thoughts and goals

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I have to admit, being home has been pretty great. Family has always been the most important thing to me, and I love that I get to spend all my time with the ones I love. I know this constant comfort is temporary, though, because my dream to make a big move in the near future have not diminished. If anything, that dream has grown bigger since I've been home, as I'm realizing that the things I want out of life simply cannot be fulfilled within my comfort zone.  

The future consumes my thoughts at all times. One of my new favorite blogs, Bleubird, recently posted a goals list that I decided to fill out as well. I make lists all the time -- things I need at the grocery store, tasks I need to get done throughout the day, bills that need to be paid. But I think its also important to keep an ongoing list of things you want for yourself. I have a notebook where I'm constantly scribbling down goals for my future, from places I want to travel to career positions I want to hold. I like to be able to visualize the things I want and prioritize how to accomplish them all.

Here are a few of the things I want to accomplish in the next year...

Eating/more adventurous meals -- Indian, Thai
Drinking/one gallon of water a day
Practicing/making vector art with my Wacom tablet
Mastering/handlettering
Learning/who my dad was and the way that his upbringings influenced the way he raised me
Trying/a new haircut
Playing/with my nephew -- that chunk gives my arms a serious workout!
Finishing/the book and every creative project I start
Reading/more classic literature
Remembering/moments of my childhood with my dad for the book
Wearing/more classic, timeless pieces
Cooking/dinner for my family at least once a week
Working/on this blog and the book
Traveling/to Portland, Seattle and San Francisco

I hope your dreams lift you up and push you out of your comfort zone.