Reflections on 2011

This quote from one of my favorite books growing up sums up how I feel about today. It’s January 1st, people. Happy new year!

I love this time of year. LOVE IT. There’s something cathartic about making a mental inventory of the year that passed, figuring out what worked (or didn’t) and applying those lessons to 2012. The holidays in December are all about comfort, coziness and tradition and then January 1 hits and I’m full of fresh new energy to do serious family/home/business housekeeping. Ready to tackle the year in the best way possible.

I’m not a fan of new years resolutions, but there are themes I want to focus on in 2012. Writing them down will allow me to re-visit them and hold myself more accountable, so here goes

•  Continue the daily juicing I began several months ago. I’m amazed by how my energy level has gone up (no more 3pm droopy eyelids here!).
• Prioritize my marriage. Its so easy to get caught up in the many roles and tasks in the day to day life that romance inevitably takes a back seat. I totally admit to being guilty of that.Scheduling regular date nights —> MUST for 2012. No ifs or buts.
• Set quarterly business goals to ensure the plans I have for 2012 come to fruition. Hold myself accountable to them.
• De-clutter, de-clutter, de-clutter. Remove distractions and tolerations from my studio & home environment.
• MAKE the effort to find time to include some sort of exercise in my life (such as yoga or pilates).
• Continue saying no to work that is not 100% synced with the future of my business.
• Shoot more for myself.

I have big hopes for this year. Dreams I’ve been fiercely guarding and nourishing within me. I know there will be challenges and I can’t wait to face them head on. These dreams that I have, they’re so worth fighting for, and its a wonderful feeling knowing that I’m on the right path.

I hope you fight for your dreams this year too. I challenge you all to dream, and then dream bigger.

Wishing you all a happy new year. May it be full of health, happiness & success.

{{{Aviv slept at my mother in law’s last night for the first time ever. I was all nerves and guilt for leaving her overnight….. But Emiro and I got to go out with friends and ring in the new year with music, champaign and dancing}}}

Advantage of having friends who are photographers? They’re always with their cameras & ready to snap away! Thank you Michelle for taking these photos of Emiro and I

(all of the above photos were taken at 6400 ISO & 1.4 aperture with my trusty 50 1.4 lens)

XOXO

Noa