2019 Goals

• Get back to a regular sleep schedule. This past semester was the first semester of college that I didn't  have  an 8 am class, and because of that I stopped going to bed around 10. My health suffered dramatically because of that, haha. My current plan is to go to the gym every morning at 8 am, which will hopefully encourage my old 10:30 bedtime :)
• My sister's boyfriend's parents do one adventure type thing every month of the year. I felt inspired by this, so I want to plan some of my own. Thus far, I'll be going to New York City, in January, I'll be going to the UMEA conference in St. George  in February, and I have a Vegas trip planned in March. I doubt the remaining months will involve traveling quite as far, but there are so many things in/around Provo that  I've wanted to experience that  I've never gotten around. In 2019, I want to start making myself set time aside to try new things
• Recently, some  people told me that they stopped drinking  soda  and  it completely changed  their lives. I'm a bit skeptical  of that,  but I'll never know  for sure unless I try it for  myself.  So  I plan on going at least  6 months without  drinking soda. I spent the past 24 hours practically drinking nothing but diet coke to enjoy it while I can, haha. 
• Another goal of mine is to make an effort to not read my scriptures right before  bed.  I mean, there's nothing inherently wrong with doing so-  I'll probably continue reading a chapter before  bed. But  I've  noticed that sometimes  I'm so tired  by  the  time that I start reading my scriptures that I don't get as much out of it as I  could.  My dear friend Emilee will do her scripture study before she starts  her homework. I'm going to try implementing this into my own life to see how it impacts my studies.

Some people think New Years resolutions are stupid, and that's fine. I personally love them. I feel like it gives me an opportunity to experiment with my daily routines  and  habits, to try something new  that may increase my happiness levels. Yes, you could technically do this any day and don't have  to wait for the 1st of the year to start improving yourself.  But whenever I'm getting into a pool that's  slightly colder  than I'd like it to be,  I've found that counting down from 3 somehow makes me find the power within myself to jump  in. Without that countdown, I may stand at the edge of the pool trying to convince myself to get in for hours and never actually take the risk. If you think that's stupid, that's okay. I'll do me, you do you :)