since it's almost the end of the year, starred is what i did or made progress on

• make this year super productive
• find a job (important)
• keep running and staying fit *
• limit my sweets habit but no diets *
• eat less processed foods & make things homemade *
• start savings account
• get a gym's membership
• do more volunteer work
• update my resume (important) *
• trade books i'll never read again
• establish solid reading library w/ books i love and will re-read over and over
• in regards to literature;
  • read more classics
  • find new authors (classic or contemporary) *
  • read more magical realism
  • read more japanese literature
  • read more non-fiction books *
  • about science, philosophy, music, physics
• in regards to being more 'artsy'
  • write short stories or poems
  • start an inspiration board *
  • start a visual/art journal
  • take more film photos, and photos in general *
  • carry out photoshoot ideas
  • make a stop motion video
  • learn a craft that could make me income; book crafting or jewelry making
  • learn more graphic design
  • buy more lenses/filters for my camera
  • experiment with photography
  • make collages
• in regards to things i want to learn
  • more about my culture *
  • more spanish & french *
  • tap dancing
  • cake decorating/working with fondant
  • ceramics/pottery
  • playing an instrument; maybe ukelele or ocarina (changing to violin)
  • photoshop *
  • making home made ice cream
  • making perfect sushi
  • be more 'tech' savvy with computers
  • dj software
• get most of my gen-ed creds
• go to more concerts/live shows *
• bake for events (any chance i get)
• document important events
• be updated in political news, news in general
• go to new york!! *
• try out different cuisines (ethiopian, greek, thai, indonesian?)
• keep building up my vocabulary *
• watch more educational documentaries *
• learn to be a better cook *
• travel around texas- go to unknown towns
• venture around austin, texas *
• update my music collection; sell/trade cds i don't listen to anymore *
• build a classic film/french film collection
• keep up with daily health check ups
• buy myself a flickr pro account
• save up money for a trip to france
• meet new people or at least get along with most people
• be more optimistic this year, last year my pessimism made me feel stupid.. enough of that! *