My Goals and Wishes for 2014

Screw, New Year's Resolutions! I never accomplish those things anyway. Taking the advice of a good friend, I'm instead going to share a list of feasible goals for myself. But why stop there? I'll also like to share some of my deepest wishes for this year. While a few may be unrealistic, I think it's important to maintain a bit of the dreamer in oneself even as one grows up and is forced to face the realities of adult life. *shudder*

Goals for 2014:

To be accomplished in 364 days, 52 weeks, 8, 736 hours, 524, 160 minutes, 31,449,600 seconds (let's stop here, shall we?):

1. Get my driver's license
2. Get a car so that said driver's license can be put to use
3. Start working out and maybe, just maybe, I'll stop feeling as if I'm 22-going-on-ancient
4. Apply to grad schools (whether or not I get in is up to the stars)
5. Read 25 books this year (I miss the days I use to go through 6-7 library books every 3 weeks. Those were the days.)
6. Apply to be a substitute teacher in NYC
7. Start my career as a teacher with my own classroom OR continue to get my Master's as a Literacy Specialist (depending on the stars)
8. Stay in touch with college friends (now that I've graduated, more effort is necessary to stay connected to those I care about)
9. Start eating healthier by eating vegetables at least once a month (No judging allowed! It's called baby steps, people!)

Wishes for 2014:

If wishes were fishes and I knew how the hell to fish, these are what I'll like to catch:

1. Travel! A road trip across the United States, backpacking across Europe and Asia, visit at least ONE new locale and have a bloody adventure!
2. If I'm forced to marry this year (parents are breathing down my back now that I've graduated), I hope to fall in love as well
3. See another Broadway show
4. Go out dancing--wildly and freely
5. A special, secret wish for a little brother (this one'll remain hidden in my heart, but writing things down, even cryptically gives them power.)
6. Feel more settled/comfortable with my culture and religion; no longer feel at odds or on the outside looking
7. See a play
8. Attend a concert for the first time

Well, that's my list. So far. I'll probably add to this continuously as I think of what it is that I want out of life this year.

Until next time, 

Fatuma