I think it’s a blogging requirement to write about the new year. Never one who likes to miss the bandwagon, I’m jumping in with some of my own goals for 2012. (“Resolutions” is such a loaded statement which I think makes them easier to break.)
1. Continue my week-long work out marathon. I don’t know if working out four times a week is so much a marathon as the amount recommended by the CDC. Regardless, I’d like to keep it up. Right now I’m just sweating my ass off in my apartment’s gym, but soon I’d like to venture out into the world of people who exercise and get back into yoga.
2. Continue exploring Cleveland. I’ve taken to my new city like a fish to water, but there’s still a lot more I’d like to see in 2012. I’ve still never gone to the Cleveland Art Museum or the Cleveland Zoo. Both will be great for the warmer months, which seem very far away in the midst of this current lake-effect snow.
3. Blog more. This is an ongoing goal but even more so now. You’ll probably notice I’ve made some changes around here on Fact not fiction. Besides updating the design and posting more pictures, the kind of posts I’m writing have changed. Food, fashion, lists, etc. are all becoming more prevalent on here. It wasn’t even a conscious change. This year I began discovering some amazing blogs that have no doubt influenced my own blogging style. I never wanted to just be a foodie blogger or a fashion blogger, but I am incorporating more of those and other things I love into Fact not fiction. I’m excited to see where it goes.
4. Save money. This is probably the hardest of all my goals. I’ve never been a great saver, and my new life in Cleveland has turned that upside down. After all, with a full-time jobs comes great heaps of bills. It’s definitely a trial by error process when it comes to figuring out a budget but I can only get better.
5. Travel. I’ve got a passport (with a surprisingly decent picture) and no stamps. It’s time that changes. I’ve never even been to Canada. How sad is that? Again another long time goal, considering I can’t just fly off to Paris anytime I want. (See goal #4.) Of course, this isn’t limited to international travel. There are a million places I want to go in the U.S. from San Francisco to the Grand Canyon. I’m starting small with a trip to visit the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum in Missouri this September.
