Last vegas

This was a good movie, it had everything I love about Vegas!!

It had the gambling and the winning and the parties and the clubs and the bars and the views and the pools!! However....there were sad parts.

It was about old people who already had friends die & they didn't get as long with their kids & they were all alone! My one biggest biggest and most horrible fear is that I end up old & by myself.

But once they got to Vegas, it livened up. It ended an an entire-cast happy note and I liked it :)

Oh yeah, and the best cast ever.....

Enders game

Star wars + war games + independence day.

And it was wonderful!

Gravity pulled me in...

First of all, 3D and imax. That's first if all. But if you no longer have theater access to this nonstop action ride whose main characters are Sandra, George, space debris and other inanimate objects. It's ok. Just see it!!!!

I as claustrophobic, anxious and lonely throughout the movie but you feel like you're in it.   It's an experience. And youll never forget it. And Sandra bullock carries it almost entirely alone.

Devil

As if I didn't already hate elevators. I mean, I once asked where the stairs were at the world trade center. This is one scary creepy movie. That keeps you guessing

It also made me want to be a better person because I don't ever want to devil coming after me in a dark elevator!! Creepy scary fun!

Runner runner

I liked it. It was ok. It wasn't one if my super faves as it made me nervous.  Justin Timberlake is a really good actor, Ben Affleck plays smarmy very well and I loved the gambling.

But I don't know if I'd sit through it a second time.

Inferno

My latest Dan brown book.

I was looking sooo forward to this one. I was on the library waiting list forever! I read through it pretty quickly but I was a but confused by the end.

I loved the history, scenery and typical brown chapters all ending on a twist or cliffhanger. I recommend this one to those who like a good action story. But I liked "the list symbol" better.

Devilishly great book!!!!!!

My book club picked this book Oct 2012. I didn't even get to start it, let alone read it. I went to the meeting anyway. This book inspired gift bags, printouts and the best discussion ever in our club.  They all lovvved it. Favorite book ever!!

Uh, I missed out. So, when I had some time...a year later...I picked it back up. It was great. I missed out!! It was like a nonstop wonderful ride.

It inspired me to watch a few documentaries on the subject afterwards. Chicago worlds fair, inventions and murder.

Summer recap

I dont know what to say about July & august...  I thought fate intervened & was leading me on a different path.

As I figured this out & made a big leap of faith only path less chosen...it blew up in my face. Did I screw up? I'm not sure yet. But this summer has me angry and frustrated. My year project has me in every direction.

This is truly the year it all changes

July....

July was a turning point. My Vegas psychic was right to a point. But thetes 1.5 days left of the month & I'm curious to see what happens.

This was a perfect balance of good & bad. July was the turning point. THE turning point. But I did good :)

Gone girl gone

I did enjoy this book. I literally couldn't put it down. But....the characters were not likeable. The ending just about killed me. And evil triumphed. I hated the ending. It left me feeling very anxious about everything. But it was suspenseful and a good mystery.

Clean slate

Clean slate.

Using the lessons I've learned 2013 first half

Forgiving anything ive done out of confusion. A new perspective on everything & everyone.

Psychic was right! :0 July is turning out to be a turning point....

Ready player awesome!!!

80s? Check
Video games? Check
Rush reference? Check
Burgertime? Check
John Hughes movies? Check
Puzzles & logic? Check
Alternate reality? Check
Action & suspense? Check

The perfect book! :)

Glass castle indeed....

The following story to "half broke horses"...the authors true life story... A frustrating look at people

These parents frustrated me. And having already read "half broke horses", I could see how this mother misinterpreted so many things her parents taught her. And how she misunderstood her children as well.

It made me think of how much extra we have. I'm blogging right now from my smartphone while watching digital cable.  Overboard? Yeah. If the world went backwards, I don't think many if us could survive. However it's also amazing what we are capable of when we have to ....

Half broke horses: a true tale....

My sister suggested a book that she absolutely loved. It's also been on my book clubs "to read" list for a while. My sis said it reminded her if my grandma's life stories.

So I read it next. "Half broke horses". I loved the story with the title. I loved the "whatever. Life sucks sometimes, get a helmet" attitude. I loved that it reminded me how easy we have it now & that we''re spoiled. I finished it & gave it to my mom and then told her to give it to my dad.

I want everyone to read it. It's a true/fictional story about the authors grandmother. It mirrors our mostly-put-together story we have of my grandmother.  It put the idea in me to get an ancestry book together. And if a book gives you creative inspiration, it was absolutely worth reading. :)

I'm down with that....

Good summer mindless action flick with lots of blowing things up? White house down!!

No I did not see "Olympus has fallen".  Yes I do understand theure similar. Yes Jamie Foxx is funnier than Morgan freeman. Yes channing Tatum is easy to look at. Yes I like explosions. Yes I like James woods.

This one needs to be seen in a theater. Only way to do it justice. We hated our theater but the movie was great!!

2013 - 2nd half...

I'm now a bit stuck. The 2nd half of this year has not been what I expected. 2 new game players, change of feeling, and a predicament.

The 1st two weeks of July have been turbulent for this project. I still don't know if I'm making progress on the project itself, but definitely making a change in me. :0

Week 1 - I surprised myself with my reactions but fell for the whole pattern yet again. Week 2 - a little but easier but I know what lies beneath so I'm not trusting the situation.

My psychic said July was decision month. Just dont know if it's going to be as great as her cards told her it was gonna be....

Ouch. :(

I've always fancied myself a dancer...and a good one at that.  I took classes as a kid, danced in the high school dance team & late night danced through college & my 20s. 

However this tap class is showing me some true colors. I've always thought I could conquer "dancing with the stars" if I needed to, now I'm thinking I may not have what it takes. Yet. 

Ill get better, I'm not worried about that. But my heels are in bad shape. I've had bleeding messed up heels for 2 weeks now. I can't wear shoes with backs. But I'm coming out of that & I think I'll get used to it as time goes on. But this dance stuff is rough! ;)

Skipped reports...

So I have been elsewhere in my mind lately & forgot to post...my conclusion for the last 3 weeks is this - ask and you shall receive, but please be specific what you're asking for!

I got what I wanted more or less, but in the wrong context & in abundnce!  :0

Is it good though? I dont know yet as this us all still in development. But, whoa.

Play ball!

Finally! After 25 years of living in Atlanta..I make it to a braves game!

I have begged, pleaded, bribed and could never work it out. So this year for my birthday, my sister & bro-in-law made it happen.  With a run dmc concert after the game. :) check off the list!

Finally....tap hands... ...

Better late than never!!! I was supposed to start this class in January! It's June! But im here now & that's what counts right??? Tell me yes... ;)

Just walking in I loved it. It was like being in 7th grade jazz class and a Broadway musical practice all at once. It made me want to dance right now!

Class #1: I struggled.  Badly. But I loved it. Small things started coming back to me. And I may have been in a class one level above my personal level.

Please Please Help me....

The help.

I know who's in the movie, I know about the story, including the "pie". 

But I was told to read it before seeing the movie. I was told you read it slowly because you dont want it to end. So I did & I didn't.

I loved it. I wanted it to continue. What happened to the characters? What happens the next day, next week?? I loved it.....loved it.  Now the movie....

Sense of an ending

Bleh. Theres my sense of the ending.

6 month progress report

Aside from the extreme ups & downs, it's been a positive experience. There have been really bad times but they are much fewer than last year. Much fewer.

At 6 months, I think ive made a positive turn & this project, which I've denounced more than once, has proved to be something I should continue

6 months = success

Week 19, milestone approaching..

At week 19, I'm trying to look for some longstanding progress.

But with good weeks & bad weeks, I am officially on a roller coaster I can't quite seem to get off of.

This week was good. At a 2 month point since the last big disaster & a few calm moments, I think I'm ok right now. But things seem to change do quickly....

Unbroken!! Absolutely.

Best book ever, best story ever, best guy ever!

If you ever need things put in perspective, read this. if you ever feel tired, hot, cold, thirsty, hungry or beat down...read this book.  If you need a reality check to quit whining, read this book.

What Louie zamparini went through from misfit kid to college star, to Olympic athelete to military man to castaway to POW to man of God, is all too much for me to comprehend. He lived too many lifetimes already & he's still going.

I hope to be half the person this guy is.  It makes you want to test your strength. Great book!

Lost symbol...so glad I found you....

As a fan of Dan brown, "davinci code" and "angels & demons", I knew I'd love this book.

Wanting to read it before I start "inferno", it was a great look at the US, history and humans in general. What we are & what we can one day be.

Like the others, it was full of history, science, art and other fun stuff that only Dan brown can put together into a gripping plot.  I loved it & cant wait to start "inferno"!!

The killing

I've heard about this show...in people's statuses & tweets etc.   Didn't really know what it was about other than a killing.

So needing something post "walking dead" to watch Sunday nights, "hey, let's try the killing. I think it's a tv show".

We couldnt stop watching. Each time was like a 4 episode marathon. Every new suspect was case closed! Except that it never was! And even when it was over and solved it still wasn't!! What??

Cannot wait for the new season. I'm a total fan.

Hunger games, how do I love thee....

I started book 1 to get it started & eventually return it to my sister. One more thing out of my clutter pile..

But then I ended up speeding thru it, wondering what happens next! Before I know it, my actual monthly book club book is lying aside, and I'm finishing the end of book 3, mockingjay.

I approve hunger games, of the horrid images, the disturbing storyline and the constant suffering! I approve of the entertainment I got out of it!

And all I wanted when I finished was a bit of rabbit meat, some plums and a cup of water.....

Great gatsby...book & film.

I read the book in high school but didn't remember much about it...saw the film too...don't remember much about it

What I do remember is that I liked it. So a new movie with a great cast? Yes please! DiCaprio & Mulligan? Perfect.

I wanted to reread the book first which I did. The movie looked like what I imagined while reading the book...it was in sync and I loved both. Glamorous movie, moving plot, glitz & music & parties & emotion

week 18, etc ..

Success on 2 projects with positive results, feedback. Never realized how much of a roller coaster this was until I started tracking it

Week 17...the witching hour

As we close week 17, I feel as I've lost control of this whole secret project.

I've made a big decision to terminate certain things and I'm uneasy with this. As well as abandoning "project: secret".

Aaaand I was talked out of it. Right now my biggest enemy is me, my indecisiveness & my ever-changing personalities & perspectives. Imuneasy right now & looking at my life in general as a path I completely messed up. And I know where I messed it up too. Time & place. If I could go back & fix it all....I would.

downton abbey

even the first episode was full of scandal & drama!  secret love, sisters who hate each other, money money money!  and who doesn't love maggie smith??!  :)

and an adrenaline to the heart scene a little less violent than 'pulp fiction' but still just as dramatic!
and mrs crawley is shaun of the dead's mom!!!!

the scene where the house gets a telephone.. i watched it as they all asked to be shown how it works, as i had my HTC one charging from my laptop.  in 100 years, so many things have changed.  and things change faster now than ever.  a year and a half ago i got my iPhone 3.  last month i was made fun of for having such an "old phone".  things were simpler then and it almost makes me want to turn off phones, tv and the internet for a few days and see how simplifying can make things more balanced and maybe even calm me down.

week 17 - birthday week...

following 2 vegas trips and some bday stuff... this was the week with my saturday night, friends in a bar birthday celebration.

this night came with some disappointment, as my birthday usually does.  about a quarter of the people who were coming actually showed up.  my ride was super late which made me late.  my friends that actually showed up were the early to bed group, not the late night group, as i am in...

i changed the venue to accommodate one friend who didn't show.  and 2 of my close friends decided not to show but forgot to tell me.  to end the night, a whole group of other people who were coming canceled last minute.  and my 'partner in crime' was mad at me for the evening.

i was pretty much done.  it was like one thing after another.  and the more i tried to widen my fake smile and dance and drink til i forgot i was sad, it didn't work.  ill be honest - i was disappointed.  those im always there for, never showed.  those i always transport & assist, put me on their schedule.

i always see my birthday as a measure of who your friends are.  its the one day you can unselfishly claim as your own.  i try to go for everyone else, and every year my group gets smaller.

i failed this week.  i was sad.  i admit it.  it hurt when i had to message people at midnight to see if maybe they just couldn't find our table.  and this week i couldn't hold it in.  it had been a little bit of an anxious month between work and some other issues i lied to myself about comfortable with.  it was just one petty final straw that set me off and my night ended badly.  trying to make up for it now and week 20 didn't go well either.

i feel like im completely failing at the secret project of 2013.  30 days to make a new habit??  im on week 17 and i have nothing to show for it.  when does success kick in?

all the evil deads...

i couldn't sit through the original, but because of the scary scary trailer, i had to see the new one...

"evil dead" 

a nice updated, right to the gore, scary but not scary movie.  bloody & gross & icky & scary & fun.  at times i couldn't bear to look, but watched through my fingers as i covered my eyes.  too much gory fun to miss!! 

although it is netflix-able, and i we may have paid a little more to see it than it was worth.  it was fun. :) 

Week's 14, 15 & 16

With most this time being out of town, I was off balance.  And a birthday. Some things have been on my mind that I've tried to deal with...

Well one last petty thing piled on top of it all & it all came out. I was back to that our of control that I've kept under control for so many weeks. That I was proud of. 

I guess I start over tomorrow. There's some big things coming up & its going to be my last chance to change.

Unchained & off the hook...

I saw "django unchained"! Was it great? Yes. Even better that I saw it in the theater.

A very Tarantino film with references to "kill bill". I loved it, it was super entertaining. Good over evil.

Viva las birthday!

I put it on a goal list, I planned it & I did it.

2 back to back Vegas trips around my birthday!  2 totally separate opportunities came up & I grabbed them both!

Sometimes asking the universe for things does work! It wants us to be happy, so ask & you will receive!

week 13 - back to normal

week 13 - with some things talked about, some things happily forgotten and the will to keep moving forward, week 13 was decent.  there were easy times and my reactions are becoming much more natural.  its easier to just react now in the way im trying to than having to think about & be constantly aware of each one.

this is good.  theres been a few issues in this first 3 months, but its getting better.  and this week was good.  i dodged some serious bullets and prevented trouble.  things that wouldve gotten out of hand 6 months ago, ive started to learn how to steer away from. 

3 month check in

weeks 11 & 12

week 11 - perfect.  everything went great.  no complaints.  actually it went better than expected and i made progress in several ways

week 12 - started well.  had the potential to be wonderful.  get this, due to circumstances beyond my control, circumstances im still to this moment trying to figure out, complete & utter disaster.  everything ive done in the last 12 weeks was absolutely unraveled. 

why?  i still am not clear on that.  i felt like this was totally out of my control even though i had done everything right.  id done everything according to plan.  and things were just getting better & better.  so wtf happened??!  

im angry, im confused, im frustrated and to this moment, every time i replay it, im not sure what i couldve done different to save this one.  i know life throws you curve balls, gives you lemons & isn't fair, but this was so messy.  i feel totally sideswiped.  and a bit betrayed by this whole plan. 

again, i will never go into details about all the overall basis of this secret plan, i will say this:  i finally find a plan i believe in, i find something to try, i find something im excited about and it blows up.  at my 3 month point, one day blows up the last 3 months.  can i come back from it?  only next week's blog entry will tell, i guess. 

who dat??

so i gave in and started "doctor who".  ive heard soooo much recently about it and ive been putting off watching a particular episode that aired like 5 years ago but my BFF keeps telling me to watch.

so i did.  and now im hooked. :)  i feel like ive caught up on something that everyone else was in on.  AND 'shaun of the dead"s mom is in it! as was carey mulligan, kylie minogue and sharon osbourne. AND the first Doctor in this series is the war-torn husband from "The Others".  :)  but really?  the walking dead's 'governor"? 

cool effects for a tv show, a very christmas-centric show.  actually scary looking aliens, creepy scarecrows, ticking masquerade people and the most real life werewolf ive seen in a long time.  and a reference to the san andreas fault?  whats not to love?!  i havent yet decided which doctor i like best though...

nor which travel companion i like best!!  you get used to one and then it switches and then you get used to another and then another doctor and then etc etc!!!  im officially hooked.

"why make a scribble creature?"

week 10 - an update

still going good.  however, there hasnt been much opportunity to screw things up right now.  but ill take what i can get.  i am learning to adapt to behavior that seems to be getting me where  i want to be.  and the more i do it, the easier it becomes.

im cornered...

so ive got this corner on the kitchen table where i dump things
coupons
mail
things to take care of
to do lists
books
loose photos
newspaper articles
credit card receipts & statements
miscellaneous paper items

this morning i looked at it & decided its time to get rid of this.  i organized...i sorted...i threw out

it took me like 15 minutes & presto.  the only things there now are what i have to put in the car and my keys. :)

week 9 - thru march 6...

i did good this week.  everything went according to plan.

this week went a bit different though, with majority of my week being my own time and not enough opportunity to test my reactions.

but when i did have the opportunities to screw up, i didn't,
little by little, im gaining little bits of control.
and week 10 is going to be similar as may be week 11.
we'll see. :)

Week 8 not so good

I am my own worst enemy.

Anything I want I...I get in my own way of getting it.

That's all I can say about week 8. The next few weeks are going to be almost pointless.

lucky week 7

week 7 included vday.  a holiday i dont really care for but if im asked to celebrate it, i will.  im completely indifferent to it.  but there it is.

it actually went well.  good times.  the very end of the week though did present not only a surprise im not too excited about but introduced a feeling of uncertainty in me.

i did good this week on this project and did everything right.  in my opinion.  this next week will give me some more direction.  very interesting position im now in.  but i still kept to my 'project: secret'.  im proud of myself for lasting this long so far.

its natural purpose....

well, go mighty posted a challenge for the month of february that has captured my attention.

20 minutes every day.

so ive decided to spend 20 minutes each day doing something towards a go mighty goal.
since de-cluttering / spring cleaning / un-hoarding is one of my goals, i used todays 20 minutes to do so.

i found my laundry basket.  ive been piling laundry on the floor lately bc my laundry basket became an emergency catch-all. 

ive thought about buying a new one to actually use for laundry but realized that the basket i already had was not serving its natural purpose.

i spent 20 minutes emptying it, tossing un-needables, and putting things back where they belonged.  i found my favorite shoes, an xbox and a book i need to return to my bff, among a bunch of other crap.  half of which i ended up throwing away.

im happy to say the basket is now empty.  and im about to fill it up with laundry.  its natural purpose.

week 6 - true story

week 6 complete and im pretty happy with it.  i stuck to my plan.  the weekend was good and i kept my composure.

and you know what...

"you catch more flies with honey."

week 5 - hello february

week 5 - i done good.
i behaved. 
i kept my passive aggressive comments, texts, statuses, tweets to myself.
there was one moment i almost lost it a little but i quickly regained control.

and i tried something... there was a situation that in general i wouldve been upset with.  why?  im not sure.  i stepped back, applied the situation to a different person and all of a sudden things didn't seem so dire.

example, my best friend does something crappy.  i step back and say, 'what if my sister did this instead of my best friend?'.  assigning the situation to a different relationship of mine puts things in perspective.  i did this.  it worked.  and then i realized how petty things can get grow and get out of control.  why?  expectations.

we all do it - expect too much from others.  maybe its those closest to us or bc we reacted a certain way towards them that we EXPECT them to act a certain way towards us. 

i analyzed the data, realized the situation, applied the variables to a different constant and the results came out differently.  i changed my reaction and everything went super smooth.  who knew?  this is actually working...

20 minutes down..... feb 1, 2013

and today, this 1st of february, in the year of our Lord 2013...

i spent 20 minutes organizing all my paper & email clutter from my past and upcoming mystery shops

progress made! thanks to the 20 Minutes project & go mighty!!
#20minutes

ready to tap...

so, i finally did it - i registered for my tap dance class. 

as february 2013 starts tomorrow, it'll be the first week of my tap class!! 

ive got the dance pass,
ive got the tap shoes,
im ready to go.  :)

month 1 - complete

week 4 - pretty much the end of the first month of 2013.

it ended ok.  with some shaky moments, but i pulled through and i think im in a good position at the end of this week 4.

i find myself starting to slip and do small things that i should KNOW BETTER than to do.  and those little petty things add up.  and i always do it when things start getting good.  its like i self-sabotage?  i dont know, this is the first time ive ever thought that thought, right now while writing this post. 

but its possible and its something to look at. 
and im still in control of this project and i can keep it on track.  but i still need to remember that each time i screw up is one more chance ive lost.   and chances run out.

so heres to a decent january 2013.  and the end of week 4.  :)

remember december...

go mighty goal #7:  to do everything im invited to in december 2012

i use facebook to keep track of what i do.  now, i also use the "year" to keep track of friends i've seen.  i give myself a deadline of dec 31 every year to see my friends at least once.  the older i get, the older my friends get, the more we tend to get busy & drift apart.

i do this every year & i get caught in december every year.  so this month tends to be the busiest.  and luckily ive been taking pictures this year of the things im doing and friends im seeing.  it is like smashing a whole year of social into one month but if thats what happens, thats what happens.

so far, ive been good about saying yes to everything AND tracking down friends i havent seen this year.  im usually the driving force behind keeping in touch with.  :) 

double axels & cocoa...

last night i did something that happens in atlanta every year & i havent done yet. 

i went and ice skated at park tavern at piedmont park!  yay!

we were supposed to go with family over the holidays but with everyone getting sick, we ended up going nowhere :p

so i used my tickets, took dan with me and we skated.  or at least tried to skate.  neither of us have really ice skated before but that was better.  at least we didn't have to worry about one of skating circles around the other; we got to hold on to the handrail and go at the same speed together. 

the weather was really cold outside but the sky was clear and you could see all of downtown/midtown atlanta!  and of course the best part....the hot chocolate bar.

week 3 AHAHHHHHH

well, day 1 of week 3, same old cycle of s***.

something small happened & my reaction was wrong.  i thought it was ok but it wasn't.

theres somewhere in this hell circle thats the vulnerable spot that i can break out of the round and embark on the linear.

i may be safe, but im also sorry.

i almost self-destructed again at the end of the week!  what is wrong with me??  thanks to what i can only imagine is karma, fate and my faith in people, i got by though....

and no matter how icky week 3 was, i learned something.
i feel better about a lot of things
and im looking forward to week 4!

New year, new hobby??

This is a cool site! It's like a hobby how to....stuff I've always wanted to do! It's nicoles classes

WEEK 2, WHATS UP

ok, so ive now completed week 2 of 2013.  and with "Project: Secret", i did ok but could have done better.

for a brief moment, i fell into an old habit, one i'm desperately trying to break & it may, in that 1 action, undone the good i did week 1.  i did however REACT TO it differently than i would have usually, and it turned out ok.

it takes a second to undo a weeks worth.  that is a big weight on me, because i react quickly to things and sometimes it means different things to others than it means to me. 

but to undo something once its done is hard. 
to undo the loss of faith someone has in me bc im "doing the same thing" or "doing it again".  they dont notice the changes bc things seem the same

so week 3 starts tomorrow & i have to keep going on this project.  it could mean a big change

and week #1 is complete...

and so closes week #1 2013... 
theres only one project im going to track on a weekly basis.  and that's because it is the hardest for me to stick to and the most important.

its called 'project: secret' because i dont want to go in detail about it as it will be boring to you and sound too dramatic.  but its important and i think it is a small change that will make a big difference.

so,
WEEK #1:  i stuck to the plan.  i did not react when i usually i would have, i controlled myself when usually i wouldn't have and there is already a small and very positive difference.  im curious to see how 52 weeks of this goes and where i am in another year and if this particular project has anything to do with it. 

and yes, by 'project: secret', i am somewhat referring to The Secret.  it has a basic suggestion in this plan.  ;)

my new years to do list...

as far as resolutions go, i make them but dont really commit to them.  just like everyone else....

but this year im going to make attainable goals, nothing life-changing, just things i want to get done this year.

and thanks to go mighty, which lets me make an overall life list, i can use my resolutions for 2013 to get other smaller things done.

1 - go to a braves game
2 - go to a falcons game this season
3 - vegas for my birthday (*this one is my favorite)
4 - go to a hawks game

* do you see a theme emerging?

5 - get a job!!! 
6 - do my charity walks this year
7 - finish my scrapbooks/organize photos
8 - see my friends before my december checkpoint

hush, hush...

something on my continuous "to do" list is to watch an episode of "buffy the vampire slayer" that one of my best friends told me about years ago. she told me i "HAD to see it!!"  but that at the same time it would
 FREAK ME OUT!

its called 'hush' and its season 4, episode 10.  and she was right... i had a hard time watching it because i was freaked the hell out!!  a silent episode where everyone loses their voice.  very neat.  but totally freaky scary thing people... very un-neat.

i loved it.  and after about 5 years, its off my list! 

#7 - check :)

i completed my go mighty goal #7 - do everything im invited to in december 2012!

i planned 4 dinners, had lunch with 1 friend, organized an impromptu xmas pub crawl, had xmas with family from california, saw a xmas concert and made some new friends in the process.  :)

i said yes to everything, unless i had 2 things planned at the same time.  but i did it.  and im tired and poor now but it gave me the chance to complete another yearly december goal - to make sure i see all my friends in person each year.

december is my last-chance checkpoint for the year to make my social connections.  so its usually busy.  and i did good this time! 

magical night of lights...

one of the projects thats always gone around in my head was a thorough view of my city.  as a resident i know i havent' done all the touristy things that people from out of town do when they're in atlanta.  so ive decided to try to do just that..

ive seen a lot of atlanta things - world of coke, centennial park, piedmont park, georgia aquarium, stone mountain, cyclorama, six flags, atlantic station, etc etc.  but i havent done everything...

december 2012 gave me a chance to get another item marked off my "Project: atlanta tourist" list...

1 - lake lanier night of lights/smores

happy 2013!

i start every year like its going to be the best year ever.  unfortunately i forget about this around mid-January, as i'm sure mostly everyone does. 

the most progress i made in a year was the year i did monthly projects.  in january, i assigned each month a theme...  january = project/organize month, february = detox month, march = green living month, etc...

i covered everything from volunteering to an all-fun 'island month' to a month dedicated to my birthday.  i did well until april, but it got me a lot further than any other set of resolutions ever did.  i had an annual plan separated into manageable blocks of time & specific categories that i had my mind on.

im going to try this again this year.  and so commences "Project:  2013"... 
happy new year!!