2021 Goals & Wishes

I think we can all agree that 2020 sucked.

With the start of the New Year come new goals and wishes- these are my top 5. Some of these are book related, and some are more personal- but nonetheless... Here is my list of goals and improvements I wish to complete or acquire before the end of 2021.

1. Goodreads goal has been set to 25. Last year I aimed towards a ridiculously high number of books I wanted to read and I think I only finished 4. I know, I suck. Even with quarantine and all that time at home, I just didn't feel right... As much as I wanted to say "fuck everything I just want to read", I couldn't. I had to lesson plan, I had to take care of the house and my pets. Sitting down to read was not a luxury I had in 2020. I hope to change, or at least slightly improve that this year.

2. Blog more. I'm being honest when I say I miss the book community. I miss reading reviews and seeing In My Mailbox posts (is that still a thing?)... My wish is to be more active, even if my blog does turn out to be more of a journal.

3. Lose 10lbs. I know it's possible because I did it in 2020. I'm at a good weight right now, but it's not where I want to be. 

4. Start playing (and maybe streaming) Animal Farm. I finally went out and bought a Nintendo Switch. I've been wanting to get my hands on one for a while. It honestly seems like a perfect time to start a new game and maybe share it with the gaming community.

5. Be kinder to myself. It's not a surprise that I'm a full time Spanish teacher at my local high. I consider myself to be a decent teacher. Not trying to toot my own horn or anything, but sometimes I'll be in the middle of planning amazing lectures and I'll think to myself "Man. my kids don't deserve me" haha! Now, with that being said, I'll be the first to admit that I panic when things don't come out according to my plans... and that's pretty much everyday with Distance Learning. My first reaction when something goes wrong is to put myself DOWN. "You didn't plan this well enough" "your classroom management (eh, screen management?) sucks" "This was a horrible idea, why would you want to try it?", etc. I need to learn to be kind to myself. I need to practice what I preach and have patience with myself, the same way I tell my kids to behave when they don't understand something in class. 

As of now these are some of the things I want to work on. Not all of them, but for sure my top 5. What are some things you wish to accomplish or improve this year?

Saying goodbye to 2019 and hello to 2020

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

As great as 2019 was to me (well in all honesty, it started off really bad especially the month of feb, feb can suck a d*, but it ended up being one of my FAVORITE years ever), I wholeheartedly believe 2020 will be much much better. With that being said, there's some changes I have to make in order for this to happen.

10 Things You Need to Do Before the End of the Year

1. Get my health in order: from personal experience, this is an easy thing to put off. But I've learned that this is the one area where it’s not ok to push things off. I just need to get my affairs in order and schedule the physical, visit the dentist, get my eyes checked… I just need to get it done.

2. Clean out my closet: I always put this off and now my closet looks like a bunker set to last me the whole upcoming decade. I can't put this off until spring, haha!

3. Let go of harboring resentments: I need to learn to let go of the things that don’t serve ME. I need to go into this new year, this new decade, with a clean slate and an open heart.

4. Make the people who fuel me feel special: You know who you are. You're the person that matters most to me. I can only pray I matter to you too. Nonetheless, I want to take the time to really honor my special relationships with family and friends. I want you to know that you matter to me and that I am so very thankful for you.

5. Plan a trip: If you know me in any way, shape, or form, you know this would be my fifth goal 😂 trips always make me happy.

6.  Let go of the idea that I don't deserve anything: The awesome thing about being human is that every single morning is a fresh start. Lately, I've gotten this idea into my head that I don't deserve to be happy because of past mistakes. I need to learn to kick that idea OUT! I often forget that we are not bound by our past. I want to take my first few steps towards change.

7. Blog more: I used to set time apart everyday just to sit down and blog, and I used to love it. I need to bring that small joy back to life.

8. Read more: I am setting my goodreads goal to 25 books. Shouldn't be too hard. I used to read voraciously until social media began sucking up a lot of my time. I’m going to be changing that.

9. Learn a new skill: I need to take advantage of all of the information that exists out there on how to learn new skills quickly and reach the end of 2020 with a couple of new skills under my belt. Knitting, instruments, painting? the possibilities are endless.

10. Sleep, patience and water: Literally what the title says. I need to develop a healthy sleeping schedule, I need to have more patience (both at work and at home), and I need to drink more water and less coffee. 

Updates and more

FINALLY bought a new layout and read a book that got me out of my slump (Carrier #1-- Click here to check out my review). New posts on their way as we speak.

I finally purchased a new laptop, my last one was beginning to have hardrive failure

I visited a few new countries. The Galapagos Islands was my most recent trip and I LOVED everything about it. New travel blog to come soon. Here are some pictures to give you a sneak peek

gloomy day @ Isla Santa Fe. We didn't get sun until 2hrs after this pic

Such an amazing day @ Isla Isabel

Teaching is going superbly. I never thought I'd love teaching so much. Everything about my job makes me happy (well, maybe not waking up at 6AM everyday, but you get the main idea... haha!). This year I've got some great kids and we have a weekly YA book club. Man... life is grreatttt!

Saying goodbye to 2015

List of 10 things I want to do before the year is over.

1. Spend time w family
They drive me nuts half the time, but I wouldn't be where I am today without them.

2. Take my long awaited road trip
Been wanting to go visit my friend John in Portland for THEE longest time now. Vacation is finally here, maybe so is my trip?...

3. Finish watching old series I was hooked on
Whatever did happen to Revenge? I used to love that series. And Naruto (anime), olddie but goodie!

4. Take time to catch up with old buddies
We had the McGreggor fight a couple weeks ago on PPV and a few friends came over. It was nice to catch up on life. Need more of that.

5. CLEAN OUT CLOSET! haha!
I have a ton of clothing I just don't need (or want). I always donate all clothing to family in Mexico or goodwill. 

6. Make a date with my TBR pile
Ton of books on my bookshelf just staring me down... waiting for the day when I crack them open...

7. Forgive, and maybe forget
I want to stop missing someone who didn’t miss me back. I want to forgive those who have hurt me only, mostly because I deserve some peace.

8. Say sorry
I dont think I say this enough. I know for a fact I hurt people, sometimes I don't even notice it.

9. Do Nothing 
Probably my favorite thing on this list ;) haha 

10. Say goodbye to the all the flaws I see
I need to change the way I look at myself and start saying hello to all the wonderful possibilities, dreams, and opportunities that are waiting to manifest.