Normally, about a week before the end of the year, I would have written a well thought-out post detailing my 2022 resolutions. This year, I just didn’t have the same excitement or energy to complete them in time. I was wrapping up my difficult 2021 fall semester of classes and working retail during the holiday season. My energy was zapped. I did write this post a few days ago and it got erased. Is the universe trying to tell me that resolutions are futile? I refuse to believe it!

I’m going to plunge into 2022 resolutions, without reflecting on 2021, as I have done in previous years. Here we go…

1. Finish my AA degree. I have four more classes to go, two in the spring and two in the fall. I want to maintain my 4.0 gpa. I will be taking two semesters of Spanish. Foreign languages are my nemesis and I barely passed two years of high school Spanish. I will be proud of myself if I can complete these courses and be able to have a basic communication with a Spanish speaker.

2. Finish my manuscript or start a new project. This is long over due and I have many ideas on how to accomplish this. It may need to primarily be done between school semesters, but after classes, this is my next biggest priority. Working at a bookstore has provided motivation too.

3. Reading Goals, I have three. The first is to read a minimum of 50 books, which I listed as my goodreads challenge. The second is to clean up my TBR list of book commitments on Netgalley and to be caught up in the new year. The third is to start a “Read Around the World” challenge. This will take multiple years, but the concept is to broaden reading horizons by reading a book by an author from each country in the world. I want to start with Spanish speaking countries as a cultural tie in to my language classes.

4. Exercise routine - this is a big one. We have a home gym, so there are no excuses. I also have an upcoming doctor’s appointment with a blood test, where I’m pretty sure I’m going to be told that I need to make changes to my diet too. In the past, I’ve completed many endurance races, such as 1/2 marathons ( and nearly the entire LA marathon), but I’ve primarily walked. I’d love to be able to run a solid mile in a decent time and maybe work up to a 5k.

5. Travel to a new country, state or major city.

6. Catch up on blogging. My blogging was essentially dropped due to my school schedule, but I’d like to write at least once a week to keep it going. I have many travel posts and book reviews to catch up on!