Told ya I'd be a chatty patty soon enough 
So the days leading up to my bday, I did some deep thinking, more so than usual. I thought ahead to where I want to be a year from now and realized time is passing too quickly for me to be scared to follow my dreams and live the life I want to live. As I was thinking, the phrase in the title kept coming to mind and when I said it out loud, I got shiver.
I declared the next 365 days to be the 'Year of Me'.
I'm not waiting till Jan 1 to have resolutions, which I don't much believe in any ole way. 'The Year of Me' simply means no more waiting on the sidelines in my life. No more worrying about what people think or who no longer likes me or likes me too much. It means I am going to get 3 major aspects of my life under control. I'm not going gangbuster in any one area, I'm going to approach them all 1 bit @ a time, 1 day @ a time.
My spirit
Misson: "I will return to my favorite personal improvement books and will apply the principles I deeply connect w/to my life every day for the next 365 days."
B/c I like the medium I do want to set it up in an online format & as the typos prove, I type really fast. Plus my handwriting sux worse than a doctor w/arthritis. But since my spirit is deeply personal and I don't feel comfortable putting that side of me up for public dissecting. It may either be an offshoot of this site, meaning creating a subdirectory, or an anonymous blogspot.com site. But I think I'll keep it here since I can control the search engines by keeping them away.
My finances
Mission: "I will be completely credit card debt free by 10/02/06."
My financial blog has been gathering dust as I was getting side projects up and running. Being honest, I've been avoiding it due to fear and anxiety. Early last week, I made a public, well semi-public since I haven't revealed the site, commitment, to start writing on it every day starting today. My MO when it comes to financial fretting is to get in bed and pull the covers over my head till the storm passes. I am going to swallow the fears and deal w/my debt head on.
My health
Mission: "I will reach & successfully maintain my goal by 10/02/06."
Naturally, you can follow the daily adventures here as I reach & maintain my goal. I have taken full responsibility for where I am at and how I got here. Going forward, I am finally going to embrace the outlook I've been hiding for fears of not being relatable. I will start approaching it from a proactive & positive point of view I deeply feel. I make no apologies for viewing weight loss, despite the frustrating moments, as an exciting challenge and something I am willing to fail @ until I am a success. Giving up, to me, never has and never will be an option and while I may take a week, or in this case erm 6 weeks, off here and there, I never have and never will stop.
Eating right, getting my sweat on, resting up, having balance all will be documented here. Ladies (& gents?) mark my words, you are watching a Fitness Magazine success story in the making. I said it. I meant it. I claim it 100%.
And a more general sub-goal that just came to me a few minutes ago and doesn't quite go into any one category, but is more about me having a state of mind.
I was leaving the post office and the light ahead of me was red and traffic was back to the post office exit driveway. A car was waiting to turn into the driveway and I didn't pull ahead so as not to block them. Now. I used to turn into nutzo lunatic if I allowed someone in front of or to pass me me and not get a courtesy wave back. Yet, to this second I can't even tell you if that driver did or did not wave b/c it no longer matters to me.
That is the mentality I want to have in all things external of me. I either do something for someone, or not. Either way, their reaction or lack thereof, should roll off my back the way rain rolls off a ducks feathers.
Comments: 7
10.04.05 | Gina commented: Renee, Renee, you have been reading my mail, again! 
A Year of Me really hits home as that is what my life has turned into, as well. Strange how improving one area highlights the needs in all of the others, huh?
I feel so honored that you share these thoughts with us - and I lap up the good vibes and hope to achieve some of these goals, as well.
Lead on, Girl! 
10.04.05 | Nicole commented: What wonderful goals! (And what a wonderful idea to start with!) Keep them in mind and I'm sure you'll see success with all of them =)
10.04.05 | Queta commented: Are you my long lost twin? A resounding "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY, goooooooooooo Reneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" to you.
A friend once told me that if you're not happy with your life and not doing what you want to do or be, then you're living someone else's life. And who wants to do that?
Big hugs and we'll be cheering you at the 'finish' line. 
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Year of Renee! I'll keep that in mind.
I just posted some goals for me but I'm too afraid to go beyond this week