Motivational Monday

As it is the week of Christmas for Christians, I wanted to share with you a bit of Christmas motivation. I saw this quote and it struck me quite hard that this is the definition of Christmas or any holiday you celebrate with those you love {insert that day where Christmas is}.

I immediately thought of Christmas Eve. It is the night during the holidays that my hubby and I turn down all invitations from family and friends and celebrate the holidays together. My family is three hours away, so some years we have a six hour commute to celebrate with them. Other years we stay local and celebrate with his family. But Christmas Eve is ours. We go to church, then come home to a candlelit/Christmas tree lit dinner with wine. After dinner we go to the tree with Christmas music playing and cookies to open our presents to and from each other. It is our holiday time.

Then the holiday rush/madness can begin on Christmas. We have found a way to make the holiday enjoyable and meaningful to us while still enjoying time with friends and family.

On this Motivational Monday, this is my wish for you. To carve a little bit of time out over the holidays to make a special tradition for just you and your family - a time without the running around where you can truly appreciate the ones you love making memories you will have for the rest of your life.


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Motivational Monday

Welcome to December! I'm having a hard time wrapping my brain around the fact that we have hit the 12th month of the year. It seems like yesterday it was spring and I was prepping for deck dinning, a trip to TX, and pulling out the t-shirts/capri's.

But, it is the last month of the year and while today's image is running related, I think it pertains to anything. Especially since we're in the home stretch before 2015. The first of the month is like a clean slate where we can see our failures/slip-ups from the previous month and find ways to change them. What did you wish to accomplish in November that didn't happen? Well, hey look, it's December and we can set new goals and meet them.

Sure, I know it's December and the holidays. It isn't always easy to read that book, practice the piano, get that run in, eat the salad. December is the month that we can make excuses for. They say you gain about 5 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's. It's an easy time of year to let the tide of the holidays sway you, but do you want to be out to sea when January hits?

So, let's start making some goals for the month. They don't have to be insane or too challenging, but having them in place means you are thinking about staying on track. Maybe just keeping your goals in the forefront may help you accomplish them in this crazy month.

What goals will you set this month? What do you want to accomplish before the end of the year?

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