My 2016 Word Of The Year: REINVENT

I came across the Word Of The Year linkup on Alphabet Salad. And so I decided to introduce my own word:

re·in·vent

ˌrēinˈvent/

verb

1. change (something) so much that it appears to be entirely new.

   • take up a very different job or way of life.

It is inspired by my Goals for 2016: Reinventing The Abbie. Why do I feel the need to reinvent myself in 2016? Because I am turning 30 and a personal redefinition and reinvention is highly needed.

BEING HONEST WITH MYSELF

I am being hardcore, seriously honest with myself and I will concrete that in 2016. My personal journal is a startup step in doing that. I have some deep rooted truths in my heart of hearts that I have been in denial (partially or entirely). It is high time all those bubble out and I smooth them out. I will accept things. When I am tired, I am tired. When I am hurt, I am hurt. When I am offended, I am offended. When I feel a certain way, I feel a certain way. I will know it and I will know it.

DESIGN A STRICT SCHEDULE FOR MYSELF

Time management has been the most mismanaged area for me in the past year. I was multitasking a high panic life until 2014 when I graduated with an MBA degree. Then I let planning take a hike. I need to become best friends with my planner. I need to look at it every day early morning so I know what's the purpose of waking up that day. And I need to sign it off each night so I can review if I was useful.

TAKE BREAKS

I have exhausted myself to the extent of breaking down. I need to work on time outs, naps, quick breathers.

HAVE A ME TIME DAILY
This is where I run the treadmill, watch Netflix, read the Qur'an, and blog like crazy. All those are things I hold very dear and I haven't been able to do them the right amount of time in the past year.

WAKE UP EARLY
Waking up at 9:30 am and hitting the snooze button to doze off until 10 am and then getting done with morning tea till 11 am is no way to spend the day. I need to wake up at 8 am somehow. Once January ends and we are through with watching Bigg Boss season 9, I need to take the bull by its horns!

RECORD A HAPPY THOUGHT EVERYDAY

I need to record a beautiful moment that I am thankful to God for from every single day. At the end of 2016 I will have 365 reasons to be happy about. In 2015 I kissed the "down in the dumps" feeling goodbye forever. I was successful in doing that by keeping in mind some people who have no lives to live. I have been blessed with too much in too little time. People spend a lifetime trying to achieve this state and I have it here on a platinum platter. I am appreciating each day, each moment, each breath.

PERSISTENTLY PURSUE CREATIVE BLOGGING PROJECTS
Creative writing, journaling, blogging, and all the associated stuff has to happen on a daily basis. There are amazing people to meet out there in the blogosphere, the Twitterverse, and the Instaworld. I need to touch base with them as well. Daily writing will keep my brain on the sane track.

REINVENT HOW I PRESENT MYSELF TO THE WORLD
I was a seriously high voltage, high energy person 5 years ago. Somehow along the timeline that energy dissipated. It was entirely because the life load of everything came down on me. It is natural, everybody goes through that when they jump on the bandwagon of their mid twenties and head towards the 30 mark. But 30 is almost here now and that bandwagon needs to roll in serious high spirit. This starts right now with the lightning speed typing that I have started to put up blog entries. My palms have started to sweat and the sweat has that familiar perfume of creativity that I once smelled 5 years ago. Words will form themselves, and I will be seen dancing around the house!

FIND MY VOICE & LET IT OUT

I need to speak! I need to talk! To myself! To the world! And I need to hear myself. I have forgotten the rock star sound of my voice. That needs to come out.

2016: REINVENT ABBIE ---
LOADED ---

ANTHEM OF MY LIFE 

[LONG FORGOTTEN, NOW REFRESHED]

"It's My Life" by Jon Bon Jovi

This ain't a song for the broken-hearted 

No silent prayer for the faith-departed 

I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd 

You're gonna hear my voice 

When I shout it out loud 

It's my life 

It's now or never 

I ain't gonna live forever 

I just want to live while I'm alive 

(It's my life) 

My heart is like an open highway 

Like Frankie said 

I did it my way 

I just wanna live while I'm alive 

It's my life 

This is for the ones who stood their ground 

For Tommy and Gina who never backed down 

Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake 

Luck ain't even lucky 

Got to make your own breaks 

It's my life 

And it's now or never 

I ain't gonna live forever 

I just want to live while I'm alive 

(It's my life) 

My heart is like an open highway 

Like Frankie said 

I did it my way 

I just want to live while I'm alive 

'Cause it's my life 

Better stand tall when they're calling you out 

Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down 

It's my life 

And it's now or never 

'Cause I ain't gonna live forever 

I just want to live while I'm alive 

(It's my life) 

My heart is like an open highway 

Like Frankie said 

I did it my way 

I just want to live while I'm alive 

It's my life 

And it's now or never 

'Cause I ain't gonna live forever 

I just want to live while I'm alive 

(It's my life) 

My heart is like an open highway 

Like Frankie said 

I did it my way 

I just want to live while I'm alive

'Cause it's my life!