Time For Some Spring Cleaning

Spring is the time for new beginnings! And I am ready! When I was a little girl I had a plan for my life. At the age of 25 I am no where near where I thought I would be at this age! And yano what? That is fine by me! Though there are a few things I would like to ReVamp. A friend of mine is currently going through a ‘cleansing journey’ and I am starting a journey of my own as I embark on 26!

Daily Living:

For the most part I am a neat freak, and sometimes have to force myself to step back from the moment when I find myself to be a little OCD. I am very organized. There is a place for everything and everything should be in it’s place. Though some may see this as a great way to be I find myself thinking about tidying up my room or doing other chores when I am out. Why am I stressing it?!

Technology rules my life. E-mail, Internet, and Facebook are apart of my everyday life. I am either on the computer or on my phone all day checking e-mail, surfing the web, or on facebook (mostly playing the app games). My zebra cased Blackberry is attached to me AT ALL TIMES! There have been times where I cannot continue my day until my blackberry is by my side.

Stressors. We all have them! It never seems to go away. Just when I think things have settled and I can take a breath to relax, something else is dumped on my plate.  Stress gives me anxiety.  Not Healthy! Unfortunately, when I am stressed and under a lot of pressure it is hard at times to separate that problem/situation from the moment I am currently in. I have become very impatient, and at times dismissive. I don’t want to be this way! Why can’t I just relax?

Health: Always being on the go what is the easiest thing to eat? Fast food and junk snacks! I always manage to give myself the same excuse, “I am a Zumba Instructor, I can eat what I want and burn it off in class.” I will even throw in, “This is 150 calories. That’s like three Zumba songs! It’s like I never ate this!” Yes I am aware my math is a little off…

So here it goes!

Goals:
Spend at least 1 hour a day without having my phone by my side.

I will live in the moment and not let my mind drift and be clouded by stress.

When I want a snack, instead of reaching for the cookies, donuts, or brownies, I will grab something healthy: fruit, mixed nuts, yogurt, granola bar.

While I begin physically and mentally cleansing I will also start spiritually cleansing. Whether you call it prayer, meditation or you think they are one in the same, spirituality is another part of us that should be nurtured.

Goal:
Set time aside everyday to ‘recharge my battery’.

Let’s take care of ourselves!

Let the cleansing begin…