2014 Challenge

We've all heard it before. "I'm going to be a better person in 2014." or "I'm going to lose 20 pounds this year." or "I'm going to quit spending every waking hour staring at a screen."

And I think we all know how these so-called "resolutions" turn out. You'll follow it for a couple of days, maybe skip dessert once or twice before deciding that you really don't have the motivation to get up early in the morning to run around the block. Or you say something mean to someone and realize that your resolution to be nicer has already been broken, and you decide not to follow through with it.

Do you ever wonder why no one goes through with their resolutions? Perhaps it's because the idea of a "new year- new me" idea is cliche. Perhaps we make resolutions that we don't intend to keep in the first place.

Or maybe, just maybe, we're going about personal growth the wrong way.

I decided in 2014, to make a commitment to making no commitments. 
That's right. Of course, I wrote down some things I'd like to see happen in 2014, but I didn't make a promise to myself at midnight or do any sort of ritual.

Instead, I decided to do something simple. I decided to write every day. And I don't mean add content to a story, or anything like that. No, instead, every night, I write down something that made me happy during the day. Then I throw each note into a shoe box that I keep in my room.

Because when it's 2015, I don't want to remember a bunch of meaningless resolutions that I never went through with. I don't want to remember that I promised to lose 10 pounds and I didn't do it. I don't want to remember that I didn't finish my novel.

Instead, I want to read through all of my notes, and remember each event that made me smile throughout the year.

I challenge you to do the same. 

My First Post In 2014

I never thought I'd be posting this late into 2014. (I know, it's only halfway through January, but still.)

Yes, it's a new year. And thankfully I didn't go somewhere on New Year's Eve where I'd sit in a circle listening to people making resolutions they don't intend to keep. In fact, I spent the day with my 2 best friends, and it was a great night.

And now it's January 2014.

Interesting. It seems that whenever I read other people's blogs they have so much stuff to talk about, but I'm drawing a blank. Sure, a lot has happened to me over the past year, and I could do a quick re-cap of 2013, but that seems cliche.

Instead, I'm going to give you guys a challenge. Check out my next post for my 2014 challenge. 

Life & Christmas

So as you all know, Christmas is right around the corner and I'm quite excited.

ANDDDDD 6 days left until my 18th birthday! 

Yes, to answer your mental question, it does suck having a birthday 3 days after Christmas. But what can you do? I'm just happy that I'll be 18 before the majority of my classmates will be.

I don't have a lot to write about so I'm going to keep it short and sweet. Merry Christmas everyone! (in 3 days) 

Late - (Draft from August)

Hello writers, readers, or anyone who has managed to get to this blog somehow. I haven't written forever, so I felt that a greeting was necessary.

Why haven't I written in forever, you may ask. Well, I'd like to say that I was on an exotic journey through the Amazon rain forest, or getting a front-seat view on the wild animals in Africa, however, I wasn't doing either of those things. No, instead, I spent most of my August in British Columbia and working.

Okay, okay, so it hasn't exactly been an eventful month. British Columbia was awesome, and I saw so many beautiful things. Work is alright, too, but doesn't compare to being able to relax. I'm getting paid though, so it isn't a big deal.

School started on Wednesday, and I've been a little stressed. Yeah,  I know, it's only been 2 days, and it's not like I'm overloaded. 

Life & Success

I wrote a blog post a while back titled "Life and Rejection" where I ranted about how I had experienced some major rejections in the past year.

Well, it's not quite 2014 yet, and I wanted to write about my recent success.

I doubt anyone knows this, but I applied for the Loran Scholarship in October. I received an email about a week ago that said I was a semi-finalist and I would be getting interviewed over the phone.

And now I'm heading to Toronto in February to do in-person interviews! 

Life & The City

And what a week it has been! I went from chilling in my bedroom in my small town to heading to the city for basketball camp. In the course of 1 week I went to a Carly Rae Jepsen concert, tubing on a lake, swimming, shopping (bought a new dress!), hot tubbing and of course playing basketball. Today is my last day in the city and I have mixed feelings about going back to my small town. On the one hand, I miss my friends but on the other hand, there's always so much to do in the city!

I definitely miss my computer. I mean, make fun all you want, but that's something that I could not go without for very long. I've managed a week - but then again I have my iPhone, so it doesn't really count.

In about 4-5 days I'll be heading to B.C. for some great times as a family trip with my cousins. I'm super pumped for that :) hopefully we'll see some great sights!

I'll probably blog more when I'm not typing on this stupid, tiny iPhone keyboard. Peace out!

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