"this year i want to keep up my streak of accomplishment. i want to build my running endurance and choose which college to attend. i want to grow out my hair without killing out my pigment and just be healthy. i want to gain confidence in snowboarding, which is already happening, and not sweat drama. i want to save money. i want to reread all seven harry potter's, and get into a new hobby. i want to complete my extern-ship and high school with pride. i want to have good relationships with everyone around me and make other people smile. i want to write more poetry to expand my English vocabulary and self-enunciation. i want to stay on top of my life at every moment. a break will be good to take every now and then, but i want to leave procrastination out of my routines. i want to go on more hikes than i ever have, and buy the camera i keep stealing from my best friend and my mom. i want to give to others, and create something new. i want to have the best experiences and travel. i know as i stay true to myself, this could end up being the greatest year yet."
I am happy to say I accomplished all of those things (Well, I only reread the sixth and seventh Harry Potter's but hey.) and I am pretty proud of myself! I followed my intuition on the small things, tried harder daily, and worked to get where I am. Even though it might not be such a big deal, finishing my first semester of college gave me butterflies. I have waited my whole life to be where I am right now and sometimes it is surreal. This year was full of beautiful weather, wonderful people, and a few surprises. I cannot believe what an amazing boyfriend I scored and how much he has added to my life this last year. He is the biggest blessing to me. I was also able to keep important friendships back home while living in southern Utah and even create new ones.
I am very excited for this new year!! In the year 2012, I am going to run more miles per week than ever. I want to complete at least one half-marathon this year and get a faster pace at the gym as well. I am going to manage my time and my money efficiently and open myself more to all of the people in my life. I want to be a better listener and a better friend. I plan on finishing all of the Lord of the Rings, keeping a GPA above 3.5, getting better at snowboarding, climbing that wall that keeps whispering my name, attending morning workout classes, and keeping good nutrition. In all, I want to entirely improve myself in the things I love to do.
"Staying true to myself" has been a pretty good method ever since I started doing so. ;)