bye bye twenty twelve (the delayed version)

posted by donna. , on , No Comments
way back at the beginning of 2012, i wrote out a list of resolutions
renovate my room; finish my 21st birthday quilt; read (at least) one non-phD related book per month; spend less money; live healthier - sleep more, eat better, smile everyday; learn to balance my life; finish HPW 2011 US Tour photobook; reduce computer time as much as possible; travel to europe; be awesome.
well, here we are and...lol.
i think i managed about 33% of that list, which isn't too bad. but then, it hits me that i completed the first two in the first month, and then, it kind of makes me think what the hell happened during the rest of the year?

stream of consciousness to myself: i'm really proud that i finished renovating my room and sewing my quilt. both accomplishments that i see everyday as a reminder of what i can do when i put my mind to it. (let's just ignore how rarely i put my mind to things). i'm proud that i've read a few more books this year, but hopefully, i'll be able to read a few more. have i spent less money? probably not. i'm not even sure that's a goal i want to carry over, but i guess...i'd like to save money so that i can spend money, if that makes sense? living healthier is definitely something i want to do more of, as well as balancing my life and reducing computer time. but let's be realistic, i am supposed to be a phD student after all...i'll have to set some slightly more SMART goals. scrapping the photobook idea because...yeah, nah. i didn't get to travel to europe last year, but i did get to go to the US again. which was really cool. FINGERS CROSSED FIVE TIMES OVER i make it over there this year. and of course, i always want to be awesome. 

i'm not quite ready for 2013 yet. somehow, despite all the free time i've been handed these past two weeks, i haven't thought about what i want this year to mean yet, which is really strange because usually i reflect, reflect, reflect...

i guess...
  1. learn more. learn to take a photograph, learn another language, find out more about the world and the people who are in it with me.
  2. be creative. i want to take on one creative project a month (doesn't have to be big)
  3. read more. let's aim for a slightly more realistic...10 books this year.
  4. keep sleeping and eating (appropriate amounts at appropriate times), keep smiling (always).
  5. return to europe. come on!
  6. be awesome (:P).





donna.
donna.