Whether you are rich or poor, happy or sad, at the end of the day we are all just living the life we are given.

2 weeks ago I decided to improve my chinese so I can do something productive on my spare time. I remember a couple of years back when I decided on the same but opt out for some reason. I don't think I knew what I was doing then. It was very random and  I got bored eventually. What's different this time is that I'm more equipped and knew that I do better if it's structured. So that's what I'm doing and I'm really excited about it. I mean I speak 4 languages and that's something to be proud of. So yes, I'm on it and hopefully I can keep going.

This time last year I wrote a post on my goal for 2018 and so far I'm not that far off. Though I only manage to do two things from that list as of this month; photo journal and yoga teacher training, it has indeed became a year of creativity. By that I mean I trying a bunch of new things that I wouldn't think of doing. The idea is to see where my interest is at and hopefully find something that I could focus my life on. So far I done:

1. Tried yoga teacher training - not for me
2. Became a vegan - I'm still working on this
3. Completed 100 miles challenge by tone it up - a great challenge!
4. Meal prep sunday - works amazing!
5. Knitting - I need to work on this
6. Take boxing class - not for me
7. Barre class - I love it and will keep going!
8. Studying Mandarin - I'll post more about this later
9. Follow tone it up nutrition plan again - Works great for me and I'll keep going!

6 positives out of 9, not bad. But I have yet to pin down exactly where I want to focus my life on. 3 and a half more months to go and well I better figure it out soon.

I thought about this while I was commuting to work this morning. There are days when I want to stuff myself with carbs and sugars and I realize those are the days that I need to be stronger. The challenge comes not from when we are at peace with our minds, bodies and routines but it's when life throws us a curve ball and we just have to throw it back. Eat well and train hard. No excuses.

I feel like September brings up a new energy in me; to be creative, to learn new things and to plan exactly how I'm going to reach the goal I set out for 2018. It's officially fall but not from where I live. Regardless here are a couple of things that I have my eye on to do this season.

• Finish knitting a project
• Enrol in art school
• Attempt to learn a new language or improve my mandarin skills
• Bake fall desserts
• Cook homemade hearty soup

And so it is and so it is.