Moving Forward Into 2015

Hello there! Yes, I'm still around. :) Since my last post in November so much has happened. We made the move out to Portland in late November and have been just trying to get settled in ever since. We have a cute little house and have been remodeling it for countless hours ever since we got the keys. I haven't been blogging because I am really busy and find it hard to fit it into my daily life. (The time and desire.)

All of 2014 I was slowly cutting back the amount of time I was spending online. It's brought me a lot of happiness doing this. Social media (for me) is better in small doses, along with anytime I spend on my computer in general. I go weeks now without even opening up my laptop, unless it's to look up directions on google map for a place I want to visit in Portland.

Last year I did so many things different. I blogged less, I lived in the moment more, I downsized my stuff, and I set myself one major goal,...move to Portland Oregon. I did a post like this one at the beginning of 2014 and had selected the word PROGRESS as my word for the year. Even though I set myself a bunch of other crazy goals and made long lists of things to complete, the goal of getting to Portland was really all that mattered in the end.

I failed miserably on my 33 Things Before 33 List. hahaha I was too busy trying to get to Portland to worry about anything else. At the beginning of 2014, I selected the word PROGRESS because I wanted to move out of Wyoming and move to California. Little did I know a month after writing that post I would be visiting Portland Oregon for the very first time. Portland had me at hello!

I say that I totally "nailed it" with progress in 2014. Now it's a new year and I made it to the Northwest, so now what? I need to CALM down! This year I want to focus on not rushing myself, not worrying about things I can't control, and most of all learn how to deal with my stress levels. I spend many nights tossing and turning because I let my anxiety get the best of me. I've always been a "worrier", but it's time to get a hold on it.

I think this is a great goal to set for myself. It will take a whole lot of little changes in my life to reach this goal. The basics are easy though. Making sure I exercise, get outside a lot, take little trips to go shoot photos, live in the moment, and quit worrying so much. It's really about focusing on the things that matter the most. I think about all the "lists" I have made myself in the past and realized it was just another thing I did that caused me stress.

A few months back I posted about My Happiness Project, which is yet another list of goals. (Go figure! HA!) I picked a horrible time to attempt to start that, but the goals are still very important to me and I plan to revisit all that this year. I'm literally starting a whole new life and things are changing everyday. I love change though, keeps things exciting. ;)
Happy New Year to you!