Year of Change

So I turned 29 a couple weeks ago.  Over the past couple months there have been some things I've wanted to try, do, but basically it was things I wanted to change.  Someone I went to high school with decided she was going to do 30 new/different things before she was 30;  I didn't really want to do that for my 29th year.  But as it happens on my birthday I got my hair cut, and ended up getting it cut off.

The next few days I went to the mall and wanted to get some jeans for my cowboy boots.  Skinny jeans it is.  Crazy right?  So I decided that I wanted to try things different this year.  Branch out.  Do things that I swore I would never do (hello skinny jeans!).  So as I commented to someone about it they coined the phrase 'year of change'.

What do I want to change?  Well here is a quick list of things I want to change/have changed:

• Physically
• Cut my hair
• Branch out more with my clothing
• Lose about 20 pounds
• Add walking to my routine every/every other day
• Spirtually
• Do a better job of doing quiet time for the girls
• Get involed in a small group
• Complete Beth Moore's 'Heart Like David' Bible Study
• Emotionally
• Forgive.  God calls us to love our neighbor as ourselves.  My question is this, I also believe in 'hurt me once shame on you, hurt me twice shame on me'.  If I forgive but distance myself, am I loving my neighbor?  I may be able to move on but that doesn't mean I forget.  I am literally at a crossroads on this one
• Creatively
• I miss sewing, so I would like to sew more--especially things for the girls.
• Utilize more of what my DSLR camera can do

So that is my list so far.  I may add to it, I may delete from it, but those are the starting point.

Walking is my big step for now.

Notice I did not say 'drink less diet coke' ;-)