Happy belated New Year!
↣ 2017 ↢
Before I start off this post, I am going to do a quick recap of 2016. 2016 was the Year of the Monkey (Chinese New Year; my birth year, 1992), so despite the prediction of it being my worst year ever...it was proved wrong. I got a new job and started a 401(k), made new friends, went to my first beerfest to visit my big sister in her new home, got my DRIVERS LICENSE (finally!), went to Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, went to my second country concert (solely for my bffs birthday), took unforgettable vacations with the fam, went on my first Tinder date where I met the sweetest man I know (boyfriend, Andrew), witnessed my bff get married, celebrated my 24th BIRTHDAY with $2 margaritas, discovered LuLaRoe leggings, voted for the president of the United States, ate my first gobblerito at Mad Mex, had countless blessings to be thankful for on Thanksgiving, had a very giving and blessed Christmas, and a peaceful, stress-free new year!
What, a year! So I do have a few resolutions:
- Move out of my parents house into my own apartment
- Learn how to speak Spanish
- Exercise more and eat healthier
- Learn how to play the guitar
- Travel more
- Try new things
- Make my own sushi
- Go to Church more --PRAY
- Read more books
- Stay humble and kind
Although some of these resolutions may take years, the ultimate goal is to better myself everyday as an individual since my own competition is myself. As Mother Teresa once said, "In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway."
I have hopes for the world this year, and as much as I want certain things to change, I cannot, so I must accept this life I was given. Such as the political rants, including people not giving Trump a chance ,or people who are just ignorant to the news and closed minded by opposing views. Do me, yourself, and humanity a favor, say a prayer for America and the world, maybe then we can achieve world peace, or at least have inner peace with ourselves, and our peers.
Do you know that feeling that you have so much on your mind and you just don't know how to express yourself properly? That's how I've felt the past couple weeks and that's why I am finally catching up on my blog today - to FREE MY MIND (per say).
Welp that's all for now. Make it a good week :), I cannot believe that January is already over...!
