twenty twelve.

another year.

this year’s resolutions (and a big fuck you to all those that say “why make them, just do it.” making resolutions is fun!):

- drink more champagne. champagne is fun. and with champagne usually comes great reasons/news/events to drink it to.
- read more. received 7 books for christmas, so this shall be easy.
- execute. still on my prior year’s list. but it’s a good one. making things happen, rather than just planning it.
- lie better. for the sake of professional gain. but not in a bad way or anything. (thanks melissa for this one).
- record. again, on prior year’s list.
- minimize. want to go back to the bare minimum of what matters most.

2011 was an amazing year. i’m so glad things ended up working out the way that they did. 2012 looks very promising. very excited to see who and how i will be sharing it with, like this peacock. i’d also love to make a peahen apart of my 2012.

hi 2011.

happy new year to all.

2010 was an OK year.

2011 shall be better.

i have los angeles and new york to look forward to. plus becoming a college graduate.

a look back at 2010’s resolutions.

go back to simplicity. purge my life of things that don’t really matter. or else i will have a shit ton of baggage to lug across the country.

start paying off credit cards. really. and no more charging them. cut them up. and delete the account numbers from my phone and memory.

have a god damn amazing portfolio coming out of school. i didn’t do so well this past semester as far as senior work went, and i am kinda disappointed. but i think i needed to taste a bit of failure to ensure myself that it cannot ever happen again.

become a gym rat. again. really.

stop being afraid of being judged. i will be even if i don’t want to be. so i need to stop worrying.

execution. needs to be worked out, and i need to do it well. in all aspects of my life.

record. i used to be better at this, and i’m sad that i’m not anymore.

i hope that you all will achieve your resolutions and that your 2011 will be amazing and flourishing with goodness.

oh resolutions..

2009
• Pay off credit cards.
• Get healthier.
• Create more.
• Get an internship.
• Go to New York Fashion Week.
• Go on a trip to a foreign country.
• Be in a better financial situation.
• Do amazing in school.

two outta eight. not so bad, eh? hahaahaha. FAIL.

i want to keep the same ones just because i feel like it’s what i want/still need to work on. because of course, i still want to do amazing in school and get another internship.

so the official 2010 resolutions.

Pay off credit cards. I think instead of paying them off in 2009, I almost doubled it. But it’s ok because I have some beautiful shoes to show for it. :) It is possible for me to pay them off, and I NEED to pay them off before the end of the year. I want to move to NY debt free with a nice stash of benjamins in my savings.

Get healthier. So I jump on and off this bandwagon ALL the time. It’s like I’m bipolar when it comes to eating right and working out. However, I’ve been doing well since the year has started (HA, it’s only the 6th!), but I think I can keep up with it, so long as I have thinspiration pictures posted all over my possessions. It’s working so far.

Go to New York Fashion Week. I will. I must. Not in February, because it’s so soon. So September it is! Although, I prefer Fall collections over Spring.

Go on a trip to a foreign country. So, I have plans for NYC in Summer 2010 meaning that leaves room during Winter break for the foreign trip. This is one of does, “I-want-to-do-it-but-depends-on-funds” type things.

Be in a better financial situation. As I mentioned earlier, I nearly doubled my debt in a year (I said nearly), and I really want to get that down and get back my used to be numbers in my savings account three years ago. I want to be rolling in bed full of hundred dolla bills, and not just ten of them.

Get an internship. Yes, I do plan on getting more than one. My main goal is to score one in New York City for the summer, since it will be the last summer before I graduate. I also want to intern while in school. Gotta pump that resume up.

Do amazing in school. I am so freakin’ proud of myself this past semester. I came into art school feeling that I was never good enough, but I just knew that I could not partake a career in any other industry (maybe except gold digging or party animal, but that’s another story). I never felt as inspired as I have been lately, and it feels good to be told that I have major potential and talent to make it in such a tough industry. Major self confidence boost. So, this year, I vow to continue to do amazing in school, work my ass off until I no longer can, and just do everything I can to further myself into success.

Work on photography. I didn’t spend a gajillion dollars on a DSLR just to have it slung over my shoulders. Get good at it, and keep documenting everything. Keep updating my flickr. Go out and shoot. I live in fuckin’ beautiful San Francisco. There are plenty of things to photograph. Do it.

See and help out with family more. Ever since moving out of my parents’ house, I don’t go back as often as I should. I only live an hour and a half away, and only make it back about a month combined out of the whole year. This year, I want to be home more. My parents work hard so I can be out here, so I want to help them out more. My sister is heading to college this year, and she is planning on going far away from me, but I don’t want this to change our relationship, as she is my best friend.

Work on relationships. The only person that can tell me the truth (my sister) always tells me how much I suck at relationships (and just not boyfriend/girlfriend stuff), but just relationships in general. I’m a bit anti-social in a way, and tend to push people away unknowingly. I don’t know why or how I do it, but I do. I need to reel in me some people who I have common interests and goals with and keep them at my side. I sound a bit psycho, don’t I? Hhaha. I swear that it’s not my intention.

i think that should be enough things i should work on this year. after all, there are only 365 days.

official new year’s resolutions.

a little late, but here is the official list (in no particular order):

Pay off credit cards. No really, seriously. I want to be debt free by December 31, 2009. I am giving myself to pay a third of it off by my 21st birthday (April 30th). As of today, I am at $4437. That means $1479 by my birthday.

Get healthier. By going to the gym on a routinely basis and eating healthier. I’m going to start off with five days a week to get back into shape, and then three times a week to stay in shape. Also, I have to be at the gym for at least an hour and a half, or else it does not count. Also, I just need to eat healthier. I’ve been eating junk and overeating. It’s so sad. More fruits and veggies please! Also, drink 64 oz of water everyday.

Create more. I need to sew, knit, draw, and just CREATE things. I feel like I’ve been such a robot and have not done anything creative willingly in so long. I also can’t just start these projects and leave them unfinished, which is something I’m known for doing.

Get an internship. Yes, as I’ve mentioned before, then fashion industry sucks in San Francisco, but there are some opportunities out here, and I’ve got to get some type of experience (other than sales and merchandising) under my belt.

Go to New York Fashion Week. Enough said.

Go on a trip to a foreign country. I loved traveling to Paris and London this past summer, and I want to do it again. Who knows where, but I want to go out of the country this summer. Which leads to my next resolution.

Be in a better financial situation. I need to control my spending, and start saving more. $50 a month into my savings to start off with.

Do amazing in school. This is something that I definitely need to do. I cannot break this one. I don’t even understand why I’m not doing amazing.

Yupp, so that is it. We shall see what 2009 has in store for me.