HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Ever since I was seven years old I’ve been obsessed with New Years resolutions. In the wee hours after midnight I would write in my journal goals and aspirations for the new year.
Looking back at my 2012 Resolutions I am happy to say I succeeded far more than I thought I would. To be honest, I have the whole healthy living and FitFluential blogging community to thank for helping me achieve my goals this year. Reading other peoples posts about fitness and food inspired me to change my own life and adopt a more healthy life style. For that I thank you, every single one of you reading this blog and those of you writing your own blog, for all the inspiration.
In 2012…
- I Graduated New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama (and on my 22 birthday :))
- I spent all summer training for my second ever 5K. In August I ran the entire race at Yankee Stadium– a small feat for some, but a huge feat for the girl who couldn’t run a mile in high school
- I became less terrified of my kitchen
- I stopped hating yoga and actually kind of fell in love with it… and took on a 22 day yoga challenge
- I moved to California, briefly.
- I spent the summer with some amazing people
- I injured my right arm. While this is not an accomplishment or something I wanted to happen, it forced me to take a step back and listen to my body. It also forced me to learn how to dance with one arm….
(I did finally get to fly again, 4 months after the injury happened)
- I became a licensed zumba instructor. While the process was not particularly difficult, it was still the first step towards becoming a fitness instructor
- I became a NASM Certified Personal Trainer (and a crazy woman during the 8 weeks I spent studying for many many many hours)
- I spent all of 2012 dating this awesome guy….
- I started my first ever “adult job” as a personal trainer. After only ever working at camps and as babysitter, getting paid minimum wage is quite exciting 🙂
Not gonna lie, 2012 was a pretty awesome year. I feel incredibly lucky and blessed for everything that happened in the past year that made it such a great year.
With that said, I’m so so so excited for 2013 and all the possibility it holds. Can’t wait to start auditioning my butt off as a Manhattan actor…. AND begin my world domination the fitness world 🙂 I’m totes gonna be the next Jillian Michaels, no?
Kayla in the City 