2012

I know everyone says this but seriously, where has 2011 gone? This year went by extremely fast and I feel like SO much has happened that it's hard to keep track of it all. I was looking through some pictures yesterday that were taken at the beginning of this year, and it feels like that was a lifetime ago. It's crazy to think about how things change so quickly and sometimes so drastically. I started this blog in March, so unfortunately I don't have a post to go back and see where I was at this time last year, but I do have my own memory.

Last year at this time I was still unsure about my future. I didn't know where I was going to go to college and finish up my Bachelor's degree. I was second-guessing my career choice and if I even wanted to stick with journalism. I can honestly say 2011 has given me a sense of purpose. I am so proud of myself for deciding to go to ASU and to pursue all of the things I have always wanted. Sometimes I get discouraged and there have been things this year that have made me want to move back to my comfort zone in San Diego, but I know that wouldn't be right. I am where I am supposed to be at this time in my life, and I couldn't be happier.

A lot of people have been saying that 2011 was their worst year ever. I will be honest and say that it wasn't always the easiest and most fun year for me. I have lost friends, I have lost love interests, I have had that feeling of "what the heck am I doing with my life?" and I have been frustrated with a lot of things. But doesn't that happen every year? The difference for me, and the changes I want to make even more in 2012 are how I deal with these types of things. As you go through these things they help you get one step closer to knowing exactly what you want out of life. Letting go of certain people can be hard, but it makes you realize who you want to surround yourself with in the future. Setting goals and not meeting them doesn't mean you should give up, they just mean you need to adjust the goal or the time-frame you set the goal in.

I'm not going to type all of my New Years resolutions on here because I'm a HUGE list maker and it will go on and on forever. Yes, I have a lot of changes I want to make, and no I will not be upset if they don't all happen this year for me. That just means I have to change the time-frame :)

I hope you all have had a great 2011 and learned as much as I did. I wish you the best in 2012, and remember that it's up to you to make it the BEST YEAR EVER.