Goals for my 18th Year

I know I basically abandoned this blog right after I made it. But I'm still here, and I still care about this space to write and let my thoughts out, so I'm not giving up. I haven't had a lot of time with the busy school season, but school is winding down now, and soon it'll be Christmas break, so I hope I'll have a lot more time to write.

In today's post I want to make a list of goals for my 18th year. Tomorrow is my birthday, 11/11, and 18 is a big age. I don't want to make a big deal out of it because, for me, nothing will really change. I'll continue to live at home, attend EvCC until I graduate in the spring, and then attend WWU in the following fall (if I get in, of course), but still go to the campus at EvCC, so I'll still be close to home and I won't have to move to Bellingham.

1. Write in my journal at least 3 times a week.

2. Read my Bible every day and start REALLY studying God's Word.

3. Start spending more quality time with family and friends, and people I love.

4. Get a summer job and save money.

5. Buy a car and learn how to drive.

6. Visit a state I haven't been to yet.

7. Make new friends and strengthen current friendships.

I think 7 goals is good for now. It's a random number, but these are pretty big goals and most of them are something ongoing, not exactly something I can check off.

Thanks for reading. I hope to write on this blog more consistently in the next couple months that my homework isn't as heavy a load.

Welcome!

Why, hello there! Welcome to the first post on my new blog! I'm so excited to get started.

I blog regularly in two other places, but because those blogs are themed, I don't have a place where I can just spill my heart out and write about my viewpoint on this crazy life I've been given. I'm glad that I finally took the plunge and started a blog that I can use to ramble on about my experiences.

I'm a writer, a journal-er, and a lover of talking to people. Blogging helps me do all of these things; exercise my writing abilities, release thoughts from my overcrowded brain, and connect with others who might be going through similar life experiences.

I hope you guys enjoy these posts as much as I will enjoy writing them. Here I hope to share some of what I'm learning in school, my thoughts on articles I've read, and just musings about the craziness that is my life. As I'm turning 18, starting my second and final year of Running Start, and just growing up in general, life is getting more complicated and hectic, but also a little bit more exciting and fun.

If you have something to say, add to the conversation by leaving a comment. Don't make this a lonely place for me, and feel free to share your thoughts!

"Do not be conformed to the world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect." ~ Romans 12:2

See you later,

-Holly