Happy New Year!
 Yes, I know it’s October 31st, not December 31st. Don’t worry, I don’t have my calendar on the wrong page. It just that, a couple of years ago I started celebrating my “new year” on my birthday rather than in January. Since my birthday was last week I invested some time deciding what my goals would be for the coming year.
I don’t know about you, but I’m kinda done with New Year’s resolutions that tie my happiness to the circumference of my thighs. Been there, felt bad about that. No more! My new “New Year’s” strategy is to celebrate those things I’m already pretty good at, but more importantly to find gratitude for all that I have. I’ll take this positive approach to resolutions over the old “I’ll-eat-only-celery-and-carrot-sticks-until-I-lose-twenty-pounds!” brand of resolution any day. Oh, and since it’s not New Year’s in the real world, but in fact Halloween, the video below that I pulled from the archives is a fun take on having a healthy Halloween without being the neighborhood buzzkill. Have a happy, healthy week! – Marilyn |
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