Happy New Year! And Happy New Blog, too!
Last year I made two New Year’s resolutions, and it was the first time I seriously attempted this. The first was personal, but I’d like to say that it was a partial success. In fact… not a bad job.
The second one I did share last year, and it was a wish to get my life moving again. Specifically, go to college. My first, knee-jerk reaction is that I failed on this completely, but the more I reflect back on it, the more I realized that I didn’t completely fail. No, I’m not in college. No, I’m not really any closer to going to college. No, I haven’t even taken another online class.
But it seems like the more that I push for it, the more I feel something pushing back. I know it sounds like a cop-out, but I’m starting to believe that I’m not supposed to be there just yet, for whatever reason. I’ve been focusing a lot on my job, and you know what? In the last year, I’ve gotten a major promotion and a three-dollar pay raise. For my first job, that’s not too bad. I’m management now, working full time. I have insurance.
This leads me up to next year’s resolutions.
- A continuation of last year’s personal resolution. I hate to be secretive, but it’s not something I particularly enjoy talking about.
- My license. It’s completely pathetic and inexcusable that I don’t have this (and a car) yet. Seriously.
- Work towards moving out. I SO want to be independent; it’s just a matter of getting the money to do so. This will involve putting money into savings and keeping it there.
- Create five terrific WordPress themes and give them away. If I want to someday do some freelance web design, I’ve got to get my name out there.
- Finish a novel. Whether this means finishing Seasons Past or putting down an idea I’ve had recently (actually LB and I are starting a writing contest with each other this month), I just need to write more.
- Blog every day this year. If Amanda can do it, I can too.
So, six things. We’ll see how this goes, okay?