Live Metanoia

Well hello readers! Happy second month into the wonderful year of 2021! Yes, I said it, wonderful. This year is my year. This year is your year. This is OUR year. We are going to accomplish shit this year! No COVID, politics, or general nonsense is going to take us down. Last month was technically the beginning of the year but hey, let’s just make that one our ‘one-off’ yea? It didn’t count. 

This month we are writing down goals and tackling them. We are not just going to dream and dream and dream. We are going to act. We are going to do. We are coming for everything we want! Manifest it and drink your water. I mean like all the glasses of water. I have started carrying my half gallon jug around again to make sure I am getting enough water in. Technically, it probably isn’t enough, and I should be drinking more, but I am building up to a gallon. More water equals better hair, skin and nails. More water is mental clarity. More water is naturally detoxing your body. No need for those ‘detox teas’. Drink the stupid water. 

I have recently been listening to A LOT of inspiring podcasts. They are great to help keep your goals in line and motivation up! All of mine are strong women in leadership positions who have come from the bottom and worked their way up to greatness. They have struggled and strived to be the powerhouses they are today. They keep me dreaming and doing. I am ready to take on this month with a renewed energy. I will achieve my goals I set for this month. And you will to. It’s not easy, it’s never easy, but it’s worth it. 

Recently, I took my two dogs to the vet for their yearly checkup. Now someone tell me if dogs actually need a yearly checkup, because it was way more expensive than I thought it would be. I have a standard poodle and a maltipoo mix. For dogs that are considered ‘hypoallergenic’ (ya girl got allergies) they sure have their own set of issues. One is bow legged, the other has allergies, and they both require sensitive skin/digestion special food. Geeze. The things we do for our pets. I guess since I am childless I should not complain because I can only imagine how much kids cost! I love my pets as much as any dog mom would, so honestly, they are worth it to me. Being a single gal in a city I am not familiar with and who doesn’t really do the bar scene, it can get lonely sometimes. My pets keep me company and make me happy. I fully believe pets are detrimental to mental health as well. Everyone needs the company of someone or something. If anyone tells your otherwise, they are psychopaths and you should stay away from them (kidding, but not).

On another note, I am hoping this year that travel restrictions due to COVID lessen. The ‘Vid has really put a damper on my travel plans. I’ve had Wanderlust horribly for the past year and a half, and I am wanting to travel to one of the places on my travel list. Whether it be Ireland, Scotland, or Greece (my Big Three out of like ten), I am hoping the required out- of- county quarantine for 14 days or whatever it is lessens up soon. As a full-time employee, I only have so much time allotted off for vacation. I have always wanted to travel outside of the US by myself. Solo travel appears as intimidating as it is exhilarating. Going to where I want to go, and planning a trip to see everything I want to see, whether it’s a day visiting museums, or trekking through Ireland’s hills, or Greece’s beaches, the time and opportunities is limitless when it is just you and you alone. I love history and architecture and my Big Three would be days packed with visiting as much as I could. I love culture and people. Now if COVID would just quit cutting my dreams in half I would be set. Anyone else been wanting to travel and not gotten the chance? Where were you going? 

I am so excited to start new hobbies this year. I might have mentioned before, but I got a camera for Christmas from my parents (yes, I am a grown adult who still gets gifts. My family shows love through acts of giving gifts, sue me.) and I can’t wait to start snapping away. I have always been an artist at heart. I started drawing in elementary school, winning art competitions in third grade and even winning a summer camp in middle school to an art college near me. From there I expanded my inner artists from drawing to writing. Prose and poetry, fiction stories, song writing, anything and everything. UIL competitions for school such as news writing and ready writing were things I excelled in. I think I have a folder my mother put together when I was younger of stories I wrote when I was in elementary, middle school, and high school. Writing and art were only the beginning. I soon started dancing in a studio and loved expressing myself through music and my body. Dancing still is a passion of mine and I miss it dearly. There aren’t really studios in my area that offer adult ballet and jazz classes, so I dance around in my home instead, like a crazy person. 

I am hoping with my camera I can be proficient enough to take family photos for friends and family. Maybe even enter in a photography competition or something. I am not sure if I would want to make a side hustle out of it. There is a belief we carry in the US that whatever we enjoy we much monetize it, and I am trying not to fall into that. I want to keep my passions as they are- passions. I don’t want the stress of money to take the zeal from my hobbies. Ever. 

What about you reader? Do you have any hobbies you are happy to start or continue? What are your goals for this year? Do you have a plan to accomplish them this year?

I feel that this year is a great year for change. For the better. For yourself.

My journey continues,

Kaycee