Little Letters: January 2017

I found this linkup through my friend Rachel and her wonderful blog which led me to the creator, Kristin of Taz + Belly! I really love this concept so I thought I would give it a try!

Dear yoga teacher training, I’m not going to lie, you scare me. After officially signing up and receiving introduction emails, I started getting nervous. The “what if” monsters came out of hiding. As the first weekend of January approached I started getting excited… until you were postponed because of snow. Ironically, the anticipation and subsequent disappointment of the first weekend getting pushed back was a lesson in itself, before even meeting in the studio for the first time. I’m taking some time to sit in what it’s like to let go of expectations before starting training officially and I’m excited to see what I’ll learn in the coming six months.

Dear crock pot, I love you. I never knew how much I needed you until unwrapping you on Christmas morning. So many friends suggested we spend some time together and I kept brushing it off. But after two successful, very delicious meals, I’ll never let you go. (Friends, do you have favorite, go-to crock pot recipes? Send them my way! Even if they aren’t gluten free, I’d love to see them!)

Dear social media, you are such a time suck. I struggle with spending way too much time scrolling endlessly and mindlessly. Sometimes I wish I could give you up completely but you’re also part of my job and that would be difficult to do. Maybe we should take another break… I just feel like I need to experience the world outside of our relationship for a little bit.

Dear Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things, thank you for inspiring me to go through ALL of my makeup and all my dresser drawers….again. I’m an incredibly sentimental person and getting rid of things is hard, but do I really need 25 different t-shirts when I really only wear maybe 10 of those? Or 7 different colored v necks from Target when I have three obvious favorites? No. Clearing things that don’t hold value for me anymore feels good and is definitely a process.

Dear East Coast, could you please please make up your mind about the weather? I know everyone is excited about it being 60 degrees in January but honestly I would rather it be consistently cold now with a much warmer March and April.

Dear coffee, I miss you. I didn’t want to take a break but I was becoming too dependent on you and you upset my stomach. But… that doesn’t mean I’ve stopped thinking about you.

Dear blogging, I miss you too. I’m trying to spend more time with you though, even if it very slow progress. This link-up is the perfect start!

This was fun and I hope to be back again next month!