Out with the old, in with the new

How many times have I said this to myself, or some variation? "Today is the first day of the rest of your life", "Out with the old, in with the new", "Each day is a new beginning".

The difference this time ... I'm making this change public. So what is the change I need to make? Well, there are quite a few, but before I take you down that rabbit hole, let's start by getting to know each other.

My name is Kristin. I'm a mother, daughter, sister, introvert, aunt, cousin, and complicated mess. I live in the upper left corner of the US and I love everything about it, yes that includes the rain.

I share my home with 3 intrepid cats who love nothing more than causing chaos whenever they can. I work in a geeky, logical job so am always trying to find my creative outlet. One day it's cooking, the next photography, the day after that, knitting (although knitting has been with me for 15 years).

Each season brings new change.

I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease about a year ago and I'm still learning to live with it. If you don't know what it is join the club, I had never heard of it either. Suffice it to say it is annoying at best, and debilitating at least. If you want more information here is how WebMD describes it..

Finding out I'm living with an auto immune disease for the rest of my life got me twisted up for a while. Now I'm trying to take all of that fear, stress, and anxiety and make it work for me.

Ok, so let's talk about that change I mentioned. I've already added several chapters to my life story, and most were based on change caused by outside forces. This is one of the times I am initiating the change myself.

My birthday is in a couple of days and I'm making this next year about positivity. Finding the light in each day, cheesy I know, but I have spent a lot of time focusing outside of myself.

This is where I could share a big old list of all of the things that I want to change but I don't want to bore you on day one. Instead, I'm going to take it one day at a time and tell you about what I find each day that brightens my day. I'm excited about this journey we are embarking on. Hopefully you find it interesting and maybe this blog becomes a bit of light in your day.

So here we go!

kristin