Hippity Happity New Year!

This is my first post of the new year! Obviously blogging wasn’t one of my new year’s resolutions!

I did make a couple resolutions this year, though. One is to eat an all-vegan diet! I’ve kept this one thus far, and I’m feeling great. I look forward to trying out some new recipes this year! I need to send out a great “THANK YOU” to the vegan blogging community. There are so many great blogs out there written by individuals who are not only talented in the kitchen, but also have a knack for conveying their positive, vegan messages to the masses! KUDOS! (I will follow up with a list of my favorites in a future post!)

The second resolution I made was to get into running. Last year, I made an attempt to start running, and…well, you know how it goes…one thing leads to another. Suffice it to say, I had never run an entire mile in my 23 years of life. That is, until yesterday! I did a mile in 12:30, and I continued to run for a full 15 minutes! I feel such a sense of accomplishment that I cannot help but shout my joy from the blogging rooftops! (I also need to give a thanks here to my friend Penny, she’s my inspiration and keeps me going with her positive encouragement!)

Those were the two biggies! And, like most changes you make in life, I’m finding that these two changes are helping me make positively in other areas as well. I have been accomplishing so much lately–I love to check things off my lists! My energy has been higher than usual, and I’m inspired to keep moving forward!

HAPPY 2009!