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Red Velvet #9-12 #WEverb11

#9: Appreciate

In which moment did you find yourself flooded with gratitude? How will you rally around gratitude in 2012?
 
I don’t think there’s one big moment that I could choose for this one.  Despite the times when I complain, I’m honestly so grateful and appreciative of a lot of things in my life.  I may not always show it, but I feel it.  

Like, every time I’m out with one of my friends I can’t help but feel grateful for their friendship.  As I get older, I realize more and more that connecting with someone isn’t an every day occurrence.  It’s rare to find someone you can truly be yourself with and confide in and I try not to ever lose sight of that.  Or when I’m at family get-togethers.  Even though my relatives can be crazy and slightly overbearing, would I really want it any other way?  Probably not.  I love that we all live so close each other.  I appreciate that I had the opportunity to travel this year, connect with people through writing, read more, survive everything at work.  The list goes on.  

While it’s important to appreciate those big moments, I think it’s equally important to appreciate the little ones too and everything in between.


#10: Create
Share a creative project you undertook this year (art, writing, DIY, cooking, home decoration, crafts, photography … whatever comes to mind). How do you use your creativity to express yourself?

On my personal blog, I participated in a photo challenge recently that was run by Positively Present (one of my favorite sites!).  It lasted the entire month of November and the focus was on gratitude, which really appealed to me. Taking photos every day based on the daily topics (favorite food, memories, happiness, books, etc) forced me to think, be creative and focus on the things around me.  I really enjoyed it and even kind of miss it now.  Plus it gave me a chance to try something new and connect with other bloggers online.

Even if you’re not into photography but just love taking pictures on your phone (I adore the Instagram app on my iPhone!), I’d definitely recommend trying it!


(My photo for Day 28: Nighttime)


#11: Try
What 12 new things do you want to do/accomplish in 2012?

1.  Find a new job
2.  Move out
3.  Do at least one thing (I don’t know what) that’s outside my comfort zone.
4.  Travel somewhere new. (More travel and roadtrips in general.)
5.  Go to the beach this summer (simple I know but every year I say I want to go to the beach and it never happens.)
6.  Read 100 books (Funfetti inspired this one!)
7.  Meet someone / go out on a date.
8.  Save more money (like come up with a plan/budget and stick with it).
9.  Go to more concerts.
10.  Travel somewhere by myself (I think about going to California to see my cousin all the time, but my fear of planes always stops me).
11.  Take a class - yoga, zumba, maybe beginner’s ballet for adults.  Something!
12.  Every year, I tell myself that I should learn a new web programming language to stay on top of things professionally. But I never do and I really should.


#12: Thrive
What was your healthiest habit of 2011? What would you like to change or do differently in 2012?

This seems kind of silly but my healthiest habit is probably cutting back on soda.  I’ve always lived off of soda (Code Red Mountain Dew, to be exact) and would drink a couple bottles per day in college.  Now I only have soda once a week at most which is HUGE for me.  Instead I stick to raspberry iced tea, water, ginger ale (I don’t think it’s really soda) and of course, coffee.  It’s such a seemingly small change but health-wise, I think it does make a difference.

I think next year, I’d like to be more active.  Join a class at the gym with a friend (I always mention yoga or zumba) or go on walks more often.  During the summer on my days off, my cousin and I would go on this trail near where we live and walk for about 3 miles.  I’d always feel so good afterward and it’s the kind of thing I need to do more next year.  
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Red Velvet #1: Choose one word

Choose one word.
Choose one word. Encapsulate the year 2011 in one word. Explain why. Imagine it’s one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2012 for you?


2011 - Try

I think than more any other year, I tried.

I tried to make the year more exciting for myself by telling one of my best friends that we should go to Europe.  And we did! I don’t think I’ll ever forget the time I spent in London and Paris.  It opened my eyes to a different world and culture.  I still think about it all the time and how I want to go back again.

I tried to make the most of work even when I spent a lot of bus rides going home in tears.  It’s been a really rough year but I have to admit, there have been good days too.  Days where I feel like I do have a friend or two in the office, laugh over silly IMs and go on long coffee breaks. But more than ever, I’m sure of my position as being the best web developer there.  And that’s a good feeling to have, even when I’d like nothing more than to slap the person sitting next to me. (I swear, I’m not always violent.)

I tried to be.. I don’t even know what, for my family.  I’ve made no secret of describing myself as my family’s personal bank but it’s not always this awful thing.  I like taking my nephew back-to-school shopping and I like that I can help my talented younger cousin graduate from college.  I guess even though it stresses me out sometimes (a lot of the time), I’m always going to try to do what I can to help.

I tried (and am still trying) to make additional changes in my life to be more content with myself.  I have insecurities just like everyone else but I think more than ever, I’ve tried not to let other people’s perceptions of who I am or should be bother me.  Because deep down, I do like who I am (even when my not-so-pretty insecurities come out).  I’m also finally trying to get a new job because it’s about time I moved on and found something I loved (or at least semi-love).


2012 - Hope

I’m really hopeful about 2012.  It’s the end of the year and like I said, I’ve been trying to make some changes in my life.  But I’m hoping those changes become a reality next year.  New job, maybe move out of my house, meet a nice guy.  Don’t get me wrong, I always have these hopes at the end of every year but things feel a little different this time.

For one, instead of just talking about redoing my portfolio and applying to jobs, I’ve actually done it.  I’ve put thought into apartments I could possibly move in to.  I reconnected with an old friend who might bring new people into my life.  I think about these things a lot because I really want them to happen for me.  And I’m hoping next year will be the year I get at least some of what I want.