YEAR IN REVIEW : 2015
Thursday, 17 December 2015
It has been a hot minute since I even wrote anything down here, I forgot how therapeutic it is to just sit with a tea and compile all the thoughts that go on in my head, so here we go!
When I look back at 2015 I think "wow I feel like I accomplished absolutely nothing I set out to." However, looking closer (and not being so hard on myself) I saw that 2015 Kayla saw a LOT of changes - both good and bad.
Last year around this time I wrote out a huge goal list of all the things I wanted to do or set out to accomplish, when I look at my life then and my life now, part of me feels like I am in the exact same place, but I know I'm not - if that even makes sense? I found the post and I'm going to summarize if I met the goal and/or where I am not with the goal.
01. Graduate with honours: This was accomplished! It was really important to me, and I really made school my full time job. Happy and a bit sad that this huge part of my life is over, but I am moving on up!
02. Find a job: I was hired right out of school so that was a big stress relief! I worked with the United Way for a little bit and more recently transitioned to working for a hospital and it has been absolutely amazing! I think I found my forever job :)
03. Start a family: This is probably one of the hardest things to accept - the fact that this goal that I wanted so badly did not happen. However, as of right now in my life I realized that I am content. Content with where I am and who I am, and that makes me so happy. I struggled so much all year with this, and now I can happily say I am calm and accepting to whatever may come in this realm of my life.
04. Be more organized: I will always be good when it comes to organizing, I have a planner that comes everywhere with me, we are best friends!
05. Health, Health, Health: Ah the health resolution, 2015 I was probably the heaviest I have ever been - but since August I have lost almost 20 lbs bringing me back to where I was when I got married. Although I would LOVE to take all credit, I have to give props to my OBGYN, he is amazing and has been so patient with me.
06. Make time: Something I think I will always struggle with. I wish I could make more time to go home and visit my family, I wish all the schedules with my friends aligned and I could see them. However, life is not like that - I love them all, and they all know that. I think I made a good effort and also made the time for myself - because self care is always key!
07. Do more photography: Kyle and I both came to the conclusion that it was best for us to take a bit of a break and really refresh our style and editing. We did a few projects for friends, but our photography definitely took a back seat this year.
This year I decided to not write any kind of goals for the year - I still have monthly goals because I feel it is important to aspire to different things but I think it will be interesting to just see how the year plays out. I am in such an amazing place emotionally, spiritually, and physically which is a first in a long time. So part of me just does not feel like putting expectations for myself for such a long period of time - 2015 I was definitely extremely hard on myself whether it was regarding fertility, school, finding a job, whatever it may have been. So 2016 I want to focus on just enjoying moments as they come - try new things and be open to the challenges and opportunities that arise.
I hope I have the time to sit down before December 2016 to actually write again, I do miss documenting things that happen or the thoughts I have at different times in my life. I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year with all of your loved ones!
xo
