Alright, enough of that. Here goes 2014. I've never been one to set New Year's resolutions. They just weren't my thing. I was a lot better at setting short-term goals throughout the year. Less intimidating, less...I don't know...final. And so much easier to keep (and--let's face it--remember). But this year is different, as the title of this post implies. I started thinking about my resolutions in October of last year. I wanted them to be well-thought out. I wanted to give myself time for them to sink in. I weighed them all individually. I threw out some and kept others and continued refining the list until I came up with a handful of goals that I was genuinely excited about.
I am also not usually one to publicize a list of my goals. I mean, what better way to parade around all your weaknesses. "Hey, everyone! This is what I suck at and am trying to improve! This is what I really want to accomplish and I'm going to look like a tool if I don't!" Not to mention the added sense of accountability that comes along with sharing my goals. Yeesh.
That said, here goes nothing:
1. Make serving others a priority
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| My headliner quote for the year. |
2. Learn a language
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| Preferably Russian. |
3. No more gluten
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| Which sadly means no more doing this. |
4. Exercise 4-5 times a week
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| This body ain't getting any younger. |
5. Delete Facebook
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| This will free up time for #6 and #8 and life in general. |
6. Research my family history
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| Even if it requires rummaging through graveyards in Ireland. Yes, I realize there are two pictures of gravestones in a row. |
7. Budget my money
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| I thought I'd ask Congress to help me with this one. |
8. Write in my journal and/or blog weekly
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| Writing is my creative outlet. |
9. Frequent museums
10. Leave this continent
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| The travel bug is itching something fierce. |
Several of these seem pretty ordinary. But all are rooted to a deeper cause. Something that I am working to change or develop in myself. I feel like I'm already doing fairly well on many of these and lagging behind on others. But there you go, world. All on the table. I trust you'll hold me to these.
Happy New Year,
Sarah
