What's different about 2009?

2009 is going to be My Year. There have been other milestones throughout my life (In 2000 my husband and I quit smoking cold turkey!), but this is my year to get and stay healthy - physically, emotionally, financially, and spiritually.

My inspiration for this blog came from Oprah's "Your Best Life" series that started in January. As many of us know Oprah has struggled for years with her weight and in 2008 she "fell off the wagon" gaining 40 pounds. Someone who has so many life successes throughout her career its a wonder why her weight continues to be such a struggle? I can so relate!

Oprah's ah-ha moment was that she was not putting herself first. Everyone else was first on her list, and her commitments to others were never broken. However, time and time again she was breaking her commitment to herself by not exercising and eating right. Oprah gathered together several experts to create her Best Life, and is sharing this information via web casts, on oprah.com, and in her magazine, Oprah.

I look forward to sharing my Best Life with you, and I encourage you to share yours with me. What are your struggles? Do you put yourself first? Why, or why not? Lets start this journey by making 2009 our Best Life!