Wow, I had such grand plans for this blog for 2013. I got back on a mini roll at the end of 2012, but I was taken down right before New Year's with some serious chronic pain and am still recovering. My plans were thwarted, but I'm trying to get back into the blogging habit now that things are calming down. It's probably far too late in the year to still be talking about goals for 2013, but it's still February, so there's still time, right?? At any rate, I have been working on the goals even if I'm super late posting them.
I don't like making New Year's resolutions, but I did set a couple of broad goals for the year, under which many activities could count. How many years can I possibly say "exercise more and eat better"? Instead, I chose overall goals of health & wellness and creativity. So far things are going pretty well (more to come on that later).

So many more activities could count under this category, but the ones I listed are some of my main focuses and hopes. I've already been working hard on this area, treating myself to facials and pedicures, which I could never do before. I've been trying to bring mindfulness into my life by attending a weekly mindfulness session at work (or at least some weeks...) plus a meditation app. I'm planning a vacation for the summer, and I have been slowly trying to change my habits of trying to set lofty goals, getting overwhelmed and then procrastinating.

I chose my jellyfish photo for this post because they're so beautiful and inspirational to me. For creativity, I have also been doing really well. I've already visited three new places in the Bay Area, and spent New Year's Day over in Marin. It still amazes me that I haven't seen that much of the region I grew up in, but my excuse is that my friends have never cared about visiting other cities around here, so I never did either. I'm working on creating a container garden of succulents (harder to kill!), and I have been taking a lot of architectural pictures lately. In 2012, I don't think I made anything at all, so it was really a priority for me to start getting my hands dirty again. Now that I'm in grad school, it's a lot harder to find the time, but it is important to me so I'm trying to prioritize it. I've made a few projects so far and it has felt good to craft again. Pictures coming soon!
