New year, new attitude

I'm for real doing some resolutions. 
and sticking to them!
or at least trying really hard to.  

1. Blogging!! 
I had a bit of a difficult year... I've felt a little "off" and I've associated it with the loss of things that I love.  I lost Grenada.  I lost the sunshine, the warm air, the beach, my friends, my kids,  my "I'm doing something with my life feeling"....   and along with that I quit blogging. on both blogs.  I quit updating about our lives, just assuming that since I feel like our life sucks, no one else will want to hear about it.  But really, interesting things happen to me everyday!  Detroit is a crazy place!  Life is never truly boring... 
and I really do love my Kelsey Inspired blog.  I love crafting and sharing things with the blogging world.  I'll to do better with updating and I know I'll be happier for it. So look for a blog layout makeover coming soon! 

2.  Volunteering 
When we moved to Detroit I really wanted to get involved in something. I started volunteering with the crisis pregnancy center, but I had to miss a couple of weeks and then to be honest lost interest.  It's is such a needed, important ministry... but I as a young woman with no kids, no experience with child birth or parenting I didn't feel as though I was really that much of a help to these girls and usually left feeling as though I had short-changed them or something.  If that makes sense. 
I need to find something I am passionate about, there is so much need in Detroit, I just have to find my place. yea? 

3. Get Healthy. 
Exercise!? - ugh. I had to say it. Lee and I are going to be so much healthier in 2013.  We were so good when we were in Grenada and then we get back to America and it all goes to pots.  Whatever. It's a new year and I need to get skinny skinny for that trip back to Grenada for 2013, right?? :)  
What are we doing differently?  Well eating better for starters.  Less snacking, less carbs, less sugary drinks.  More fruit, more vegetables, more fish!  I got a new programmable crock pot for Christmas (thank you Lee's parents!) and I'm going to use it.  Healthy dinner Mon-Thursday is the goal. 
Lee has this ab ripper dvd that he's been doing and I did like 5 minutes of it... once. so I'm going to try to do that more often and elliptical. all that.  and walk!  I need to go outside and walk a little to get what tiny traces of sunshine exist in Michigan. I need vitamin D in my life! 

4. Think positive. 
I promised Lee that in 2013 I will not hate Michigan.  I spent June-December 2012 hating this state. the entire place.  and secretly, not so secretly I still do.... but I'm not going to say it anymore!  I'm going to be happy about life and where I am, or at least make an attempt.  and that's all you can ask for, right Lee?? 

5.  Stay in better contact with family and friends
It's tough to admit you're a bad friend, but I kinda am.  I get so stupidly busy during the week that when I get home Mon-Thursday all I do is eat and go to bed.  And the weekends I've been traveling a lot so I forget to keep up to date with my family and friends' lives.  They are important to me so I need to show it!  I'm going to be better about facebook messages, emails, texting, and calling my family!  Isn't it a wonderful problem to have too many friends to keep up with?! :)
To kick off to a good start we're having a party on Saturday with our friends from Grenada who are now in the Detroit area! 


and this was my 400th post?! whoa!!! 

Fireworks on the bay

Last night marked the first night in my entire life that I was not at home for New Years. 
Home as in actually in my parent's house.
So I guess fireworks and live music on the beach is a pretty good first New Years out of the house.