Happy New Year!
I honestly cannot believe that we are in 2018. Every year that passes just seems to go by quicker than the last.
I did not have a great year in 2017, especially the last 4 or 5 months. Last fall, I briefly wrote about how my father had been diagnosed with lung cancer. I hate to have to write this, but he passed away on October 30. Things haven’t been easy since then. My family and I had a hard time going through our first holiday season without him. We’re doing our best to keep our heads up while we adjust to a new life without him here.
I’m hoping that 2018 brings some much-needed happiness and positivity that I was missing at the end of 2017. I already have some things planned or in the works to look forward to. My husband and I are planning a couple of vacations – one slightly extravagant trip (perhaps a cruise to the Caribbean islands or a trip to the Bahamas) and one laidback vacation at a lake house with his parents and sister. We’re also planning a weekend trip to Atlantic City. My nephew and godson will turn 2 at the end of February. I’m looking forward to celebrating that with my family! And I’m seeing Aladdin on Broadway with my mom, brother, and sister-in-law in the spring.
As far as fitness goes, I’m excited to start focusing on strength training again and seeing my lifts go up. Since about the middle of November, I haven’t been very motivated to do much barbell work. I’ve stayed active (part of the time, anyway), but I’m anxious to start a new cycle of lifting this week. I also want to do one more cut with my RP template before I follow a maintenance plan for a long period of time. I’m considering joining their 3-month body transformation challenge that’s starting in a couple of weeks. I haven’t decided yet if I really am joining, but if I do, I will try to write about my progress on here.
And in terms of my blogging…well, I’m not going to sit here and make excuses for I didn’t keep up with it like I’d hoped I would. (However, I’m sure you can probably guess that losing my father put a damper on my motivation.) I’m also not going to sit here and make more promises about how I’ll do it better this time around. I’m just going to move on and hopefully let my creativity guide me into whatever this blog ends up being in 2018.
