Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! I know it's kinda late because I should be greeting everyone Happy Valentines Day instead. Better late than never, eh? I was too busy taking care of life that I left this blog all empty and sad. Well, we've got hormonal imbalance and chickenpox to blame, but they are both a thing of the past now; I'd rather be excited moving forward than continue looking back at how difficult it was to deal with these health issues. And now that we're all homebound waiting for our blisters to heal and fall off; I can't think of a better time to pour my heart out on this blog.

It's hard to start writing on this blog again. My recent experiences have been limited to whatever can be seen around the apartment. Isha missed school and we have a lot of catching up to do in the coming days. Now, I try to focus at work while there's plenty (There came a time when I didn't have any!). I am also into goal setting these days. I want to carefully plan my actions this year and not just leave everything to chance.

I talked about picking up from where I left off in my last blog post. This is where I intend to start. Now I know that life isn't an empty sheet of paper I can draw on carelessly and replace when I fancy. There's no starting back from scratch. Our every action has a corresponding consequence. These aren't empty words. These are things I've learned the hard way in 2013 and in 2014. 

Goal setting meant objectively looking at my current position in many areas of my life. Right now, we are renting our own apartment. It is hard to make ends meet especially when you've lost a long term contract, which have been your main source of income for years. It is unavoidable in the industry I'm in, and now I know better. I know that I need to stay on top of my game no matter what. I know that I can't be lazy and complacent even when everything is in tiptop shape at work because nobody knows when the next tidal wave is going to hit. 

Work isn't the only thing that needs work in my life this year. In fact, relationships are top priority in my goal setting. I commit to get to know God better and strengthen my faith. I acknowledge His work in my life and I'm not ignoring it this time. I also commit to spend quality time with Isha, Bunch, family and friends. Personal needs come next. It's obvious I need to work on health and fitness. Other areas that I also looked into are parenting, homemaking, career, finances and education. I've thought about each of them carefully. I have goals listed down in each category with steps to guide me as I try to check them off one by one.

All these said, it's obvious what I want to accomplish this year: I desire to design and live the life I want for myself and my family. I desire to live my brand. I desire to be the calm in chaos. I desire to take charge of my life because I know that only when I'm in control can I truly be relaxed. I desire to accept that there I things I will never be able to control, and that I need not worry about them because I have a God who takes care of these things. Finally, there's no one else I desire to be than me; be Relaxed Wahmmy.