Approaching 26!

Last year I was not at all excited about turning 25. I felt that I should have been a lot farther at that moment then where I actually was. This year I vow to be different. It will be different. As I approach the tender age of 26, I am getting closer to late twenties, out of the early twenties, but still technically mid twenties. I am okay with this.

Last August I posted this post...

http://shellbell22.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html

It was a list of goals for the year. I like to look back a year later and see if I accomplished anything on that list and I found that I have in fact complete some of those big goals.

Last year I finally bought my first brand new car. Lord knows I needed it, even if I didn't want it. But it turned out to be a great decision, after a few dealership setbacks. I did complete quite a few more things off my life list which included getting my passport, helping my mom with a garage sale (sort of), running a 5k, kissing a complete stranger (long story, funny, not at all inappropriate like one would think) and calling off work for no reason other than I wanted to.

Even though I did not travel to Bali, I will hopefully get the opportunity to travel to numerous places this year, which will include, Houston, London, Bahamas and Arizona. So I am excited.

I did not have a state championship team this year, but I did have a few state champions and I have taken a job with a team with a long line of state championship titles and I am hoping that this will be the year that I will be apart of that. That job also led me to my new fantastic apartment that I love more than anything (which I should for the price), and I have been more organized in my life than I have ever been. Not once have I had to wonder where something was placed and that is an amazing feet for me. I am working everyday in a job I love, in a new city and I have so much time on my hands I am organized, stress free and it's radiating. So even though I did not lose 20lbs, I am hoping that with time to work out everyday and being in a stress free environment, and having time to actually cook that it will eventually come.

So new goals for a new year...

1. Update and find my style

2. Take more pictures, of everything. Life and time is too short and memories are fleeting. I need to document my life more.

3. FINISH MY DEGREE (or a degree), find out what I love and truly want to do when I grow up.

4. Have a beautifully decorated apartment

5. Do something every month that I have never done

6. Read more. Read the classics, the bible, everything I can.

7. Remain connected with family and friends. Relationships are so important and they take work, work at them.

Perhaps more later. But for now I think these are realistic.