2012: I bid you a peaceful farewell

In order my life to be the cliché that it truly is, I do believe a look back at the last year mere hours before midnight on my blog, is surely in order. 

2012 ended up being the most magical, wonderful, heartbreaking, eyeopening year yet. (Which is saying something. I lived through 2009.) 

First of all, I'm going to give myself monumental amounts of credit for surviving my junior year and the college application process. I am officially accepted to BSU, Lewis and Clark College (Portland), and Savannah College of Art and Design, which is exciting. (What else do you say about that?)

I became a very..."read between the lines" person this year. I really focused on myself and what I wanted to be (which, of course, won't stop). My Happiness Project was huge development and will continue until hopefully death. You will probably have to pry the sticky notes out of my dead fingers.

Lot's of fabulous things happened to me and I was given experiences that I still can't comprehend actually happened. I was lucky and I will always carry those memories and moments in my pocket. 

In the moment it's easy to lose yourself in doubt and fear and uncertainty. I took a look back today on all the things that got me down and I realized none of it was that bad. Sure, it sucked and that doesn't change but, strangely, just like they always say, "It gets better." and "The good stuff outweighs the bad stuff".

Nothing lasts forever. Hell, nothing lasts nearly as long as you want it to. All I can do is roll with it the best I can and keep everything in perspective. I'll lose that ideal every once in a while, but it all has a way of working out. 

So, 2013. 

Bring it. 

My Mini "Happiness Project"

Lately there has been quite a bit of negativity in my life. I have decided that despite the fact that negative things will always happen and it is okay to feel bad sometimes, I'm just going to do little guy things to improve on my overall well being, some of these include:

Ab workouts every night before bed- I did it this summer and always went to sleep feeling accomplished, I can't make excuses of time. It only takes 10 minutes.

Keep my phone across the room at bedtime- I don't need to sleep with my phone and I definitely don't need to check Facebook/Twitter 100 times before bed.

Utilize my time- I don't have very much of it these days, and free time doesn't need to be spent constantly sitting on my phone or chatting. (Kindle will be traveling everywhere with me)


And the big guy to tie it all together...
Warm and Fuzzies (for myself!)-Every night before bed, I want to write down all the good things, no matter how small, that happened in that day. From there, I put it on my mirror and can start the next day on a positive note.


Anyway, I know this issn't the best way to come back from a unexplained hiatus, but it's a start, right?

My newest friend, Lucy. This was a once in a lifetime shot of her looking regal and graceful.