I'm still a little bewildered by how fast 2011 came and went. On the one hand, so much occurred this year, but (to be honest) I was a bit numb to most of it that it feels as if not much happened at all. Still -- for the parts that I was sensitive to -- it was a nice, solid year. Taught me much about myself -- about my character; what I'm capable of, and consequently not capable of; where I want to go, and what I want to be up to... It was a good year for self-actualizing. And I hope to do some more of that next year too.
A few of my resolutions (because keeping them to myself is a sure guarantee that I won't get any of them done):
- Make my relationship with God my number one priority. I hope that before this new year ends I'm able to actively share my faith in a sensible, reasonable, logical way with someone else. And the only way I can accomplish this is by growing in my relationship with Him.
- Be a bit more frugal; it's exhausting stressing about money constantly, because I pretty much squander it (albeit on two very enriching things: books and music) when I have it -- tsk tsk.
- Procrastinate a little less each day. Seriously, my brand of procrastination is completely out of hand and just awful. It's got to a point where unless I'm being constrained by a really near deadline every time, the job will not get done.
- Take delicate care of myself -- that means working out consistently. I also plan on participating in some kind of charity run before the year is over.
- Lastly, foster my creativity. This involves completing at least one knitted project each month (because with the exception of the hat I knitted for my brother for Christmas, I have yet to complete any of the 99 -- slight exaggeration -- projects I have begun since taking up knitting about a year ago); enhancing my painting skills; and finally, finally learning to play the guitar.
Now Playing: Something Good Can Work by Two Door Cinema Club.
