2015 was by far one of the most "tragic" years of my life. The day I turned 30, it all kind of fell apart. But now isn't the time to talk about it. I will inevitably get to that particular day when I feel like barfing my feelings all over the place, but not today.
Long story short, 2015 sucked. Most of it.
Anyhow, not like anyone will be reading this anyway, but I thought I'd share my 2016 goals. Yes I'm well aware that it's already the middle of January, but today is the first day I am finally able to sit down in front of an actual computer and type.
My husband is leaving for deployment very soon and I will be taking that time to find myself again. While I hate the loneliness of the whole thing, I do appreciate the independence that comes with it. Deployment has always been a growth period for our marriage, and I am hoping that this will be another. I look forward to having space to accomplish my goals and spend time with our dogs, but I will be equally looking forward to having my space invaded yet again when he returns.
Goals for 2016:
Get back in touch with GOD. It doesn't need a number, it really has no particular rank. While I realize that my relationship with God should be first and foremost, I need to be able to build myself up all the time by achieving (or attempting) my all goals, which help me more in my goal with Him.
1. STOP BEING FAT. No explanation necessary.
2. STOP BEING DEPRESSED. Again, no explanation.
3. Learn to love running. Convince my lungs and my knees that I know what I'm doing.
4. Sew. Everything.
5. Read. EVERYTHING.
6. Fill up my book journal, my regular journal, and write on every scrap of paper that I can.
So anyway. Here's the reading list so far. Any suggestions would be appreciated. (If anyone even reads this....)
In no particular order:
The Giver - Lois Lowry
The Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis
The Man in the High Castle - Phillip K. Dick
Birthmarked Trilogy - Caragh O'Brien
Wool - Hugh Howey
Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
Gulp - Mary Roach
Lamb - Christopher Moore
Rising Strong - Brene' Brown
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - John Berendt
Stardust - Neil Gaiman
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? - Phillip K. Dick
Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children Trilogy - Ransom Riggs
Becoming Nicole - Amy Ellis Nutt
Furiously Happy - Jenny Lawson
Let's Pretend This Never Happened - Jenny Lawson
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher
The Library at Mount Char - Scott Hawkins
Hyperbole and A Half - Allie Brosh
Armada - Ernest Cline
The Heart Goes Last - Margaret Atwood
Smoke and Mirrors - Neil Gaiman
The Book of Speculation - Erika Swyler
So there you go.
Hope to see you again soon.
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