It is officially 2014. That seems a bit ridiculous, eh? It seems as if we all were just celebrating the beginning of 2013, like, yesterday. However, we were welcoming the new year of '14. Instead of being out and partying or celebrating with a ton of people yesterday, I brought New Year's in with my mum. It was quite nice just being with each other and not having to worry about anything else. That was probably one of my favorite times of celebrating New Year's Eve. It was a bit off-putting, however, since my family (my dad, mum, sister, and I) were not all together (my dad and sister went to church). It did not feel right because I feel as if a family is supposed to bring in the new year together, but I refused to let anyone spend New Year's Eve alone, so I spent it with my mum. I have no regrets. 

For the new year, I do not want to do the typical "new year, new me" type of thing because it never works. No matter what I say, I end up falling off of the boat of what I am attempting, whether it be eat right and lose weight, cut off unnecessary, bad influences of my life that are weighing me down [okay, okay, I have been quite successful in this end], or writing a gratitude journal. It just seems as if I can never keep up. Instead, this year I will set some goals to possibly reach. But if I don't reach them, then eh, there's next year. I don't want to feel let down because I didn't do what I said I was going to. I just want to go along for the ride and live everyday in the present, not thinking about what I am supposed to do tomorrow. 

A couple of goals that I am trying to reach throughout 2014: