8 ways to declutter your mind

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with lots of food, and hopefully a Turkey Trot 5K to help run off some of that food.
I participated in the Oklahoma City Turkey Tracks 5K with my family, to help raise money for Toys for Tots. I was amazed at how it was the end of November and I was wearing runnings capris and a t-shirt.. Crazy weather! Thankfully it is getting colder now.
I came across this "8 ways to declutter your mind" on a friend's Instagram and thought it was really cool.

1.) Accept what is
2.) Be kind to yourself
3.) Release your guilt and fears
4.) Let go of control
5.) Visualize what's important
6.) Focus on your energy
7.) Allow yourself to be vulnerable
8.) Find what doesn't serve or interest you and let it go.

This was something I found very interesting since we are getting close to a New Year. It's never too early or late to be thinking about the things that you can do to make you a better person for yourself and for others.

Let's get started!

I'm normally not too good at keeping up with a blog. I have promised myself that I will be better this time because it is important to me so I can track my progress, meet people, and give/get advice and ideas.

I just turned 23.. It wasn't the easiest birthday, that's for sure! It seemed like just another day this year.
My goal for the next year is to really improve my body. I've ran for 4 years and I enjoy running A LOT. In May, I started doing the arm machines at the gym. Within a week, I was starting to tell a difference in the shape of my arms and I loved it. Since then, I've tried to get an arm workout in 3 to 4 times a week and I've noticed a dramatic difference. I used to be one of those girls who wanted to be thin. Now, that won't work for me.. I want to be built. I think toned girls are pretty and they work for their body. A few weeks ago I started my clean eating and yes, I have splurged here and there. The first 2 days were difficult and I just had to keep telling myself that if I could get over that hump then I would be fine and I would begin to feel better and have more energy. After a week and a half, clean eating doesn't feel like a challenge anymore. I actually enjoy the fact that I get to have 5-6 meals per day. I look forward to the soreness that I have the day after a workout. I enjoy trying new things at the gym and experimenting with the weights and equipment. I feel like through blogging, I can get ideas about workouts, recipes, etc. as well as share my ideas and my story with everyone else. I feel as if blogging will give me a support system and keep me on track. : )