2011 was a big year for me - I graduated from college, I got a grown-up person job, my brother Josh came home from his mission, my puppy Luke and my Papa passed away, I decided (for the time being) not to serve a mission and to work and get my Masters instead. I moved home, I met a lot of new people, and I didn't have a boyfriend for the second year in a row. I've learned a lot, changed somewhat, and grown up less than I probably should have.
And now there's 2012.
I have always been a fan of New Year's resolutions. Not the silly ones you make and try for a month then give up. I mean the ones you seriously commit to, the ones that really inspire you. I make resolutions all year round - I'm a very goal oriented person - but this year I'm going to make some that I can actually track. These resolutions will have actual numbers or tasks, rather than just vague ideas. Thats the key to success, right? And here they are:
New Year Resolutions
Photography 365 project - take a photo every day, trying to capture that day in that one shot, an post to my Flickr account weekly.
Read the Book of Mormon every day
Work out 4+ times a week and lose 15-20 pounds.
Read one or more NEW books each month (Tale of Two Cities at top of list)
Blog every day, alternating blogs - one day on my personal blog, one day on my movie review blog, and one day on my writing blog.
Write in journal every day (digital or hard copy - I think digital so I'll write in more detail)
Finish Spanish Rosetta Stone
Finish watching Lost (I need to be free of it!)
Write feature length screenplay and/or a novel - write for at least 15 minutes a day or 30 minutes every other day. Let people read my work and give feedback.
Well, those are the measurable ones. In writing those I realize that I have resolutions that are not so measurable, but perhaps even more important:
Patience with others.
Understanding where others come from and truly appreciating it.
More time with friends - quality time where I actually have a conversation and learn things about them.
Thinking about others more than I think about myself.
Mostly, just a general forgetting of myself and looking for ways I can help the people around me. I spend so much time developing my talents and worrying about my life that I don't do the things I could do for other people.
So there they are - my New Year resolutions. Here's to making them a reality!
Jen, you rock my world.
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