Reflecting: Good-Bye 2011, Hello 2012

Wow, another year is pretty much gone! What a year, what a year. On my 3 1/2 hour drive home for Christmas and the 3 1/2 hours back I had a lot of time to reflect on 2011. And just even the last two years since college graduation. 

 

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2011 brought: 

• New friends
• Grand adventures with new friends
• Grand adventures with old friends
• A pile of ideas and plans for the future
• Learning to make 3D models of itty-bitty computer parts like none-other
• A great new job!
• Indulging in the world of web design, WordPress, and social media
• A start to understanding CSS and HTML
• Lots of new crafts
• Learning to drive in the Cities by myself
• New recipes
• Paying bills...
• Mistakes and lessons learned
• A another year of finding out who I am

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This year I am not making a formal list of resolutions. Some people say that writing goals down is the best way to make sure you complete them. I'm starting to find that when I look back at that list (after forgetting about it 2 months in...) I am disappointed in those things I wasn't able to cross off. And that tends to be more of the focus than the things that were accomplished. Because many times those accomplishments weren't planned goals.  


For 2012:

• Greet every opportunity to grow and learn
• Keep on track and stay focused
• Enjoy time with friends and family
• Have more grand adventures
• Continue to learn and be curious about the world
• Keep finding who I am
• Enjoy whatever comes my way

So those are my list of resolutions. For the little things like getting healthy or save money or whatever, I am just going to keep these thoughts in mind:

• Challenge myself but start by taking baby steps
• Understand that results don't happen overnight- they take time, patience, and hardwork

Here's to another year ahead. Twenty Twelve- Bring it on!