Style & Grace

Here it is again, same idea, new year and new list! 1. Run a 8:00 mile- Currently 7:45 2. Celebrate every major holiday 3.Go to the batting cages -Still have yet to do this because of a certain lame guy 4. Visit the Grand Canyon 5. Run a 10k 6. Run a half marathon 7. Graduate! 8. Visit Portland 9. Hike Mt. Rose 10. Try Indian Food-I love curry now! 11. Worry Less 12. Go to Coachella 13. Design my own grad announcements- VERY STRESSFUL, BUT WORTH IT 14. Attend Ted Talks-Super Cool 15. Join DSP- Best Professional Decision 16. Make meal from Farmer's Market ingredients-Delicious 17. Sleep under the stars 18. Go to the Beach 19. Make Protein Pancakes- These were amazing 20. Drink more tea 21. Do the Santa Pub Crawl 22. Don't cry at work anymore- I'm like Stone Cold Steve Austin 23. Hike Hunter Creek- The waterfall was amazing

I need to get back to the way things were. I can't let myself fall into this. Don't fall for him, don't let your grades slip, worry about only yourself.

We live in a world that is immense and beautiful, full of opportunities and experiences. Take a step back, breathe in, and live in the moment. Stop thinking about that test you have tomorrow, work late, or that boy that you like that is moving away. I know in my life, it is so hard to just stop thinking and be. Just Be. It is so amazing that we live on this dynamic planet. Take it all in.

I have always been the type of person that does or abstains from things because "it's the right thing to do" I don't know if its because of how I was raised or because it feels good, but I have always felt different. Is it my own sense of ethics that I am living by or is it a societal standard? I didn't drink most of my life because I don't want to disappoint my parents, myself and those around me. I'm a person that feels an immense amount of guilt. Drinking, drugs, eating unhealthy food, stealing, lying. I am constantly trying to do everything in my power to experience and grow and not let this life pass me by. I want to constantly try to prove to myself that I can do more and I try to do the best in everything I do. I think that sometimes I am holding myself to an unattainable standard and that is what lowers my self esteem, but I also don't want to change that about myself.

I started this list last summer and now with only two weeks before I turn 22, I look back and feel how much I have grown. Whether or not I finish this list, I am proud of myself and really, how often can you say that ? 1. bake bread 2. take a hot yoga class  (never knew I could sweat that much!) 3. take a yoga class in another country (definitely didn't understand a word the teacher said) 4. go to the batting cages 5. make something to be proud of (Thanksgiving in Spain) 6. pay for someone's starbucks 7. get a 4.0 ( all As and one A-, no matter what I consider that a 4.0) 8. 9 minute mile (I ran an 8:30 this week!!) 9. Zion national park  10. Lose 10 pounds (Kaia F.I.T. was life changing) 11. Live in another country (viva espana!) 12. Confront a fear (Heights when climbing the Sagrada Familia) 13.Plant a garden  14.Donate blood 15. Get an internship ( Reno-Tahoe Open is gearing up ) 16. Get three stamps in my passport ( Ireland, Englan

I recently found a great website that helps if you are looking to learn photoshop..it is called "You Suck at Photoshop" On a less progressive note, I LOVE DAILY GRACE!! She reminds me of a New Jersey version of myself