So This is the New Year

It's a new year. Time for fresh starts and new beginnings. 2011 was such a blur that I feel the need to make 2012 more memorable. I want to document more of my life in this new year because it just seems to go by so quickly, especially as one gets older. I want to learn new things and experience life more fully instead of the slight fog I was in this past year. To that end I really don't want to call this a list of resolutions, but a list of goals I would like to accomplish this year. Without further ado, here are my goals for 2012:

Cooking-

• Cook at least 4 times a week
• Bake 10 loaves of bread
• Master cooking 5 classic French recipes
• Master cooking 5 classic Italian recipes
• Make pasta from scratch
• Consume less processed food
• Learn to make sushi

Reading-

• Read 40 books
• Read 2 Charles Dickens novels
• Read 1 Tolstoy novel
• Read 1 Dostoyevsky novel
• Read 1 Thomas Hardy novel
• Read 1 D.H. Lawrence novel
• Read 1 Jane Austen novel
• Read Jane Eyre again
• Take good reading notes
• Write reviews

Art & Creativity-

• Finish editing the photos I took in 2011
• Practice and improve my photography skills
• Take photography classes
• Paint 2 canvases
• Incorporate more creative time into my daily life
• Make and print 3 books of my photographs
• Write 3 blog posts a week

Life-

• Workout 3 times a week
• Run 2 5ks
• Take a dance class
• Take a Pilates class
• Let things go
• Reduce negativity
• Embrace change
• Find a new career path
• Make time to hang out with my friends more often

I think the goals I have set for my self are all achievable. I can't wait to see what this new year brings.