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New Year’s Celebration 2014

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Since this year it’s just the 4 of us we decided to keep our New Year’s partying pretty low key. We went into the village and had a dinner that was perfect for each of us.

While at dinner, I shared my New Year’s hopes with my family. Much to my surprise Lana got right on board with her list of what she wished to achieve in the new year, as did Nuno. Their lists are pretty cute, so I will take them back and post them on our bulletin board back home, but  I thought I would share them here too.

Lana’s List:

  1. Swim at least 50m butterfly without getting tired.
  2. Same as above, but with 100m medley.
  3. Stay more in touch with far-away friends like Chelsea.
  4. Start to think more about what I eat. (The kid does not like veges or fruit)
  5. Start getting Muito Bom (Very Good) or more on my tests.
  6. Take less than 49:59 on 50m backstroke.

Nuno’s List:

  1. Save my money.
  2. Eat more protein.

And on that note, I wish you a happy, healthy, prosperous and exercise filled New Year!

Inspiration

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Looking to the new year I realize that my biggest wish is for us to continue to inspire each other. Every day I see people doing wonderful things, both big and small. Witnessing acts of kindness, generosity, bravery, and belief in oneself are just a few of the things that move me. They inspire me to be a better person. This year brings an opportunity to move forward with a clearly defined goal to just be better, kinder, more patient with myself and others.

2013 ended with me feeling a little sorry for myself. But that is really just a waste of my time. So I thought about some better things to focus on for the new year and I will share them. This year I will…

1. Do yoga 3 times a week
2. Write something in Portuguese every day!
3. Run at least 1 half marathon this year. Preferably 3;)
4. Find an excuse to go out dancing at least once a month. ( I am counting on my village friends and my girlfriends in Lisboa to help me out with this one:)
5. Improve my tennis game so I don’t embarrass myself when I play Sarah, Sophie and Amanda this year at Christmas.
6. Be more patient….worth repeating.
7. Do a better job keeping in touch with friends… Beyond FB.
8. Create a gratitude wall.
9. Learn proper swim strokes. And fingers crossed, learn to do a tumble turn.                       10. Launch my tutoring business.

I think that should keep me busy.

Happy New Year!