Today's my 32nd birthday but I feel like 30 again -- happy, optimistic, determined, bold, a little brave, and full of possibility. Thirty-one was by no means a bad year, I traveled to Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Miami, Guadeloupe, and the city I hope to call home one day -- New Orleans -- twice; I saw Mimi in concert for the first time; and I finally got that Jeezy interview. But I was also just doing a lot of stuff without much purpose. I reaped a lot of rewards and decided 2017 would be a year of sowing. Already, some of the seeds I've planted have come to harvest, so as I start a new year of life I figured it was the perfect time to share all the things I'm excited about at the ripe old/young age of 32.
1. Visiting Mpumalanga and Durban -- The next stops on the South African excursion I'm currently on.
2. The Trap Drill == Will you be there?
3. Personal training again (more on that soon)
4. Hitting my weight loss goal for good
5. Building my upper body strength
6. The New You Conference (details to come)
7. Crop tops and booty shorts (throwback goal; I'll just settle on crop tops for now)
8. Being less intimidated by new things
9. Giving less fucks about what people think
10. Fostering genuine relationships
11. Honoring my body
12. Cuba -- had to reschedule my trip, but it's happening
13. No longer exaggerating my place in other people's lives (shout out to Victoria for that gem)
14. Getting out of debt for good
15. More Hinge dating columns -- Are you caught up?
16. Doing real booty-almost-to-the-floor squats
17. Letting life be good rather than expecting the worst
18. Not letting work steal (too much more of) my joy
19. Not saying yes when my answer really is no
20. Not taking it personal when others don't celebrate my victories
21. Not needing others to share my vision or co-sign my choices
22. Stressing less about things that are out of my control
23.Treating my edges and my ends with the respect and care they deserve
24. Not letting my emotions dictate my eating and compromise my efforts
25.Continuing to stand up for what I know is right
26. Trusting that there will always be another opportunity even if it appears at the moment that there isn't
27. Not placing limits on myself
28. Being more spontaneous
29. Uncompromising on my goals
30. Toning my arms
31.Trying to develop some semblence of patience
32. Growing Be-Enough.com