Hello 2014!

Well friends, it is a new year (and has been . . . oops).  But better late than never.  This year I'm sort of breaking it down for goals I want to accomplish.  I like checklists.  This is more of a reminder to myself of things I want to do more of on a regular basis, but putting them all down together makes it more real.  Visual reminders seem like a good thing sometimes.

So, without further ado, I give you my Goals for 2014.

12 Goals for 2014
- Spend less time on the internet
- Get my finances solidly sorted out
- Travel more
- Get in shape
- Write/edit a helluva lot more
- Read more
- Be musical more often
- Go outside more
- Mark something off of my Bucket List
- Continue to make considerable dents in my student loans
- Cook for myself more because it's fun not because I should (maybe that will be helpful motivation)
- Be awesome.

12 Books to read for 2014
- Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
- Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
- Feast of Crows by George R.R. Martin
- The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
- Children of Hurin by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Tripmaster Monkey by Maxine Hong Kingston
- Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
- China Men by Maxine Hong Kingston
- Paper Towns by John Green
- The Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel
- The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling)

8 Other Things to Do in 2014
- Keep in touch with people better

- Go on an adventure.
- Do something impulsive (again).
- Rock NaNoWriMo this year!
- Send a novel out to publishers and agents.
- Write a novel (or a large chunk of one).
- Save money.
- Stop making excuses for not doing things I want to do.