List #181: At the Beginning, 2013

I'm a sentimental person. I love making toasts, celebrating birthdays and milestones, and honoring traditions. So I made good on my promise to toast a lot of New Years Eve and relax a lot of New Year's Day.

But for the first time in...well, I don't know how long, I got a bubbly feeling when the clock struck midnight last night. I've got good vibes coming off of 2013. It's a dash of hope, a whole lot of my optimism, and just a gut feeling that some good things are in the works. 

So this year, I'm going to:

• Work on being a better friend. 
• Devote more time to writing. 
• Say what I think (without hurting feelings). 
• Go after what I want. 
• Stand up for myself a little more. 
• Take a few chances. 
• Not be scared. 
• Give renewed spirit to hope.
• Love with my whole heart.
• Save a little more.
• Believe in second chances.
• Give many more hugs.
• Answer phone calls.
• Forgive.

What about you, dear readers? Even if you're not the resolution type...surely there are some things you might want to do this year.