{"id":1657,"date":"2015-12-22T20:39:32","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T04:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onvural.net\/melih\/thoughts\/?p=1657"},"modified":"2015-12-22T20:39:32","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T04:39:32","slug":"before-we-head-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.onvural.net\/melih\/thoughts\/2015\/12\/22\/before-we-head-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Before we head out"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re leaving for our Turtle Island<\/a> adventure in just over an hour. Before we disconnect, I want to end the year with a review of my 2015 resolutions. I’ll also write, to auto-post on the first, my 2016 resolutions.<\/p>\n

Before that though, I have to say what a pivotal year 2015 will be when the history of my life is written. Theo being born is the end of an era. It’s also the beginning of an awesome journey. I didn’t think I could love him as much as the other two. And somehow, I almost love him more. Maybe because he’s my last one. Maybe because he’s most like Micky who I obviously am obsessed with. I don’t know though. He’s magic.<\/p>\n

It was a big year in learning about what’s important to me. Feedback to become a better person was ever present. This was less true in other areas. And a lot of moves are happening around me that makes the future more clear. The decisions I need to make are more obvious.<\/p>\n

Two months ago, I would have said a lot of this in anger, frustration, tiredness. Today, I say it with an incredible clarity about who I want to be, and what I need to do to get there.<\/p>\n

If you ask Micky, I’m sure she’ll say that many of the same things have happened to her. And so I’m excited to say good bye to 2015 because 2016 will be the first major year of change in a long time. And whatever that change looks like is going to be awesome to be a part of.<\/p>\n

And with that… let’s score the resolutions!<\/p>\n

Lose 30 pounds<\/h2>\n

I’m down about 12 – 15 pounds depending on the day. Halfway there isn’t good enough \ud83d\ude41 I’m gonna see if a week of running, swimming, and eating seafood helps \ud83d\ude42 Nonetheless, I’ve been really inspired this year by my weaknesses with food, inability to create habits around exercise, and generally dissatisfaction with my body image to put a plan together that will be a big move in 2016. More details on that in April\/May.<\/p>\n

Read 12 books<\/h2>\n

Nailed it! One of them was a kid’s book, but, nonetheless, I read a lot more this year than in the past. This is a trend I’m definitely going to continue. Thank you SFPL for all of your ebooks which made this a lot easier.<\/p>\n

Book of the year for me was the one about Habit forming that I read this summer. The deepest book was the one by Ta’Nehisi Coates. In between there was a lot of things learned, and a lot of joy found.<\/p>\n

Food-related resolutions<\/h2>\n

I nailed the one about learning to cook more things. I bombed epically at the less sugar one \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Business-related resolutions<\/h2>\n

Launching broadcast hasn’t happened yet, but we’re 90% of the way there. That’s gonna be huge, and I’m incredibly proud to have led my second intrapreneur\u00c2\u00a0project within TokBox. So far, both look to be vibrant businesses. From a people point of view, I got close to my goal. Didn’t nail it though \ud83d\ude41 From a business point of view, I’m really happy with what we accomplished. Up next is making that number even bigger!<\/p>\n

Personal-related resolution<\/h2>\n

Nope. I bombed this one again. But I’ve already got plans in the works to do better next time around.<\/p>\n

Thanks everyone for being part of these last twelve months. I was at so many graduations, weddings, barbecues, birthday parties, and other events where I laughed; I cried; and I thought about how lucky I am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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