Welcoming 2015

It’s A New Year!!

Well, it’s almost a new year. There are only a few days left before we say goodbye to 2014 and hello to 2015. Crazy right?

If you are like me, you have been thinking of what your new year resolutions are going to be and all of the ways this year will be different, better, and amazing! I've already created my list, which has a lot of things that have been on my list every New Years for the past few years but I still haven't completed it. Every year I write these things down and I start out strong and make it to like March before my fire burns out. It is kind of pathetic, but it happens and I am sure a lot of you can relate to my struggle. Well this year it is going to be different (something I also say pretty much every year), but this time I mean it. Thinking about the things I pledged to do last year and how different things would be now if I had just stuck to it is kind of saddening, but another year is coming and I am going to take advantage of it! Okay I am going to stop rambling and get to the point of this post! I want to share my resolutions with all of you, and I have even included pictures...because pictures make everything better.

1       1. Strengthen my relationship with God 

  So reading the entire bible from front to back in one year has been on my bucket list for a few years now and sadly I've never accomplished it. This year while I intend to finally do it, I also want to focus on strengthening my relationship with God altogether. Being diligent to do my devotions, to follow the plans He has for me, and to make prayer my first action instead of my last resort. 

2      2. Take School Seriously

    I did pretty good this past semester, but a 

lot of it was filled with procrastination 

and not studying and honestly just passing

some tests by the grace of God. This semester 

I know I need to put more effort into studying 

and actually trying to learn, not just passing the

class. 

3     3. Be Healthy & Get Fit

This one I know is on a lot of people's lists every year. 

Being at college provides a lot of opportunities to work out,(like the free gym or the track) but it also definitely has so many unhealthy options too (like the unlimited pizza bar and ice cream machines in the Caf.) This semester I want to learn to say no to the junk food, adopt healthy eating habits, and stick to an exercise routine, not only to beat the freshman 15 and feel amazing in my bikini this summer, but being healthy and fit overall is something that is important. 

4     4.  Dance

Okay..I am obsessed with dancing. Like I have seen almost

every season of Dancing with the Stars, my You-tube history is 

full of all things dance, it's a real problem. The only thing I am missing is the fact that I do not dance. At all. I love it, and I want to so bad, but I have never had the courage to go take a class or to try and pursue it outside of attempting to learn routines from dance tutorials in the privacy of my bedroom. (Although I have pretty much mastered every routine from High School Musical, but that's another story) So being in LA and surrounded by dance studios, I am finally stepping out of my comfort zone and going to take a class! I've already been in contact with a studio and have made plans for my first lesson when I get back to school!

6     5.Work on that Bucket List

Yes, I am one of those people who have their bucket list 

doodled out in pretty sharpie colors in my "scrapbook/ book of randomness" (because that's a thing). I think I have around 100 things listed ranging from having a Disney movie marathon to adopting a child and owning a beach house. I have crossed a few things off my list, but I definitely need to work on checking 

off a few more this coming year!

7     6.Be Confident

Do you know that song from Camp Rock that Demi Lovato sings? The one that goes "I've always been the kind of girl that hid my face. Too afraid to tell the world what I've got to say, but I have this dream right inside of me..." Yeah that one. Well as dumb as that may sound I feel like that part of the song relates to me way more than it should. This year I want to care less about what others think, and be me. I want to just be happy with who I am and step out of my comfort zone and do things I've always been to shy or afraid to do. Like this blog for example (;

       7. Make Memories

I'm going to be spending a majority of my year in California with some amazing new friends, how can I not make memories?? 

So this is my list this year!! What about you guys? What kind of resolutions are you making this year, and how do you plan to stick with it?

P.S. If you haven't, check out the tumblr pages I got the bucket list pictures from. They are pretty cool.

- teenagebucklist

-beforeidie

- bucketlistforgirls

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