So I don’t think I’ve ever set New Year’s Resolutions before. They’ve always seemed stupid and pointless to me. However, I think they are important for me to do this year. I do think there’s an advantage to putting thoughts and intentions down on paper. It puts it “out there,” and makes it more real. So here are my aspirations for the year:
1. Lose weight. This is a cliche, I know. But there’s a reason this is on everyone’s list. I mean, it’s an important goal. I want to get healthier, slim down, and get back to my more comfortable self.
2. Make new friends, but keep the old. I can’t wait to meet more people (more, meaning more than my building manager) in Chicago. And I want to make sure to foster my long-distance friendships.
3. Travel somewhere new. I don’t know where. Although San Francisco sounds appealing right now. I’ve never been to the West coast.
4. Take more pictures. For someone who loves photography, I am really bad at taking photos. It’s always a production to use my nice camera. So right now, I have it sitting out on top of the fridge so I can grab it at a moment’s notice.
5. Blog more. I’m bad at it sometimes.
6. Do well in grad school. I want to kick butt.
7. Get more relevant experience. I want to really get in to the journalism field, learn technical stuff (“stuff”), and get in the “know.” Whatever that sentence means.
8. Explore Chicago.
9. Be more financially stable.
10. Read more. I just got a Kindle and hope to get through more books this year. I’ve really been a slacker on my recreational reading.
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