year 34

Today is the first day of my 34th year--well, I guess it's really the second day since it's the day after my birthday. This blog has laid dormant for a long time (which is apparently what happens to a lot of blogs) and I decided that for this year, technically my 35th (in progress), I'll post every day.

So much of life passes by without us really taking stock of what's happening around us, to us, for us. This year, I want to know that I experienced every minute (to the best of my ability). I know this is not a novel idea, and there will be plenty of people who do it better than I will, but I need this right now. I need to make sure I'm not wishing away days and waiting for the-end-of-the-semester-when-I'm-thinner-or-more-in-shape-when-the-weather-is-better days.

I thank Kelle Hampton and her amazing blog and outlook on life for helping me to see that, yes, it is the small things in life that make it worth living.