Friday, January 1, 2016

Happy New Year - Five Things Friday

Looking back on the last year I think of all the changes we made.  It was definitely a year full of transitions!  And since New Years Day is a Friday, I give you the Five Things Friday – Biggest Changes in 2015:

1.      I lost 20 pounds!  This was huge for me this year!  I lost the weight the first half of 2015.  And that wasn’t easy for me.  I worked very hard to get it off.  And I have been maintaining it ever since, which isn’t as hard, BUT I still have to be conscious of it.  I still have to think things out every day.  I keep telling myself that its much easier not to gain it in the first place than it is to get it back off. 
 


2.      We went from one car to two cars.  Looking back I’m really proud of us for sharing a car for four years.  We saved a lot of money and I think we grew closer as a family only having one car.  But life is much less stressful with two cars.  There is a lot less planning and a lot less time wasted now that we have two cars. 
 

 

3.      Lyla started school.  I knew this was coming.  I knew it was going to be a big transition for all of us.  What I didn’t know was how quickly Lyla would grow up!  I didn’t realize that starting school would so quickly catapult her into a much more mature version of herself!  Its been lovely!  Not that she wasn’t great before, but things are really wonderful now!  She still has her moments, but for the most part things are much simpler.  She sleeps so much better at night.  She can be reasoned with.  She wants to try to do things on her own instead of always asking for help.  
 
 
 
4.      Carter Arrived!  Having Carter as the latest addition to our family has been fantastic!  Gary and I are simply over the moon for our new nephew and Lyla loves him to pieces!
 

 
 
5.      I'm at peace.  That sounds strange to put in a list of big things that have changed, but its true.  I feel very calm going into 2016.  I'm in a great place in my marriage right now.  Lyla is doing great and I'm so excited to see her grow this next year.  At this very moment, everything seems right in my world and if we are being honest here, that is a BIG change!