THIS IS THE NEW YEAR

Happy New Year!

{dress - express, necklace - f21}

I cannot believe that 2012 is upon us. As a you can imagine, this is a great year for a conspiracy theory buff like myself. Although I don't really believe the Mayans were conspiring against us when they predicted that this may or may not be the end of the world as we know it, it's still all very interesting to me!

I'm not much into NY resolutions since I write my resolution list on my birthday every year. But I do hope to accomplish a few things in 2012 like get into tip-top shape & begin my journey into personal training. I also want to blog more, share more, create more, love more, & DO more.

2011 proved to be a very challenging & busy year for me however I don't really feel like I accomplished as much as I could have. I have a huge problem with productivity sometimes because of my general lack of energy that I've been plagued with my whole life. I think all my energy escapes my mouth since I talk so much. I'm feeling very inspired lately though & am excited to challenge myself to really...pardon my french...get shit done in 2012!

Here's to a new year & a new me & you!

23 THINGS TO DO BEFORE 24

I first learned about this fun goal writing activity through Elsie. It was a couple years ago now, but I promised myself I would start doing this every year to help give every year more of a purpose. I absolutely love goal writing. My 30-day goal idea feature was sort of a bust. Sometimes a busy schedule gets in the way of accomplishing things you set out to do. However, I think having 365 days to complete these goals will actually allow me to accomplish them. I'll be putting a tab up this week so I can hold myself accountable! I also have this list hanging in my closet where I'll see it every day.

Without further ado, I give you my list of 23 things that I would like to do before turning 24 on August 19th, 2012.

1. Run a 10k.

2. Save $1,000 just for fun.

3. Host a dinner party.

4. Get the blog designed by a graphic designer.

5. Upgrade MacBook (more memory, upgrade to lion, etc).

6. Start half sleeve!

7. Go on a date.

8. Purchase a longboard & hit the road!

9. Go vegan for a week...maybe a month.

10. Get motorcycle license.

11. Have a spa day at Woodhouse Spa.

12. Go to Vegas!

13. Completely transform the Harley shop I manage.

14. Document life more (photos, blogging, journaling, etc)

15. Get in the BEST shape of my life.

16. Start personal training program through ACE.

17. Create my dream bedroom & living space (currently in the works).

18. GIVE MORE. More love, more hugs, more compliments, more kindness.

19. Continue growing my personal style.

20. Take a roadtrip!

21. Read all the books in my possession currently.

22. Get very special tattoo on my back (which is a bit of a secret...).

23. Start new art journal for year 23!

I could elaborate so much on each goal - Why I'm setting out to accomplish this or how I think I'll go about getting it done, but this post would be a million years long! I'll probably elaborate more once I start accomplishing each goal though.

What are you wanting to accomplish in the next year?