Peace Out 2018, Hello 2019!

It’s finally the end of 2018, and thank God for that! It has been quite the year. I’m not going to lie to you, 2018 has been a challenge for me. There has been a lot of ups and downs, mostly downs but hey, that’s life and I want to keep it 100 with ya’ll.

I’ve learned a lot of hard lessons this year, mainly with the people I surround myself with. After struggling with major anxiety at the end of 2017, I was forced to really re-evaluate everything. I realized a lot of the people I was surrounding myself with were not helping my anxiety, but actually hurting it. I used to be the girl that wanted everyone to like me (and I guess in some ways I still am). I wanted to be best friends with everyone and looked past people’s actions and made excuses for them. This year I learned that I need to be a little more selfish. I’m not going to like everyone and not everyone is going to like me, and that is okay. I also need to realize that when people show you who they really are, to listen. It’s amazing when you go through a hard time in your personal life, the people that are true friends really shine. To all my supportive and amazing friends and family, I just want to say thank you. You guys have really helped me through one of the hardest years of my life and I am so grateful.

While I struggled with anxiety at the close of last year and the beginning of this year, I worked really hard to try to overcome my anxiety. With the help of therapy, meds and a lot of self work, I’m really happy to say that I am in a much better place than I was a year ago. My tips for those of you who are struggling with anxiety are to take it a day at at time, meditate, exercise and surround yourself with people that support you.

This year, I also made a big move. I left Los Angeles, a place I called home for the past four years, to move back to New York. I honestly never thought I would move back here, but here I am. I can’t tell you how happy I am to be back, and I’m looking forward to the next chapter of my life here in NYC. I’m ready to take on the city more than ever and have my Carrie Bradshaw moment (minus the whole getting left at the alter sitch).

I also started a brand new business in 2018. I opened up my own online boutique, John + Suki! This has been a huge dream of mine since high school and I can’t believe it’s finally live. I’m so excited to continue to grow my business in this up coming year and make it even bigger and better!

Now, I’ve never really been a big New Years resolution type girl but I do have things I want to work on this year. Growing John + Suki is definitely #1, but I also want to continue to work on myself. I want to workout more, eat healthier, travel more and love more. So bring it on 2019, I’m ready for ya!

2018 Goals

2018

Dress: Lulus {similar here and here} // Ring: Monica Vinader // Shoes: Marc Fisher

Can you guys believe it’s already 2018?! Seriously where did the year go? But also, thank God. I could not be more ready to start a new year. 2017 was definitely one of the hardest years for me. The year started out great but then the second half of the year I hit a wall. I struggled with severe anxiety (something I want to eventually write a post on), a break up, and a lot more. After what seemed like rock bottom, the only place to go is up.

I’ve never really been much of a new years resolution kind of girl, but this year I’m really trying to start fresh. That being said, I’ve read a lot recently about how writing down your goals can help you achieve them. So here we go, here are some of my goals for 2018.

1. Cook more. In 2017 I realized I spend A LOT of money on going out to eat. Now I love checking out new restaurants and food places (especially brunch, hello my blog name!), but that being said I don’t need to spend ALL of my money going out to eat. I’m going to try to go grocery shopping once a week so that I can meal prep. It’s also so much easier to eat healthy when you prep your own foods. If ya’ll have any recipes that you love, leave them in the comments for me to try!

2. Workout more. This is pretty much on everyones new years resolutions list but I’m going to try not to be that girl who only does it for the month of January. I’ve noticed that when I workout consistently, my body and mind just feel better. I am aiming to go to three workout classes a week.

3. Beat my anxiety. Now sadly, anxiety is probably something I won’t completely be able to get rid of for good. However, I’ve been taking steps the past few months to help minimize my anxiety (working out, therapy etc). This year, I want to really focus on getting past my anxiety and get back to the place I was prior to 2017, but better.

4. Move apartments. I’ve been wanting to change things up recently and I think moving will help. As my dad calls it, the geographical cure. While I’m still going to stay in LA, I want to move into a new apartment. It’s time to redo my decor and just have a place that is my own. My sanctuary.

5. Focus on the blog. I’m not going to lie. I kind of feel like I’ve sort of neglected this blog in the second half of last year. I didn’t do it on purpose but with everything going on in my life, it kind of just fell to the side. But I love this blog. I love writing these posts for you guys and connecting with all of you. I really want to put my time and energy into growing this blog and making it even better in 2018.

6. Travel more. This year, I really want to get out and travel as much as I can. I already have a few trips planned this year that I’m excited to take. The next one being Charleston, SC. So if you guys have ever been there and have any recommendations, please let me know!

7. Get organized. I’m a naturally messy person. It’s bad. I hate cleaning, it’s kind of my least favorite thing in THE WORLD. Like seriously. Just ask my mom LOL. That being said, I’m trying to revamp and refresh my life and that means get organized. Starting with, making my bed every morning. Got to start somewhere right?

8. Be happy. Above all, I just want to be happy in 2018.

What are your goals for 2018? Let me know in the comments below!

*Also, if you like this cute pup in my pics, be sure to go follow her on Instagram @mydogbaguette!

Photography by: Jordan Zobrist