2015 Goals and To-Do Lists

It's a new year and it seems like for some reason everyone is more excited about 2015. I'm feeling that excitement too. This year I will finish out my junior year of college and begin my senior year. There's so much pressure and excitement, there's also this seemingly never-ending To-Do list.

Here's just a peek at some of the things topping the various To-Do lists I have.

BLOGGING TO-DO

• Rebrand my blog, which is a HUGE process. 
• Set a schedule and write more!
• Find my niche and a tribe. 

WORK TO-DO

• Improve my department. I made so many changes last year and this year I have a few more changes I want to implement to make it the smoothest year we've had! 
• Keep up with the changes I've made. 
• Find a balance between my work life and school life. 

SCHOOL TO-DO

• Set up a spring and summer internship, possibly a fall internship.
• Get a 3.0 GPA! (Sooo close!)
• Get more involved around campus. 
• Start getting serious about Graduate school. 

LIFE TO-DO

• Exercise more and try to skate more!
• Read 50 books. 
• Watch at least 50 movies and complete 6 different TV shows. 
• Complete the remaining seasons of a few shows I started last year. 
• Keep up with a day planner. 
• Try to do devotionals or bible reading every day. 
• Write more and finish Southern Charm! 

New Year Resolutions

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I know today is the 4th day of the New Year, so I'm a tad late, but forgive me. The New Year always brings the absolute rush to make promises and goals, but 88%(I think that was the statistic I heard on the radio, can't be too far off, either way) of the people who make these goals and promises don't actually see them through.

Tonight my mom and I were in Wal-Mart when she made the observation that "Either we're attacked by weight loss books or Southern Comfort foods". She's right too. The top resolution is losing weight and getting in shape. Gyms probably make more money in January than any other month of the year.

Well this year I've decided to make a resolution and stick with it. So here are my goals and resolutions for the year.

1. Lose 40 pounds by the end of April/early May. I'm keepin' my fingers crossed I can accomplish this, even if it is only half of my goal by then. That's better than nothing.
2. Read more this year. Sarah Dessen, Deb Caletti, Susane Colasanti, Stephanie Perkins and many other GenFic or Romance YA writers top my list of books.
3. Get a tablet. Simple, yet difficult. I am super picky.
4. Get back into skating and really move forward with it.
5. Finish Southern Charm, the first draft.
6. Plan and start the sequel to Southern Charm.
7. Get into college. Easy enough, but picking one will be hard.
8. Decide what I want to major in.
9. Decide what I want to do after college.
10. Zach. He is an entire goal by himself. Difficult boy, but I love him dearly.

Well that's my list of goals and resolutions. Some are silly, others normal or reasonable. But all of these are important goals to me.