New Year, Old Thoughts.

So last year I had a lot of thoughts rolling around my head about what I have been wanting to do. Lots of people have been saying that you shouldn't wait for January first to roll around to give you the opportunity to make new resolutions, or plan new adventures. I don't either, but honestly I just don't really think of those things on a day to day basis.

Sure, every now and then I think I should start doing this, or I should stop doing that. But I rarely start doing it. When the new year comes around it gives me an opportunity to get off my tush and really do it.

A few days ago I could not sleep. Like seriously was not tired. Have you ever heard someone say they got a burst of energy? I got a burst of insomnia. I was up that night until 6 AM, I have only stayed up that long twice in my life and those were both at sleepovers, where I talked with my friends. This time I was all alone with nothing to do. I actually made a list of the things I did while I waited to be tired. 

First, I imagined my life 10 years from now, because honestly who doesn't?

Then I brushed my teeth, because I had forgotten to do that earlier.

Next I watched Youtube, because everyone knows that is a good way to kill time.

After a while of that I counted to 200, and thought about a book I'd read, and wondered when I would be old enough to get a job and where I would work.

Then I thought about moving furniture in my room and where my stuff would go, and measured if it would fit.

And lastly I took my Japanese, hand held fan and fanned myself as I stared at the wall for 5 minutes.

That is when I actually did something somewhat interesting. I created a long list of everything I want to do or get started on in the next two years. I have decided to share that with you :)

1. Get a real job close to home. (Real job means not babysitting)

2. Redecorate my room

3. Learn how- start my own youtube channel (Maybe)

4. Make a good Bible/journal plan and stick to it

5. Go on a road trip/vacation with friends

6. Have a total makeover weekend

7. Make a list of awesome activities to do with friends (and do it)

8. Go out more. Smell the fresh air

9. Learn how to drive and get my license

10. Be spontaneous

11. Get an awesome hair cut

12. Go on a diet for a month (Just to see if I can)

13. Go on at least 2 walks a week

14. Go on hikes!

15. Camp in the backyard sometime

16. Make dinner twice a month

17. Shop AT LEAST four times a month, even if just window shopping

18. Stargaze whenever possible

19. Learn to read sheet music

20. Learn to play the piano and guitar

21. Develop new talents, perfect the old

22. Travel whenever possible

23. Spot opportunities to be helpful and use them 

24. Work in the garden even if it means a chance to kill plants or be around spiders

25. Have a summer party with friends

26. Go swimming more often

27. Read as much as possible

28. Stay up all night

29. Go on a run sometime (I prefer walks, but every now and then I will run.)

30. Make a not so typical dessert. (i.e browines, chocolate chip cookies etc.)

31. Do something that makes my heart race, something scary, something nerve wracking.

32. Be weird, be me

33. Make up a recipe

34. Go to the beach whenever possible

35. Go two days in a row with no electronics

36. Go to the fair

37. Make new friends, keep the old, one is silver and the other gold

38. Carve something in a tree

39. Have a glitter/paint fight

40. Play in the mud because mud is awesome

41. Get a normal sleep plan

42. Sing karaoke with friends

43. Set fire to a dandelion and a slug (D cause I saw a pic once and it was pretty, S cause my babysitter did it once and it was funny)

44. Be adventurous

45. Go to a cool concert

46. Have a water fight

47. Learn the rules to sports so I can actually play

48. Stick with God through ups and downs

49. Dance in the rain/hail/snow

50. Go on a plane ride

51. Tie a message to a balloon and let it go

52. Bake a rainbow cake

53. Go to an aquarium/zoo  

54. Lead someone to God

55. Get a professional massage

56. Try something on Pinterest once a month

57. Try not to die of homework overload

58. Finish a coloring book

59. Make a fort of some kind

60. Have a candle lit bath

61. Try doing something new

62. Learn to swim better

63. Have a beach bonfire

64. Write a book of some sort

65. Send a message in a bottle

66. Play messy twister

67. Work on my blog

68. Use my wreck-it journal

69. Go to formal

70. Sing in the rain

71. Go to homecoming

72. Use my smash book

73. Learn to dance

74. Find out what colors look best on me

75. Have an awesome two years

 So I hope some of these inspired you, and if you know me personally and want to do any of these with me let me know! :) ;) 

~Nicole~