Resoluting.

Welcome back.

My short blogging break for Thanksgiving turned into a little more than a month... wowowow

Where did I go? What happened?
First, senioritis is a real thing (and it just got so bad).  Then, there were holidays {Christmas is my life}. Senior project tried to defeat me. Basically, everything happened, and I just decided to extend my break. [I should have warned you, I know.]

Anyways, it's 2014!
Happy New Year.

For the past few days, I've been making lots of mental notes to myself about my New Year's resolutions. Let's talk about them!

Jessie's New Year Resolutions:

• Worry less. I've had a problem with worrying about what people think of me. Yesterday, I had an epiphany. It doesn't matter what people think about me. I don't need anyone's approval except my own (I know that's kind of circumstantial, but you get it.) This year, I'm going to be all me. {fabulous.}
• Read. I used to read a lot, but I've gotten so busy lately that I haven't had much time. I'm going to find time to start reading way more, because reading rocks.
• Live healthy. I say that I'm going to be healthier all the time. I'm serious. My goal isn't to lose weight. I just want to be healthy. I'm definitely still going to treat myself (because...chocolate), but I'm not going to go crazy on junk food. {generally, once I start eating bad, I just continue to eat everything in sigh, so that's what we're working on}. My goal is to workout three times a week (completely achievable) and to stretch in the morning.
• Have faith. I miss going to church and talking about my faith a ton. I will find a church to go to, and refresh my relationship with God (but I'll do it my way... I'll read, pray, and talk to people).
• Listen. Think. I can be pretty quick to throw out a response to something, and generally it's something I don't mean. I need to learn to listen to what others are saying and think about my reaction. {no more rash decisions.}
• Compliment more. The power of a compliment is real. I'm going to start sincerely complimenting people. I'm going to start complimenting myself, too. Positive thoughts. Positive people.
• Be a friend. I am surrounded by some of the most amazing people, and I'm already beginning to meet a lot of wonderful people who will be at Auburn next year. I definitely need to be a better friend. I need to be there. Talk more. Forgive easily. Laugh a lot. I have some really dynamite friends.
• Take pictures. Obviously I have to take pictures for my senior project, but I want to start taking more pictures for fun. I love my camera, and I love feeling like I'm creating something wonderful. I don't want to get caught up in dreading taking pictures because of my senior project. I want to enjoy it, and do it more. {friends, get ready to smile.}
• Try something. How vague. I'm not sure what I want to try yet, but it will be something new. Maybe I'll actually learn how to play my guitar. Or maybe I'll learn to play the ukulele. I could run a marathon. I might volunteer somewhere new. Maybe, I could go hiking and camping. I don't know. I'm definitely going to try some new, adventurous things this year. [I let you know what I decide at some point...I have a whole year.]
• Give thanks. This year, I'm going to make sure people know how much I appreciate them. Of course, I'll tell people thank you and verbally let them know I appreciate them, but more importantly, I'll start writing thank you notes. Thank you notes are seriously so sweet. They can be for gifts or just nice things that people do. {everyone likes getting notes}
• Blog. Okay, with all the things I've got going on with school and college right now, I'm not going to put the kind of pressure one myself to pretend I will write every day. My goal is to blog at least three times a week. This blog is a super fun way for me to think about things, and really just entertain myself.

Well, this turned out to be quite a good deal longer than I expected. That's pleasant, though! These are all things I can definitely do (you can help me keep up with it). I could probably think of a million more things I should start doing this year, but I think this is perfect for now.

2014 is finally here. I graduate this year. I go to Auburn this year. I know this year is going to be absolutely fabulous.

So, I'm back to blogging and I'm starting on my New Year's resolutions. Here we go!

What are your goals for 2014?