So I didn't really come up with a ‘resolution’ but there are a few things I want to do. I want to do less of my cell phone. Everyone gave me a hard time for having my flip phone but you know what, it was kind of nice. I just get so mad when I find that I am browsing my phone just because. I really want to be more in the moment and not care so much about social media. I really love to keep up with friends and family but sometimes it’s just too much and I think looking at that small/big screen for so long is going to have some serious damage on my eyes. The month of January Matt and I cut out drinking and it’s actually been fine. I love having a glass of wine on a girl’s night out but you know what, I don’t HAVE to have it. Now my meals are less calories and the bill is half the cost! I am hoping I will like it so much that I continue it throughout the year and only drink on really special occasions (like my wedding). This wasn't really an intentional New Years thing but it’s been about a week and a half since Matt and I have had meat and we said well let’s keep goin! I know my future will have burgers, pulled pork, and chicken wings in it but I also know that I don’t need meat for every meal and it’s kind of nice taking a break and focusing on veggies, fruit, and other nutrients. I have been slowly weeding meat out of my diet for quite some time and for various reasons so I am not that sad to see it go. OH! I cut out coffee! I have actually been getting over coffee for the past couple of months. It seems like every time I buy a cup of coffee I only drink half. I end up microwaving it half way through the day, take another sip just to let it sit again…I end up throwing it away at the end of the day. I just don’t really feel like my body needs coffee in order to function and I was really just drinking it for the ritual; I loved getting it in the morning when it was chilly and sipping it while I checked emails at work. I have since switched over to tea and an occasional hot chocolate. Anyways, I thought instead of having a resolution that Matt and I would make a list of things we want to do this year…oh how I love and live for lists! So anyways here is my list for 2014 in no particular order.

1. Get married!
2. Paint 10 different paintings on canvas
3. continue studying Spanish and be ¾ fluent!
4. get to an 8 minute mile
5. move to a new place (still in SD)
6. Pay off all of my cc debt (a reality as of March 2014!)
7. go to 5 new spots in San Diego (nature type hideaways)
8. See Jerry Seinfeld in Vegas
9. See Tom Petty with Matt (please, please, please have a 2014 tour!)
10. go beach camping
11. Learn 5 new recipes (master them)
12. Use Matt’s nice camera and start taking pictures of pretty things
13. write more letters and send them through the snail mail

At this time this list is all I can think of…I might add to it but not sure. I almost feel like I should make a 14^th thing since it’s 2014 but that’s just my perfectionist side taunting me.

Hope everyone had a nice New Years and starts the year off with a hopeful outlook on what 2014 has in store.