Another New Year's Eve! Resolutions, self-promises, goal setting, plans...the thought of it all tires me out. I am in my umteenth year of promising myself that I will lose 100 lbs., clean out my closets, declutter, and the mind numbing list of other things to make my life perfect. Alas, life is messy, the edges are not clean and clear cut. Given all of that, I want to CHANGE. I do not want to be in the same place spiritually, physically, career wise, and of maturity, next year. I want to grow as a person. I want to challenge myself and give myself permission to succeed. Permission to be better. Permission to put myself first. Permission to be beautiful. Permission to be. I've been playing around with veganism and slowly trying to incorporate exercise back into my daily routing. I feel quite overwhelmed by my life most of the time, so after a week or to of trying very hard, I tend to fall hard off the proverbial wagon. In 2019, I want to eat clean, cook at home more, ...