“We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!”
Welcome to a new DECADE. A new year always brings me to reflect on what has passed this last year. But especially this year, since it is a beginning of a new decade, I find myself thinking of how FULL the past 10 years have been. I was happily living life in California, then, I got married (2013). I moved from San Jose, CA (I am CA born and bred), to Brooklyn, NYC (8 months), to Hong Kong (3 years), to Tokyo, Japan (2 years), and back to Brooklyn (Sept 2018). Within those years, I gained invaluable life and teaching experiences. In between those years, I had two boys - the first born in 2016 and the second in 2018. I see my two boys growing so quickly before my eyes - I reflect on Motherhood, and the challenges and joys that it brings.
I reflect on TIME. When I was 5, I wanted to be 10. When I was 10, I wanted to be 17. When I was 17, I wanted to be 27. When I was 27, I wanted to be 27 forever. Ten years later, I want time to STOP so I can enjoy who i presently am TODAY, instead of wishing myself to be older. If I could only…..
.RECLAIM [ MY ] TIME.
“One of the main reasons we decided to take this journey was to reclaim our time:
More free time.
More time to focus on what’s important.
More time for other people.
More time for ourselves.
More time to build new relationships.
More time for gratitude.
More time to be healthy.
More time to create.
We wanted our lives back, and to do so we had to get our time back.
Time is the only thing we all share in common: we all have the same 24 hours in a day. Let’s use them wisely.
Today’s action is the easiest of all—take today and spend it in solitude. Use your time for yourself: Create, don’t consume. Be mindful. Get to know yourself.
Reflect on your journey—it wasn’t easy getting here. But also take today and relax: you deserve it.”
— Joshua Field Milburns et Nicholas Nicodimus, the Minimalist
Well…since I can’t “Reclaim Time,” I’ll remind myself to spend the days CREATING time.
Creating more “cozy time” with my boys before bedtime.
Creating more “quality time” with my husband, family and friends.
Create more Laughter, more Snuggles…more…Happy Memories…
Let’s be more intentional…more thoughtful…more mindful…more beautiful…