This time of year, you turn on the radio or the TV or go into any store and you see "Top ___ of 2013!" Whether it's songs, movies, new gadgets, etc. You'll also see a lot of "here's what I learned this year..." type things. And I won't lie, I was going to do one of those, I even had it all written out. Then I realized that while a lot of changes happened this year, and I learned A LOT about myself, part of the exciting part about new years is getting to start brand new!
A pet peeve of mine is New Years resolutions. Okay, not really pet peeve, but my wish is that more people would follow through with them. So rather than making a New Years resolution, I'm going to make promises for myself. I'm the type of person that, when I make a promise, I will not break it (at least do everything in my physical power to never break it!)
So here are the promises to me for 2014:
1. Like the typical, I'm gonna get my butt back in shape. Since I've joined the Army, I've fallen way out of shape from what I used to be. I actually enjoy going to the gym, being social with everyone and yeah, I even enjoy the sweat! I'm not saying I'm going to become obsessed, but it will be a large part of my life again.
2. I'm going to pay much more attention to my dog! I think since he's moved here to Colorado he's been lonely, so I'm going to take much more time to take him to the park, toss that tennis ball around, and make sure he is the most spoiled pup in Colorado.
3. I'm going to allow myself to get hurt. I have a knack of putting up walls, keeping people at arms length and really not let anyone know who I am. All because I know if I let someone in, I'm giving someone else the authority over my heart. However, I'm gonna take that chance this year, see what happens!
4. Expand on my hiking hobby. I'm going to expand it to longer hikes, maybe even stopping to camp! Discover lots of new parts of Colorado, the rockies and really get into it.
5. Finally, embrace the big 3-0!! This year I'll officially be out of my 20s and in Army years, that's pretty much ancient and you might as well just quit life. Okay, not quite that extreme, but working with 18, 19 and 20 year olds, makes you feel older at times. However, I'm not gonna let that stop me! I'm going to take advantage of the age, become more wise, more physically fit and find out all about yours truly!!
So, my list isn't that long, and it's things I've been working on. But, now that I'm out of training, my one year in the Army is coming up soon, I have no one but me and Tony to take care of, so now is the ultimate time. I think 2014 is going to be an exciting year, and a major reset button! Another leg of this crazy journey we call life!
May you find all the happiness in the world, may your dreams come true, and always remember to kick ass, in 2014!!
I never told you how much I like your new subheading. I also like your list. It sounds like you--and I know that number 3 is probably the toughest. Just know that all of us on the other side of the uniform are with you one hundred per cent.
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