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2016…. my goodness, how did we get here! Seems like we should be riding around the planet like The Jetsons… someone at NASA or Apple needs to get on this.

Normally I do not make a new years resolution—become more financially responsible, stop biting my nails, stop picking on my sister, these things are impossible to do and always end in failure. Instead of making a resolution each year, I write down goals and things I would like to experience and accomplish. I have talked about my bucket list in this past post here, which is a small, small, portion of my real bucket list. There are somethings that I have crossed off and things I have added. While going through 2015 I thought it was pretty mundane as there were certain things I wanted to have happen and they did not– I have been wanting to move back to New York since last December. So I felt like 2015 was about me waiting for something to happen, but as I end the year I know I was wrong. 2015 was the year of learning…. and boy did I learn a lot! My year was not mundane, a lot of exciting things happen to me! Here is a list of some of the goals and accomplishments I crossed off in 2015.

2015 goals/accomplishments

  1. Travel to 2 new cities– I only traveled to Breckenridge, Colorado for the first time, but I went to NYC every other month… so that counts, right?
  2. Read 20 books– I believe I read 15… counting it!
  3. Get over 10K followers on Instagram– I currently have 17.4K!! THANK YOU!!!
  4. Host a blogging party–I ended up hosting 3 blogging parties, 2 at Kate Spade, and one with Mesa Studios.
  5. Get a certification- I am now a certified health coach after taking a year long course at IIN and am certified in social media marketing.
  6. Attend a blog conference–I attend three: Create and Cultivate, FashionistaCon, and Simply Stylist.
  7. Take Blogshop Workshop— took the course in the beginning of the year and highly recommend it for anyone starting out blogging/using photoshop.
  8. Try 5 new workouts– I tried crossfit, TRX, kickboxing, aerial yoga, and pilates reformer.
  9. Learn to speak French– oui!
  10. Write a book–started writing a book and am currently in the editing stage!
  11. Find my signature cocktail– French 75
  12. Get a new facelift for my blog– done and LOVE IT!!
  13. Attend a RewardStyle party–went to the RS party during fashion week and made some great friends there! This was also definitely the high light of my entire year!
  14. Get published in a magazine– was featured in Capital Style Magazine twice
  15. Join the Athletic Club of Columbus— I am now on their Women’s Committee!
  16. Get my sister and brother-in-law a special present for their anniversary– Had one of their wedding pictures illustrated
  17. Take a photography class–done!
  18. See Taylor Swift in concert— OH.EM.GEE!!! LOVED IT!
  19. Donate to a kickstarter campaign– I donated to Jewelbots, a friendship bracelet that will teach little girls how to code.
  20. Take a double SOS class— still trying to recover…..

 

Heading into 2016 I have new goals and dreams I want to accomplish. Make it happen, this will be MY year, new year, new me….I am all about the cliche mantras of a new year. I believe we should go into each year with some sort of intention of how we want the year to go, what we want to experience, what we want to accomplish. I try to set my intentions on making it happen and trying new things.  I always write down my goals, I believe it gives it more credibility and keeps us accountable to achieve them. Writing down my goals and life’s plan is very important to me. It keeps me focused on what I want, what I have to do to get there, and what path I want to take. I love the feeling of crossing off an item on my bucket list. 2015 was all about learning, 2016 will be about experiencing.

my 2016 goals

  1. Finish writing my book and get it published
  2. Start a YouTube channel
  3. Get over 30K followers on Instagram, 1K on Facebook and Twitter.
  4. Collaborate with 2 of my favorite brands and one publication
  5. Attend a show at NYFW
  6. Move to a new apartment
  7. Get back to my ideal weight goal– since going gluten free I have gained weight–which is normal–so I want to get back to my ideal weight goal.
  8. Take a ballet class—it has been a few years since I have taken a class
  9. Take a cooking class
  10. Travel to Europe–this is in the works… fingers crossed!
  11. Attend a polo match
  12. Add pilates to my fitness routine
  13. Do one thing that completely scares me–thinking of skydiving or trapeze
  14. Make a dress with my grandma for the blog
  15. Try Acupuncture
  16. Take a painting class
  17. Read 20 new books
  18. Create an ebook
  19. Learn 5 new recipes
  20. Achieve a headstand in yoga

 

What is on your bucket list for 2016?!