Another Chance To Get It Right

Yeah, yeah, I'm a little behind with the New Years post.  I actually wasn't going to do one at all considering I made no effort to make any kind of resolution this year.  I feel like I always set myself up for failure when I do and so I figured I would just avoid the guilt all together.  But here I am...feeling guilty that I didn't make at least some attempt to make 2011 a memorable year.  


If there's one thing I learned this year, it's that life simply doesn't go as planned.  I was born a planner.  I plan get-togethers with my friends, I plan my daily activities, heck, I plan yearly activities, I plan my outfits, I plan which color of pen I'll use for my notes the next day...but as I began college, I also slowly began to realize my 4-year life plan (yes, I had/have one) was simply not going the way I'd intended.  So for my first resolution, I plan (ha) to take life as it comes, one day at a time, and not worry too much about the future.  Mostly because it scares me too much.


My next resolution is to cook more.  I've always enjoyed cooking, I simply just don't have many opportunities to try out new recipes and improve my skills....and they truly need some improvement. I enjoy nutrition as well, so hopefully I can create some awesomely healthy masterpieces!


Next, I'd like to live a little more this year.  I've been feeling a tad trapped in the bubble of Cache Valley, and I just have the urge to escape for a bit.  Ideally, I'd like to spend a semester or even a summer outside of my hometown.  I figure there's no better time than now! 


Lastly, I'd like to give a little more.  I would honestly love working in some way with the Make A Wish foundation, or some kind of humanitarian project...just anything to help me focus on others instead of so much of myself. 


Big things are going to happen for me this year.  I'll make sure of it.