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New Year Inspiration and Goals + HM #166

Happy New Year! I hope you all had wonderful holidays and are ready to get started with another fabulous year. Fresh starts, resolutions, goals, and organization are some of the things I think about at the beginning of each year. So, I am excited to share this little mini-roundup of New Year Inspiration and Goals.

This mini-roundup is just one piece of the all new Home Matters Linky Party Themed Roundups. Each week, we will have a different theme and you gain hop from blog-to-blog to see the complete roundup. Loads of inspiration and creativity waiting to be explored.

Let’s get inspired, ready, and organized for the New Year!

How To Setup Your Household Binder for the New Year from Marie @ Organized Marie

How To Create A Vision Board from Dee @ Morning Coffee With Dee

Setting Family Goals for the New Year from Joyce @ Childhood Beckons

15 Tips & Tricks to Organize Your Home from Lorelai @ Life With Lorelai

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Mini Meatball Parm Sliders from Jessica @ Living La Vida Holoka

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New Method for Organizing Holiday Decor from Natalie @ Refined Rooms

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Healthy Ideas for a Healthy New Year

Join in the fun with Audio-Walkers

Ok, I have a confession to make. I was a Salt-aholic! I love salt. You know those people who salt things before they even taste them? Well, that was me. Not healthy.

After I turned… ach-’em… 50, I decided it was past time to cut down on my salt intake. Although I knew it was the right and healthy choice, it was going to be hard. So, I set my goal to a No-Salt September.

What exactly is a No-Salt September? Since it was my own invention, I made my own rules. I cut way back on the salt I added to any of my cooking, and I added zero salt to anything I ate–at home, at restaurants, or with friends. That meant no salt on my salads, salsa, veggies, or sandwiches–not even on my beloved steak or prime rib. I was determined to add no extra salt at all.

Get healthy in the New Year with #AudioWalkers . Find out about my No-Salt September?

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And I am super proud to say that one year and four months later, I am still not adding salt to anything! The only exception is my occasional soft boiled or poached eggs, where I very lightly dust them with salt. No-Salt September was a success! And, I am healthier for it.

After, I jumped out of the salt pool, I decided to make healthier food choices, and get a little more exercise too. So, I started walking. There is nothing like a fresh morning walking through the park or along the beach, while listening to an audiobook.

Yes my friends, the audiobook is the perfect walking companion! Not only does it keep you from being bored, it motivates you to go on your next walk, and the next, and the next. Some days I find myself walking morning and afternoon just because I don’t want to put down my book! LOL I even do housework, water my plants, and sometimes cook with my audiobooks.

Last August, shortly after I made my return to blogging, I put together a Walking With Audiobooks Challenge. I have decided to re-vamp this idea for the new year. Instead of doing a month-long challenge, I put together the new…

Audio-Walkers Page

…on my blog, where you can go All Year Long. Find it in the Menu below the blog header.

#AudioWalkers -Read and Move- #Audiobooks, the perfect #Walking companion! Stay motivated. #Health

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