Good morning love bugs! 
I hope you all had a wonderful evening last night! After yesterday’s post, it seemed as though quite a few of you were planning on spending New Years Eve much like me…
low key.
Low key, relaxed, and chill is very much my style.
My evening started out with a delicious salmon dinner. I made myself a lovely mixed greens and sweet potato salad and then topped it off with one of my favourite fishies of the sea.
It was delicious and just what I needed. A warm salad. I’ve been having a lot of those lately and think of my two “sisters” all of the time <3
After dinner, my boyfriend and I made a quick run to Superstore for some New Years Eve goodies, I walked this precious gem around my neighbourhood,
unclogged my disgustingly clogged up kitchen sink (note: don’t try to flush dry pomelo flesh down your kitchen sink), and watched all of season 3 of The Big Bang Theory.
Ten minutes to midnight, we switched from Big Bang to Dick Clark’s New Years Eve Countdown and watched the ball drop. I’m happy to say I stayed up until midnight. I’m not going to lie, though – it was a struggle and I definitely may have fell asleep a few times before the clock struck 12, but I’m not quite sure 
I’m really happy with how I spent my New Years. Very Meg-style, if you will, and that is something I am going to own this year – being proud of me - my “Meg-style”.
What I mean by this is I am going to continue doing what I have been doing for the past couple of months or so and focusing on me and not others. That sounds incredibly selfish, but let me explain…
When I focus more on myself, I am more capable of doing good things, the right things, for me.
When I put more focus on others, constantly observe what others are doing, what works for them, etc. my mind becomes busy and a mess.
Comparison will not be a part of my life in the year of 2013, so starting today…
I am accepting myself for who I am.
I am going to recognize my uniqueness and take advantage of all of those characteristics that make me the individual God created me to be.
Along this journey of focusing on myself and abandoning the awful comparison trap that so many of us can find ourselves in from time to time, I will also put all of my trust in God.
Like a very good friend of mine said today in her post, all we have to do is put our trust in God. We all know this is easier said than done, but I find when I show God my trust and truly believe that he is guiding me along the right path, life is so much better.
Less worries, less stress.
So, in 2013 I know God will lead me in the right direction because he has amazing plans for me.
He has a plan for us all and we just need to trust him.
Have a wonderful first day of 2013 and I’ll see ya tomorrow!
Love always,
Meg xo
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Happy Happy New Years to you, my dear friend! xoxo
Aw, love this post
We had a low key celebration too and it was the best. Happy New Year and I know God will have an amazing year for you as well!
God does have amazing plans for you sis! I had a hard time making it til midnight too!! lol I need to learn how to make salmon like you do. I always over cook mine. :/
Happy New Year! xoxo
Hmmm maybe I can do a vlog for you??
Awww, lovely post! God knows what’s up.
Great post Meg! Tinkerbell and I watched the ball drop from our bed, creamy hazelnut vanilla decaf on the nightstand, while all the other doggies and two legged family members snored, literally! VERY low key for me as it has been for years, unless I’m working. Absolutely nothing wrong with focusing on yourself and making you a better you. One certainly cannot make a better YOU if one is constantly comparing oneself to everyone BUT you! Was that confusing? lol. What I mean is, you can’t become a better, bigger, whatever your goals are you, when comparing everything that makes you who you are to what makes someone ELSE who THEY are. I like it. No, I love it! Good for you Meg! Happy New Year.
xoxo
~Lainee
Yes mam! Trust in HIM, REST in HIM, and HE will GIVE you the strength. Love it!
I for one, love those goals Meg. I think we could all be reminded of that
Happy New Year!!
Dick Clark’s ball drop and rockin’ eve is amazing!
Happy new year, meg! I had a pretty low-key night as well! Quinoa salad and some treats, all while watching a movie! I think we are twins! 2013 is going to be amazing for you, I just know it! Love ya.
I also wanted to let you know that your header hasn’t been showing up for me… the rest of the blog is fine though!
I know my header is missing
Maren is hopefully fixing that today 
!!
I had fish for dinner on New Year’s Eve as well and then also enjoyed a quiet night in. No shame!
wonderful post, thank you.
Happy New Year Meg! I love your post and can completely relate to the bits on doing things for yourself. I constantly put more focus on others, and observe what they are doing and what works for them and it always has the same outcome …………. I end up saying to myself ‘why didn’t I just do what I know is best for me, what works for me?!’ I don’t know how many times I’ve done this over the last three years!! Like you, I’m training to become a Dietitian up at University of Nottingham and have struggled this Spring semester – it’s been a horrible year, losing family, friends and having my husband in Afghanistan for six months and blah, blah, blah! I also failed an exam and wasn’t able to do my B placement over the summer. At first I thought it was the end of the world but I got through it somehow though, just put my big girl pants on and focussed on me and here I am in 2013 ready to go on to B Placement in June!! Bring it!! Mmmmm, maybe this post should be one for your High Five Friday inbox!! Anyway, sorry to ramble – just love your posts! Have a fantastic 2013!!! xx
Love this, Meg! Happy New Year! <3
Love you sister!!!
One day we will all meet and hang out…eat runny egg yolks, warms salads..xoxo
I love this! I need to do the same and focus on me this year!
I love this idea of focusing on yourself — not in selfish way, just making sure to do what’s right and good for you. I think sometimes (if you have a certain type of personality), it’s easy to get caught up in doing things for other people that you think it’s nice to do, but you don’t necessarily actually like doing. Or even sometimes doing things that you justify as being for yourself, but really it’s just something that you think you “should” be doing (based on society, family, friends, etc.), but you really don’t like doing or isn’t good for you at all. There was a big section about this concept in “The Happiness Project,” a book I read recently, so it’s interesting that you bring it up as well. I definitely want to work on this going into the New Year as well.