Hello and Goodbye...

Hello friends.  I realize its been awhile since I've been on here, 7 months to be exact..how rude of me right?  Well, I could go on and list a bunch of excuses as to why I have been MIA, but I will spare you from that.  When I began this blogging adventure in January my goal was to live life to the fullest by completing all these goals I set for myself.  It was ambitious, and I am all about that mindset, but there was a problem with my intentions.  I was trying to wear too many hats and be someone that I thought I needed to be or transform myself (cough cough my blog name) into.

Looking back at some of my goals, they weren't all ones I was TRULY passionate about.  Some of them were things people close to me were doing, or people that I looked up to, so naturally I thought I needed to do them too.  Well, no Kelly, you don't. For example, one of my goals was to do a craft each month.  Okay, NO! I admire people that are crafty and can create all these awesome things, but it just isn't for me.  I do not have the patience or natural talent to make crafts each month, I would rather spend my time doing something else, like reading, working out, going to a concert, etc.  For whatever reason I felt like I needed to be this crafty person..no one ever made me feel that way, so I am not sure where it came from.  I have made one craft this year...yeah, not a goal I should have set for myself.

Another one was baking each month.  I grew up really enjoying baking.  My best friend Amanda and I even had our own cookie business in our neighborhood, Kel-Man Cookies, we were a huge deal.  Over the years I have somewhat lost that passion, and I was trying to bring it back.  Right now in my life I just don't feel the need to bake all these delicious treats. I think it's partially because my taste buds have changed so much over the years that I don't really enjoy baked goods anymore, I'd rather cook a delicious dinner, and yeah I do that!

I could list several more examples like this but I think ya get the idea.  I've gone back and read my first post about my goals, and a lot of them I have accomplished, which is exciting to see!  I think my biggest goal for the year was to believe in myself and just get s#@* done!  Stop procrastinating and just do it!  I wanted to stop living life comfortably and live it fully!  This year has had its ups and downs but its mainly been filled with ups. Some highlights are that I've finally pursued my passion of health and fitness as a career and incorporated it into my daily life, been a long time coming.  I followed and opened up my heart, which has lead me to Dallas.  It was extremely scary and sad to leave my family behind, but I've grown so much as an individual and it was what I needed to do.  I still have my couch bum days but overall I've become more productive with my time and I am not so afraid to take risks.

I've learned it's never too late to start doing something you love.  We don't have to have all the answers all the time.  Sometimes we just got to take one small step forward and learn as we go.  I've done a lot of inward looking this year and I have discovered a lot about myself.  It can be hard to get to know yourself sometimes..like, your TRUE self.

Since I have always been better at voicing myself through writing I do want to continue blogging.  It has been on my mind for a long time and I have been in the process of creating a new blog with a new vision.  I am saying goodbye to this blog, even though it was very short lived.  So I will be back soon, friends.

Thanks for reading and being a part of this short journey.  Until next blog.

xoxo