Well even scarier to me is that today marks one year exactly since I arrived in South Africa. Wow! How is it possible that it's already been a year?! I feel like it was just yesterday that I was in that beautiful country. My experience there has truly impacted everything about my life, and I can't even imagine the person I would be right now if I hadn't gone to South Africa.
When I think about the coming year, 2011, it makes me wonder what new experiences I'll get to have. I'm sure nothing will quite compare to living in another country, but I'll be getting a lot of new professional experiences this year as I become an RN and (hopefully) start working full time at a hospital! That will definitely impact my life in big ways.
I've been thinking about things that I want to accomplish this year, and I figured I would put a few of my goals on here so I can look back on this post next year and see if I've accomplished any of them!
So here we go- some goals for 2011:
1. Read the Bible in one year
(I got The Message version of the bible for Christmas, so I'm excited to read it cover to cover just like a book!)
2. Pass the NCLEX!!
(I'll be taking it in exactly 5 days, 15 hours, and 26 min!)
3. Get a nursing job
(I'd be happy with anything to start out with)
4. Go to Disneyland more
(I want to make better use of my pass this year- I only went 5 times in 4 months last year. And I've already gone 3 times this month so I'm making progress!)
5. Wear nicer clothes
(I'm tired of wearing jeans with holes in them and shirts from high school)
6. Keep my room clean
(which I'm definitely failing at right now)
7. Follow a budget
(I'm anticipating making a lot more money this year once I get a real job, so I want to be smart about how I spend it)
8. Go on a trip somewhere
(anywhere!!)
9. Sew something
(I'm thinking of making one of those really neat quilts like my aunts and cousins have made)
10. Gain some weight
(most people want to lose weight, but I'm determined to gain some!)
11. Finish all my 2009 books
(remember that post that I made in '09 about all the books I was reading at once? Well I've only finished Kaffir Boy so far, but I'm determined to finish the rest this year!)
12. Exercise more
(hopefully at least twice a week- yikes!)
13. Blog more!
(My plan is to blog once a week, but we'll see if that happens...)
So there you go. 13 goals for 2011. I'm determined to stick to these and accomplish at least 10 of them this year. Wish me luck!
Random fact: One year ago today, I was eating a chicken burger with monkey gland sauce.
