trying new things

I've had my mind on a few things that I would like to improve and try and just change about my life and self.  

For starters, food. I know it's an acquired skill, but let me be real, looking for recipes and shopping for food doesn't really excite me {like it does for some}. But I think it's rewarding when I find a good recipe and make it and it's good. 

So, for Sunday dinner I made this deliciously easy chili from Pioneer Woman. I loved it, Trevor loved it, it was a hit tonight! I'm quite pleased with myself and it's an improvement from just a few months ago.  

Next, i think i'm going to start yoga. I have stalked every corner of Instagram of people who have self-taught yoga, taken classes, and their progress pictures. There's a handful of benefits from yoga, and i figured that if i write this down then i would commit to it. I like that yoga is individual sport, personal progress, and meditative. I'm not fat or fit, i do need a bit of toning and some serious flexibility in my life, plus it's great for posture and since I carry all of my stress in my shoulders i just see a win-win for this. Maybe for my New Year's resolution or end of the semester goal, whenever i start i will be tracking my progress and see where i am at every 6 months. Trevor said this is my hippie side coming out, because I have been chatting his ear off about everything in the infographic below. 

 

Lastly, confidence. It goes hand-in-hand with the first two. I find that i don't trust myself enough to follow through on things. I expect myself to be good at something from the get go. But as time tells it's practice and trusting myself that i can do hard things. I get discouraged and feel as if i can't get it right the first time then it's not worth it to pursue it. Not out of laziness but more so out of fear and lack of confidence. So here's to trying new things and seeing where it takes me.