Goals

174 Days

September 22, 2016

So Facebook was kind enough to inform me that I haven’t posted anything to my blog in 174 days. So it’s been awhile…

This year has been a much need ‘namaste’ for me and honestly it has been one of the best years as far back as I can remember. Reading through old blog posts revealed a long-forgotten New Year’s Resolution List I had made in January. Below is the list I made at the beginning of the year and today I crossed off everything that had been accomplished so far.

Take on weekly personal art projects
Repurpose one piece of furniture
Take more Yoga Classes
~~Work out 3-4 weekly~~
~~Lose 8 lbs (not 10…8lbs)~~ (lost 12 lbs actually)
~~Continue Green Juicing~~
~~Cut back on Rockstars~~ (cut back is relative)
Run a 10k
~~Attend a Meetup~~
~~Pay back one credit card~~
~~Read~~ more (read 2 books…so technically more than last year)
~~Visit a foreign country~~ (went to Mexico!)
~~Network with other designers~~ (this one could be more but still counts)
Photography trips

Cheers to making goals and crossing off lists. Happy (almost) Friday everyone.

photo credit @Simone Brahmino

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Life and Things

Farewell 2015

January 1, 2016

Happy New Year to everyone! In the spirit of things, I have been thinking about my own resolutions/goals for 2016 and realize the common thread between everything I hope to accomplish boils down to one concept, creating opportunities. I read a great quote that I feel addresses this exact philosophy perfectly:

If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.
-Milton Berle

2015 for me was somewhat chaotic, full of uncertainty being tossed around in the sea of the unknown. As much as I dislike this lack of control in my life, I hope to embrace these uncertainties with a fresh perspective this year (as I’m sure tsunamis lie ahead as they always do.) Instead of fighting to force everything to fit in my perfect comfort zone, I hope to bring on the un-pleasantries and have some amazing new experiences in the process. You only have one life to live, so live it!

New Years Resolution Quote

As philosophical as that all sounds, I do have some practical resolutions I hope to accomplish this year which I will be promptly be crossing off throughout the year.