Monday, December 30, 2013

Year In Review

The year is quickly coming to an end and it's time to take a look at the final progress of my resolutions for 2013.

1. Lose 1 pound per week.
Status: incomplete.
I started out working hard on this one, but eventually put it on the back-burner because I stopped caring. I can dig a little deeper about this later.

2. Make a better effort to communicate with family and friends.
Status: ongoing (but technically incomplete)
This was a half-hearted effort to begin with, especially because I didn't know where to start (and it takes two). I'm still trying!  Unfortunately, this was not truly a measureable goal, so I set myself up for failure.

3. Plan a road trip.
Status: complete!
I now live in the city I road-tripped to, so I hope that's not cheating!  I'm planning another for 2014.

4. Try something new once a month.

January: New club orientation (that I didn't join)
February: Knitting... I quit after severely messing up the scarf I was working on.
March: Yoga (I went twice, despite having an unlimited pass)
April: New food, among other things.
May: Many things, but most importantly, shopping at IKEA.
June: Super secret stuff! Seriously, I can't write about it.
July: Late night fun on the beach with camp friends.
August: Tragis piercing!
September: Dogs!
October: A show in Las Vegas (Shania at Caesar's Palace!).
November: Getting a roommate...aka my boyfriend moved in with me.
December: Swanky food event in the Bellagio at Yellowtail.  I don't even like Japanese food and I think I might have consumed Mayo...

Yellowtail event at the Bellagio

5. Write for fun at least once a week.
Status: incomplete
The blog was working out for a while, but I became busier throughout the course of the year and kinda gave up.  I want to continue through 2014 with my new resolutions because it was fun.

Whew!  2/5 resolutions isn't so great, I guess, but I'm mostly happy with what I did this year.  The highlight of my year was my summer.  I ended up getting the Senior Resident Assistant position and really had a great time in Santa Cruz.  I'm excited to see what 2014 brings!