New Year

The older I get, the more comfortable I become with myself and the people around me. Weird, I know, but there is always room for improvement. Last year was really great. It is proof positive that once you set your mind on specific goals and work towards them, they are achieveable. Case and point: apartment.

So in true resolution fashion, these are some of the goals that I am working on for this year.

1. To get a better job. To clarify: I like my job and hate my boss. I would like to find something where I can learn and grow in a positive environment. I put some feelers out, so we'll see what happens. I am not in a rush though, I want to make it to my vacation first.

2. Lose weight. How am I going to compete with the amazing bodies on the beaches in Brazil? Did I mention the side trip to Brazil for Carnival during my trip to Argentina? Dancing, drinking and just crazy partying. Scary for someone semi-middle aged.

3. Spend quality time with my niece. She is too little now to appreciate it, but I want to make sure she grows up confident in herself and her style and intelligence. These are some of the things that I was embarrassed to have during the elementary and junior high school years, that developed and flourished in high school and then in college. No I don't care what people think and my life is much better for it.

I'm sure that as the list goes on, things will be added and as things are completed they will be replaced. For right now, this is all I want to handle.