it's april.

(eeeeek this post is all about yours truly... sorry in advance for all the ME ME ME today.)

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So last April I was in a new chapter of my life and it was scary.

I am an independent person that loves people, but

I felt like there were SO many things I had not done for ME, on MY own terms.

I was scared though.

and the only way I knew how to get out of that, was do do things for ME, things only I could do, & do things that basically scared me to death.  Things that were good for me, but forced me out of my comfort zone.

So I made a list.

and as I was cleaning out my car a few weeks ago, I found it.

and since today is April 1st,

it is exciting to see what the last year has been like.

Things I did do:

-Journal

-Donate Clothes

-Take someone dinner

-Travel

-Visit St. Arnold's

-Move into my own place

-Pay for a Stranger's dinner

-Houston Sporting Events

-Hit Percentage Rent 5 months @ PLT

-Throw a Party

-Go to a concert of someone you have never seen before

-Counseling

-Go to the movies alone

-Painting Class

-Play a Sport

-Buy a piece of furniture

-Take someone dinner

-Go to the River

-Save a certain amount of money

-Join a rodeo committee

 

 

I understand that some of these may seem silly, or not scary at all.

There are a few I left off. and I never shared this list with anyone really.

It is just very personal. we all have our own random desires and fears.

(I will say going to the movies alone was HUGE for me.

I know some people do that weekly.)

Some of them were as easy as attending my bffs bday party (painting class), others required saving money & planning (traveling, some were scary (play a sport, pay for a stranger's dinner, counseling), and others took a lot of time and hard work (sales goals @ PLT). 

Some of the things I did NOT get to:

-Run a 10k 

(signed up for one & didn't train enough, my bad.)

-Send someone flowers

-Ride a bike

-Sky Dive

(scheduled it & someone died 2 days before our date...still want to do this)

-Visit MFA

-Volunteer @ Church

-Sponsor a kid @ Youth Camp

-Ribbon Cutting @ PLT

(prob won't happen 2 years in lol)

I am pretty excited about some of the things I didn't put on my list, but did...

-Met new friends -Attended church regularly -Colored my hair for the first time 

-Attended my first Steelers game -got a new car -ran a 5k alone

 -watched my best friend get married -hired new employees -networked  -met Colt McCoy

-ran out on the Texans practice field -flew places alone, a lot -went to Disney

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So today, I will make a NEW list!

and see where I go/what I do in this next year!

it is kind of refreshing to make one & not complete it either...

I am the worst about wanting to be "perfect" at my goals.

that is dumb.

I am leaving room for failure, too! 

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