With my one little word {MAKE} implanted in my head, I had set out at the beginning of January to MAKE IT AWESOME. Below are some of the planned and unplanned ways in which it was.
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all the karaoke that was sung:
I mean, c'mon. A bigger blast could not have been had in this cold, dark, and (in the past) mucho depressing month than hours upon hours of karaoke sung and enjoyed by myself and the people closest to me. I've always loved to sing, but getting on the mic, in your own home, after a LONG ASS drudging day and thinking of nothing else but hitting those notes is a magical, magical release.
So awesome. More on it here.
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Zumba Core Fitness on wii:
This was a first. Not the first time I've done Zumba, and not the first time playing on the wii, but the first time I made exercise a part of my life in January. I'm an active and fit person, but in years past I've always given myself an OUT when it came to winter months. "Too cold to jog outside," "too busy," "too tired," "too dark" ...whatever it was.
With this Zumba game, I've found something that challenges me, but is also fun, and steps away from the couch...that doesn't require me to go BACK outside in the freezingness. This is what works and what I found fit me in January, and that is awesome. Plus, in a month's time, I already see awesome results. :) Way more toned than I've been in past Januarys. Yay!
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I biked in Central Park:
This was awesome, don't get me wrong, but thinking back on this makes me a bit sad. I biked with Tomas, and it was the day I offically told him I don't think "we" should be "us" anymore. Since this day, a flow of ranging emotions come over me minute-by-minute from sad to content to heartbroken to guilty to strong to painfully weak, but I know I did the right thing on this day.
I feel in my heart it was time for me to be alone.
Biking? Awesome. With him? Awesome. Breaking up with the person who's been there for the past 6 years? Not awesome, but necessary, and proof I am strong and resilient. That, dearies, is kind of awesome, no?
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this friggin' song entering my life:
Ho Hey by The Lumineers is my JAM right now. It breaks my heart at the same time it makes me incredibly happy and hopeful. I think the best songs do both.
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a sweet Sunday morning at The Brooklyn Flea:
I left my heart there last year, and I was glad to find it again. It is so beautiful there and a favored way to spend a Sunday morning. It was a great edition to January awesomeness.
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having a clear vision of what I want for my
work-life once this school year is done:
I made this career poem to flesh out the job dreams in my mind. This time last year, I was so confused. I felt incredibly trapped and helpless. A year later, here I am, and I pretty much know the job adventure I'm going to embark on next. I have these next few months to finish my time as a teacher, and then I shall start new. I'm anxious for the Summer to get here, and begin.
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my sister's 24th birthday:
It's pretty awesome when one of the most important people in your life has a birthday. It's pretty awesome when you get to celebrate all that they mean to you. That's what I did on my sister's day of turning 24.
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Grams's 80th Birthday Weekend:
...and speaking of celebrating awesome people in your life and the day they were born: GRAMS TURNED 80 last weekend! Holy crap! The weekend was filled with family, fun, and food. The post on it is coming soon, but it was all kinds of light and happy and awesome. Words cannot describe.
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I played around and made my own font:
I love computer play. I LOVE font. The app iFontMaker for the iPad puts the two together. The called my created font chicken pox and you can find out more on that here.
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I caved, and got Vine:
For those of you still confused about Vine, see my post on it here. Let me warn you, though, that the fun is addicting and might suck you in like it did me. It's awesome that this video play has made its way in my world and is here to stay. ;)
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some awesome extras:
Finally, above are some awesome extras that showed up in my January. First, a spontaneous blog design update. Coming to this page now feels fresher and more me, although there're still a bunch of changes I want to make. Second, is the sky I spied a week ago. Bands of pink, orange, and purple were stroked across the sky in what looked like a painting God made for us New Yorkers. It was so pretty and awesome that I caught it. Lastly, two really good mimosas were drank last weekend, and I almost forgot how refreshing they can be. I will (hopefully) be making a bunch more for myself in the weeks to come.
Thanks for coming along down my January2013 memory lane.
I will be posting about my Grams birthday,
my February one little word intention,
and hopefully
new Project Life pages
this wekeend.
Stay tuned, lovies!
xOxO,
