Day 360: New Year, Who Dis?

Happy New Year’s Eve to all! Its been over 150 days since I last posted something, ay ay ay!!!! I started this blog at the beginning of 2018 for a few reasons (see my first post for more information :), but one of the surprising things that has come out of this experience is the amount of support I have been shown throughout the year. Whenever I see people who have kept up with my blog, they always ask “when are you going to post again!?!?!”. I stopped and started a few times this year, with not much success. But I am not giving up on Sarita en 360! 2018 has been an interesting year for me. I have had some of my highest highs and also my lowest lows. There were a few things that I just kind of let fall to the wayside, and this blog was one of them. The other one was my health. I have always been someone who works out pretty regularly, and this fall, when work got crazy, I gave up my regular workouts. I also found out that I have Hashimoto’s disease (sounds scarier than it really is, but something I am learning about and working on). Hashimoto’s is an autoimmune disorder that targets your thyroid, and this fall I had an ultrasound done on my thyroid and found out that my body has essentially been attacking it for awhile. I’m working with my endocrinologist on the proper dosage of medicine and I am also figuring out my diet….more to come on that in 2019! I also ended a 2.5 year relationship this spring, and have been trying to figure out how to keep someone in my life, who I think the world of, but as just a friend. The end of this relationship has also meant that I have started to dabble in the dating scene here in Miami. I may have to dedicate a few blog posts to that in the new year. Not to spoil the ending, but i’m still single.

If you are friends with me, you know that I LOVE the new year. For me it is a time for me to reflect on the last year, and also a time for me to think about the upcoming year and where I see myself. 2018 wasn’t a total bust. I got a new job in March, graduated with my MPA in April, and traveled to some pretty amazing places. I met new friends, and strengthened my relationships with those near and dear to me, and I feel like I am part of a really great community here in Miami. So where does that leave me as I walk into 2019? I just read a really great quote (yes, I also love a good quote!) posted by a friend (hey Vicky Checo!!) and I feel like it SPEAKS to what I am channeling in this new year:

“Your entire life can really change in a year....you just gotta love yourself enough to know you deserve more. Be brave enough to demand more, and disciplined enough to actualy work for more. ”

So in close, Sarita en 360 is not going anywhere. I know there are haters out there (love you all!) that will say let’s see how long it takes for Sara to stop writing, and that might actually happen…..but I’m going into 2019 ready to receive everything I want in this beautiful life. See you all in 2019!!!

Sara