretty straightforward and simple goals for myself, here is the progress on some of them:<\/p>\n

Avoid talking negative at all costs about anybody\/any situation:<\/strong><\/p>\n

I had no idea when I made this goal, how challenging of a year this would be, so this was incredibly appropriate to keep me in check.\u00a0 I of course am not going through anything traumatic or terrible other than your every day stupid stress- I realize how blessed I am in my own mess (see what I did there?)- but I have had a hard time staying on track these past months with this specific goal.\u00a0 I would be lying to you if I said I have been doing a good job not getting caught up in negative BS.\u00a0 It literally has felt like it is EVERYWHERE lately.\u00a0 No excuses though, I must get back on my positive train and not fall into the negative banter in my head or amongst others.\u00a0 In order to create positivity and change in others, you have to be it and BREATHE IT.\u00a0 Bottom line.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"positivity\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Don’t buy anything new- secondhand stores only:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Okay, so I have to admit.\u00a0 This goal has NOT been hard, it has been downright FUN.\u00a0 I have cheated on this twice, once for a workout tank and the other with some gift cards I had while we were on our honeymoon- but in my mind gift cards don’t count since I am not using my money right?!\u00a0 Other than that, I have not really had the desire to buy anything brand new and to be honest, I am not sure I ever will again.\u00a0 I have been striking GOLD at Goodwill\/Clothes Mentor\/Platos Closet.\u00a0 Just the other day,\u00a0 I brought in a bunch of clothes to donate to Clothes Mentor and I used the money I got back in the store on these bad boys below- Tory Burch Flats.<\/p>\n

\"2014<\/a><\/p>\n

THEY WERE FIFTEEN DOLLARS.\u00a0 What the WHAT?! GOLD I TELL YOU!\u00a0 Technically I spent nothing on them- since I had a $22 credit, BOOM.\u00a0 There are lots of brands I have always thought seemed nice to have, you know for people who can afford it\/are willing to drop money….AKA not me.\u00a0\u00a0 But, my mind has been changed.\u00a0 Look at me wearing clothes from White House Black Market, J-Crew,\u00a0 Sperry boat shoes and Tory Burch Flats! \u00a0 Maybe one day I will be somebody who can spend hundreds of dollars on a single pair of shoes and then donate them once they have a scuff on them. \u00a0 Actually… I don’t think I will ever do that, so instead I will continue to be the girl that shops at the thrift stores in those rich neighborhoods, I am cool with that.<\/p>\n

Have more FUN:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last year I was really hard on myself and did not allow for too much “play” and when I did, I was guilty about it for days.\u00a0 As stated my my previous post, eating clean is a necessity for me, it is my way of life and always will be. \u00a0 BUT this year I made a pact to let go a little.\u00a0 If I have a rest day the next day, I shouldn’t feel bad about enjoying a few drinks.\u00a0 If I worked hard on the track\/trail\/gym that day, it is okay to have a treat.\u00a0 As you know, my problem is turning one small treat in to an entire bag of sour patch kids, which is my reason for cutting sweets out entirely.\u00a0 I am working on that, little by little.<\/p>\n

\"2014<\/a><\/p>\n

All in all, I need a reset button and summer is a good time to do that.\u00a0 I am going to do some re-reading of The Secret, get back in my journaling routine and really spend time reflecting my goals moving forward.\u00a0 I encourage you to do the same, stay blessed in the MESS! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Man, the week after the fourth of July holiday is ROUGH,\u00a0 eh?\u00a0 I hope you all had as much fun this past weekend as I did, it has always been one of my most favorite holidays for many reasons.\u00a0 It does not involve spending money on gifts- it just involves being outside, eating good food and hanging out with people you love.\u00a0 We definitely did all of that. I got to do a workout with an old friend who I have not seen in forever, Shain and I spent hours at the pool, I had a successful long run that didn’t feel like death, we grilled out, took a canoeing trip, hit up a flea market and ended the weekend with some awesome music.\u00a0 Success.\u00a0 Yay, America! It is usually at this point in the year I also start to reflect a little bit on how my resolutions\/goals are going.\u00a0 What? You have given up on your resolutions already?!\u00a0 Never fear, it is not too late!\u00a0 Don’t let yourself fall into the majority who don’t make it. You still have time to conquer your 2014 goals.\u00a0 Not to mention, who says you can’t make some more goals while you are at it or maybe tweak your current ones.\u00a0 No better time to start than now.\u00a0\u00a0 This year I set some pretty straightforward and simple goals for myself, here is the progress on some of them: Avoid talking negative at all costs about anybody\/any situation: I had no idea when I made this goal, how challenging of a year this would be, so this was incredibly appropriate to keep me in check.\u00a0 I of course am not going through anything traumatic or terrible other than your every day stupid stress- I realize how blessed I am in my own mess (see what I did there?)- but I have had a hard time staying on track these past months with this specific goal.\u00a0 I would be lying to you if I said I have been doing a good job not getting caught up in negative BS.\u00a0 It literally has felt like it is EVERYWHERE lately.\u00a0 No excuses though, I must get back on my positive train and not fall into the negative banter in my head or amongst others.\u00a0 In order to create positivity and change in others, you have to be it and BREATHE IT.\u00a0 Bottom line. Don’t buy anything new- secondhand stores only: Okay, so I have to admit.\u00a0 This goal has NOT been hard, it has been downright FUN.\u00a0 I have cheated on this twice, once for a workout tank and the other with some gift cards I had while we were on our honeymoon- but in my mind gift cards don’t count since I am not using my money right?!\u00a0 Other than that, I have not really had the desire to buy anything brand new and to be honest, I am not sure I ever will again.\u00a0 I have been striking GOLD at Goodwill\/Clothes Mentor\/Platos Closet.\u00a0 Just the other day,\u00a0 I brought in a bunch of clothes to donate to Clothes Mentor and I used the money I got back in the store on these bad boys below- Tory Burch Flats. THEY WERE FIFTEEN DOLLARS.\u00a0 What the WHAT?! GOLD I TELL YOU!\u00a0 Technically I spent nothing on them- since I had a $22 credit, BOOM.\u00a0 There are lots of brands I have always thought seemed nice to have, you know for people who can afford it\/are willing to drop money….AKA not me.\u00a0\u00a0 But, my mind has been changed.\u00a0 Look at me wearing clothes from White House Black Market, J-Crew,\u00a0 Sperry boat shoes and Tory Burch Flats! \u00a0 Maybe one day I will be somebody who can spend hundreds of dollars on a single pair of shoes and then donate them once they have a scuff on them. \u00a0 Actually… I don’t think I will ever do that, so instead I will continue to be the girl that shops at the thrift stores in those rich neighborhoods, I am cool with that. Have more FUN: Last year I was really hard on myself and did not allow for too much “play” and when I did, I was guilty about it for days.\u00a0 As stated my my previous post, eating clean is a necessity for me, it is my way of life and always will be. \u00a0 BUT this year I made a pact to let go a little.\u00a0 If I have a rest day the next day, I shouldn’t feel bad about enjoying a few drinks.\u00a0 If I worked hard on the track\/trail\/gym that day, it is okay to have a treat.\u00a0 As you know, my problem is turning one small treat in to an entire bag of sour patch kids, which is my reason for cutting sweets out entirely.\u00a0 I am working on that, little by little. All in all, I need a reset button and summer is a good time to do that.\u00a0 I am going to do some re-reading of The Secret, get back in my journaling routine and really spend time reflecting my goals moving forward.\u00a0 I encourage you to do the same, stay blessed in the MESS! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1435"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1452,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1435\/revisions\/1452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.blessedinthemess.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}