Well…2017 was on of the hardest years of my life.

I had a lot of positive things happen like Matt Damon Improv, Sketch Shows, Running, LatinX, creating and producing art, seeing the Backstreet Boys and creating a beautiful family. I had a lot of awful things happen like being laid off, another job not working out, 45, microaggressions, a break up, mental health issues, and a few other things I’ve blocked out, but will come out in therapy.

For those who’ve stuck around, I am so thankful you did; especially when I didn’t want to be around myself or anyone. I am still a work in progress, and while everyone makes resolutions, I am out here in 2018 making goals- 18 of them. Goals, measurable goals, are easier to accomplish than resolutions that give off a January only type of feel. With these goals, and anything I am doing, if it doesn’t fulfill me mentally, physically, emotionally, or spiritually, then I don’t want to do it.

Here are those 18 Goals

1. Post at least once a week on my blog
2. Run 6 races; including a marathon!
3. Read 12 books
4. Run 730 Miles
5. Increase fluency in Spanish
6. Perform a one-woman show
7. Learn the guitar
8. Reach goal weight
9. Learn to ride a bike
10. Visit three new places
11. Practice self-care every day (meditations, bubble baths, affirmations)
12. Work-out 4-5 times a week
13. Find a source of income that makes me happy
14. Find a partner that makes me happy and encourages me, but is not my whole world. Just a part of it.
15. Declutter my home/lie
16. Complete two notebooks of poems/short stories
17. Volunteer at least once a month with charities that appeal to women and/or POCs/WOCs
18. Kiss as the snow falls

Here’s to 2018.