So, I am a different person than I was at the beginning of the year.

I have read 16 novels or maybe 18:) since February. I have lost 41 lbs since March 1. I am managing a work/life balance and incorporating fun into every day. I am about to adopt out a 3rd cat from this neighborhood because he needs a loving home. We took in 2 ferals in the fall last year, too, and plan to fix/vax the 4 that we feed outside.

This may be a bit of a braggy post, but I truly am happy. I usually don’t check things off my list. Something stalls. But this year,  I decided, would be markedly better. Writing things down and believing they would happen, made the difference.

I have a few more things I am working towards as well.

I have a debt plan. I will be debt free, except for student loans, by March. I am working on a fiction novel and will have it ready to self-publish by September 1, 2027. We hope to leave our area by Dec 1, 2027, and are working towards it. I plan to lose 35 more lbs by March 1, and then I will be at my normal weight.

Some of these goals I may reach sooner and some may be more prolonged. But the difference between this time and any other time or any other post about my goals is I am making plans with true conviction.

We only have so many years on this earth. So join me in dropping these words from regular speech:

some day

later on

in a while

down the road

in the future

This year, I wanted to be the improved version of me. I had gallbladder surgery, which made me feel better so I could get my steps in. I did so well at that, so then I started working on other areas of my life. I started a book club because I wanted to read more and share it with others, so now I meet online 2 times a month with old friends. I wanted to improve my neighborhood, so now I am starting a group to make those changes.

My point of this post is to say to you- Don’t talk about it, be about it and do it! If I can, you can. It takes one small change every day and voila, you will make it happen! Prayer and positivity don’t hurt either.

I hope whatever goals you have, you crush them! Now is the time! Do not delay your success!

What is on your list? I would love to hear what your plans are and what you have done so far this year to propel you into further greatness!

Let me know in the comments.

~simply

Dee