Hello All and Happy New Year!

While I’m not one who typically sets goals for the start of the new year, I have slowly been acquiring a wish list over the past year of things I would like to do moving forward.  I’m stating different “resolutions” that I’m aiming towards this year and hope to achieve. I am by no means holding myself to any of these as some are more attainable than others, but rather I am focusing on these positive intentions to guide me this year.  I love seeing myself improve and work hard to achieve fun things for the future, so writing down all my wants to kick off the next 365 days gives me a road map to achieving personal goals.

I’m a planner by nature who enjoys looking to the future – there’s nothing I love more than seeing my monthly calendar sprinkled with fun activities. Without further ado, here are my priorities for 2019:

Personal:

• Get stronger physically – strengthen my immune system, eat vitamins, build up my weight lifting abilities – anything healthy that makes me strong!
• Experiment more with my personal style (a continuing challenge from last year)
• Find a hair care routine that works for me
• Reconnect and visit with old friends
• Eat out less, meal prep more (I definitely fall prey to being lazy in the middle of the week when I don’t want to go grocery shopping)
• Read more books
• Continue to keep up with new movies
• Do silent works of good (giving someone a 100% tip for great service, donating to charities, volunteering, paying for someone else’s coffee)
• Bullet journal more
• Connect with my family more frequently
• Organize my apartment more often (and keep it organized)

Travel and Exploration:

• Go to 2-3 states I’ve never been to before (Hopefully: SC, TX, LA, TN, or AZ) – visiting 3 new states last year made me want to explore the US even more!
• Return to Nantucket (either at the end of summer or for Christmas Stroll)
• Spend a long weekend in autumn in New England
• Go to Disney World for a weekend (in the spring or fall)
• Visit a new country (maybe Canada)
• Explore DC even more
• Take weekend trips to new places in the surrounding DC area (Richmond, Williamsburg, etc.)

For the Blog:

• Be consistent about blogging and engagement
• Connect and collaborate with fellow bloggers
• Continue planning posts by month
• Being more creative and out-of-the-box with ideas
• Do more photoshoots for content

For Funsies:

• Go bowling
• Plan out another Escape Room event
• Go to Crumbs & Whiskers (a cat cafe)
• Have a beach day
• Go to at least two museums or galleries each month
• Go to the National Arboretum in the spring
• See the Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin
• Host more friends and family in DC

I hope my 2019 intentions inspire you all to live a little more boldly and chase after what makes you truly happy this yea.! I want to thank you for following along on my journey and wish you the best of luck starting off the new year!

XOXO

Parisa