Book Worm (I hope!)

Happy Monday... and happy first full work week of 2013! WOOOOOOP!! Tis the season of making new year's resolutions and/or goals. One of my 2013 resolutions is to read more books. I've always been busy reading textbooks and journal articles while in school. Yes, I'd splurge on an occasional magazine, especially while traveling... reading magazines is far easier to concentrate on rather than a text book while people watching at the airport!

I would love to invest more of my time in reading a good book... or in my case, hopefully 12 good books! Being that resolutions are more general, my goal (more specific and actionable) to achieving that resolution is to read at least one new book per month.

This month, I'm starting with one that's been sitting on my bookshelf since last year, which I've been dying to begin... The Voice of Knowledge. It came as a series of three books by the same author, Miguel Ruiz. One of the three books included in this package was The Four Agreements, which you can catch a recap I did here. The Four Agreements was very motivational and inspirational on how to live a life of needless suffering, and I assume the other two books are similar!

What better time to start than now?! I want to make improvements within my self by living a stress-free life... hence my 2013 resolutions.

Now that I have book 1 started, I wanted to turn to you all and ask for any suggestions you may have in a good read! Hollah at me!!

And now, for my LLL's of the week!

LOVE

I love that I've been reading exactly the messages I've been needing lately... it's like God is looking out for me in the greatest times of need!

LEARN

I learned that reality is simply what we make it to be. If I have discouraging thoughts in my mind, then that's how my life will be... very discouraged and off-beat. BUT if I replace that can'ts, won'ts, and nevers with positive actions, my reality will be just that... POSITIVE!! 

LAUGH

I laughed my bootay off when my little brother Facetimed me every day this week, with an opening line of "It's been so long since we talked... why did you ignore my Facetimes earlier?!" He facetimes me and wants to play games together from afar on our iPads, and wants to stay on the call so I can hear him! Oh brotherrrrrrr!!

What are the goods in your week? What have you loved, learned, and laughed about??

2013 is herrrrrr!!

Cutest Wallpaper ever right? Found it at A Night Owl

Happy New Year!!!!

I feel refreshed today... it may be because the sun has been shining... or it may be just because it's January 1st and a time for new beginnings! Whatever it is... I'm totes embracing the moment! After all, January 1, 2013 only comes once in our lives!

2012 was such a milestone in my life.... I graduated with my PhD, and I got married... in ONE month! All my life has been building up to both those major events, and now that all is said and done, life has been quite confusing for me this far. I'm not sure which way to go... which leads me to celebrating the beginning of the year of 2013. I'm about to find my way because this year, it's all about implementing! Implementing my career, my marriage with my hubs without the stress of school, implementing everything I have learned in life thus far to make me an even stronger person!

CHEERS TO 2013 FRIENDS!!!