Cheers To The New Year
Goodbye 2011. Thanks for keeping it real.
It’s hard to believe that another year has come and passed. One this is certain: 2012 has some big shoes to fill.
You see, 2011 was an epic year for me. I left the safety net of my full-time job and endured unemployment for a couple of months. I began a new career and started side work as a freelance graphic designer. I traveled to San Francisco and took a road trip to New York City. My brother moved back to the United States after spending 3.5 years in Japan. I co-founded a new photography project with my friend Lara. I managed to maintain my 4.0 GPA in graduate school despite taking difficult courses. I began writing a novel. I knocked some key items off my bucket list. I heard amazing musicians perform. I met people who I can’t picture my life without.
Most importantly, I truly enjoyed myself.
Each year, I reevaluate a list of short and long-term goals. This list below includes a few of my 1, 5, and 10-year goals:
1-year
- Obtain a passport
- Have a photograph published
- Give up meat for a month
- Visit a city I’ve never been to before
- Read at least 1 book each month
5-year
- Backpack through Europe
- Own a dog
- Publish my novel
- Live in a city where I don’t need to own a car
- Learn how to play the guitar
10-year
- Start my Doctoral program
- Settle down (hopefully)
I fully understand that life is unpredictable. These goals serve as a outline, not an itinerary.
Do you have a list of goals that you revisit periodically?
Jennifer
