Happy 2014!

Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone had a fabulous time celebrating!

2013 was a great year for me, and it flew by. I graduated from university, I got my first big kid job almost right out of school, my boyfriend and I moved into our house, I learned a lot about myself and  the kinds of people I want to have in my life and made changes for the better, and of course, I started this blog! 

I don't usually make any concrete New Years resolutions, but I think if I write them down here where people might actually read them, it will hold mTe more accountable! 

I have been thinking about all of these for a while now, but seeing as it's a new year and it's the perfect time to start fresh, I am putting all of them into motion starting right now.

1. Be Less Lazy

This is something that is easy to change, but I seriously have to commit to it. It's laziness that causes my closet to spill over into every room in our house. It happens like this: I get home from work, I throw my keys and my bag (and scarf and mitts if it's cold out) on the kitchen counter, and then I take off all of my jewelry and leave it sitting there beside my purse. I don't know why, but after wearing it all for 10 hours, I just want to take everything off because it feels heavy. So I just leave it there and then raid the fridge or pour myself some wine and wander off. Then it stays on the counter for days and gets hidden under the mail or whatever else. Then then next time I want to wear it, I can't find it and I panic thinking I've lost it somewhere. Same thing happens with my bags...I switch bags like three times a week, and instead of just putting bag I'm switching out of back in my closet, it stays by the back door or in the hall closet or hanging off the back of one of the chairs in the kitchen. 

So, I have to just start sucking it up and going straight upstairs and putting everything away as soon as I get home instead of just slothing in the door the same way every day.

2. Be More Organized

This ties in with resolution #1. I think if I just took the time to put things away, everything would be more orderly. I have a huge closet and lots of room to store my jewelry, so really I have no excuse for how disorganized my stuff gets sometimes. 

3. Stop Using / Pay Off My Credit Card

This one shouldn't be a problem, I just need to budget properly and actually do it. I don't owe that much on it, but I seem to use it for silly things like paying for gas at the pump quickly and ordering things online, when I could be using my bank card or Paypal to do this most of the time. I recently set up my online banking so that I can pay my cell phone bill, so I don't even need to use my Visa card for that. 

No sense paying interest anymore if I don't have to be! It's such a waste.

4. Lose Weight

Yes, this is resolution is on almost everyone's list, but for me, it's a must. I started fresh on January 1 last year and lost almost 20 lbs just by changing my eating habits, and it felt amazing! But, I went through a few emotionally tough times this year like studying for final exams and writing term papers (the last ones of my life!) and going through tough times with friends. Instead of handling these things like an adult, I ate my way through them.Plus, the holidays are always tough for me. I can't say no to handfuls of Rolo pretzel bites, shortbread cookies and cocktails. 

I'm the heaviest I have ever been in my life and it's time to make a change. I'm not unhappy with how I look and I don't believe anyone has to be a certain weight to be beautiful, but I want to feel comfortable in my clothes again and I just want to feel healthy. I haven't felt energized or good in a long time, and that's reason enough for me to make some changes. 

5. Spend Less

Some of my friends on Instagram are doing a little something called the "2014 Closet Remix Challenge" where they shop their closets for as long as they can. That's right...no spending! I'm going try give it a shot for January and see how it goes. I'd love to say "six months with no spending!" but lets be honest here, this is me, and I love shopping. But I'm going to be realistic and say that I am for sure going to spend less! I'm starting by unsubscribing to the mailing lists from J.Crew, Old Navy, and the 100 others that tempt me on the daily. 

These are my five New Years resolutions! Wish me luck.

I would love to hear yours!

If we have the same ones, hopefully we can support each other this year.

All the best to you in 2014!