The Year of Me

I've decided that 2011 would be the year I’d start doing all the things I’ve always wanted to do, like learn to speak French, and take ballet. So, I’m making 2011 the year of me. I’m writing this blog to chronicle those experiences and keep myself motivated as I discover my new self.

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a lovely New Years and that it’s already off to a great start. I, for one, am very excited to get started doing all the things I’ve always wanted to do, or in some cases start doing again.

So what are they? Well, here’s the list I have so far …

  • Start a blog (check!)
  • Learn to speak French
  • Take ballet (don’t laugh)
  • Explore photography (or just start taking more pictures really)
  • Start doing Yoga again
  • Jump back into the pool

…I plan on adding to this list as the year progresses, but I think this is enough to get me started.

I bet you’re asking why am I doing this? Good question. This whole idea started when I began cleaning out my closet a few weeks ago. Not my closet in the figurative sense, but my real closet that holds all my clothes.

I was tired of looking at all the crap I never wore and didn’t identify with anymore. It wasn’t ‘me’, as they say. So I purged, and purged…till I filled 3 x 30lbs bags of clothes and another with shoes. I even tossed out all the make-up I never wear. And, man, let me tell you, it was VERY cathartic.

So it got me thinking about what I wanted to do, change… my personal life balance… learning more about who I am, so the idea of a personal theme – The Year of Me – was born.

I hope you join me.