NEW YEAR!

Today's song "Auld Lang Syne" I know it's pretty cheesy, but it is a new year full of new beginnings and opportunities to improve not only yourself, but also your world, which ultimately affects more than just you.
In all reality though "Casey's Song" by City and Colour is a great acoustic song. I didn't realize until just now when I was looking up the lyrics how emo-ish (is that a word? I enjoy making up new words!) they are. I can't help it though, I love the vibe of it. Here is it live!




I love the first day of the year, which is why this has taken until technically the second day of the year. I have gotten involved with this yearly tradition now, where you write yourself a letter full of your hopes and aspirations for the upcoming year. The idea is to write about what you hope happens and how you could make it happen. Then you store it for a year and then read it on the first day the following year and see how accurate you were and what happened and what didn't. In my letter from last year I didn't write how I could accomplish anything, then today while writing my letter to my future self I remembered why I did that last year. It's stupid to write how you can do something if you aren't going to be able to see it for a whole year. Instead I am doing that part in a journal I got today as part of my resolutions (but I'll get to that a little later). So instead I filled two pages with things I hope happen in this upcoming year. I realize not everything will turn out as planned, but I know I will be entertained by what I was hoping for today! Now on to my resolutions! (in case you haven't noticed...I LOVE lists and organization and punctuation).

1) Work out twice a week minimum. I know working out doesn't sound all that exciting, but I need to keep it up to keep myself in shape. I also have a really bad back and can't push myself too hard like I tend to do sometimes. I also did some calculations in my head and unfortunately this might be all I have time for some weeks.
2) Read 20 books for pleasure, not school. This is a big one for me. I have always loved reading and in the last 2 or so years I have found myself reading less and less for pleasure. I know a lot of people use the excuse that they are in college and don't have time to read for pleasure, but I am out to prove them wrong by making nothing lower than B's in my classes that are progressively getting harder now.
3) Successfully transfer colleges and move out of my parents house. I am SO over living at home. Need I say more?
4) Keep up with blogging and my journal. I am attempting to bring out my inner writer for my benefit, it is something else I used to love doing, but have gotten away from.
5) Now for the music nerd in me to come out...Improve my guitar and piano skills, and start writing my own music again. Fairly self explanatory.
6) Go to daily mass at least once a week, preferably twice a week though. I am Catholic. I'm not sure that I have mentioned that here yet. I am a devout Catholic, trying to improve my relationship with God constantly.
7) Save $3,000 in my bank, so I am able to move out when I successfully transfer schools. I am thinking big and positively here. Who knows if this is feasible in 8 months for a full time college student?
8) Last but not least, build up a better wardrobe of things that aren't 4 years old and looking the part. Unfortunately my experience with being a music student is at least a couple days a week you have to show up looking more than halfway decent to class, AKA hair and makeup done plus a cute outfit. I need a little bit more flexibility than what I already have considering that majority of my wardrobe is really old. I know this is fairly petty, but I think everyone is entitled a little pettiness here and there.

As with most of my lists, this was in no sort of importance order, just there. Now it's out there and I am even more accountable because more than just me knows about my resolutions! I am a firm believer this theory. Feel free to hold yourself accountable by putting your resolutions here!