New Year’s Resolutions
Can you believe how fast 2018 went by?! I hope you all had a great year. Kevin and I had quite a year – full of many spontaneous changes. At the beginning of 2018, we decided that we wanted to move closer to our families. And let me tell y’all, it was so scary, but we did it, and we are so glad we did. Life is too short to not do what makes us happy or let fear hold us back.
Now with this new year beginning, we are excited to see what’s to come. Many of the changes we made in 2018 were to set us up for a better 2019. So I’m sitting down and thinking about all the things I want for the new year. Kevin is not into New Year’s resolutions, but I sure am. And I thought I would share.
My New Year’s Resolutions:
- Hustle less for money, hustle more for joy: We will always want or need more money. It seems like all there is to do in life is work to pay bills, and well, that doesn’t seem like a life well lived. This year, I want to make life more about experiences and spending more time with family and friends. Yes, work is necessary, but it’s not all I’m here to do.
- Travel More: Last year, Kevin and I were unable to travel. With the mortgage payment and all the bills, the only logical thing to do was to just work and work and work. This year, we hope to visit a couple of places. First on the list: Nashville, Tennessee or Colorado.
- It’s all about skincare: I’m a little-to-no makeup kind of girl, but that doesn’t work when I don’t take care of my skin. So this year, I’m investing on the skincare. I’m after the glow and living out Glossier’s motto: “Skincare first, makeup second.”
- Drink more water: I hate to admit this, but I go days without drinking water. And, well, that just needs to change. My kidneys and skin will thank me for it too!
- & last but not least, to Simplify: When moving from our house to our apartment, Kevin and I noticed we have too many things that we didn’t need. This year, I would like to really think about what I buy. It’s more about quality vs. quantity.
And there they are, my new year’s resolutions. Cheers to a wonderful 2019 and I hope it’s full of many blessings.
Graduating (again!)
Although I have been a registered nurse for over 3 years now, I recently graduated from Texas A&M University with my Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. I moved to Aggieland to attend nursing school at Blinn College, where I received my Associate Degree in Nursing in 2014. I knew after graduating, passing my NCLEX, and starting my first job as a registered nurse, that I had to go back to school for my Bachelor’s. However, it took two years for me to finally force myself to go back to school. By this time, I was head over heels for Texas A&M and a sweet Aggie boy that had taught me all about the great traditions of this university. So, there was no debate on which program I was to apply.
Fifteen months later, here I am with my degree in hand and this sexy piece of gold on my finger as a symbol of my accomplishments. Although I didn’t go the traditional route towards my Bachelor degree, there are a lot of beautiful things that wouldn’t have happened if my path had not brought me to College Station, TX. I met the man who supported me mentally, emotionally, and physically through, not just one, but two nursing programs and I have had the honor to meet and work with great nurses who are now my best friends.
As my husband and I make plans to move from this sweet, sweet place, I can’t help but get tearful in thinking back to how I got here and how much I have accomplished. Man, aren’t God’s plans just perfect?
So wherever we may go, “We are the Aggies, the Aggies are we.”
Thanks & Gig ’em, Aggieland!