I have some good ones, and putting them in writing might will help me keep them.

1. Be healthier. I’d like to weigh 135 pounds, but more importantly I would like to stop eating things that are going to give me diabeetus or a heart attack. Having just gone from a job where I would walk around in heels for 12 hours and eat nothing to a desk job surrounded by tasty eateries doesn’t help. I’m going to find a way to be a little more active every day, and choose healthy foods.

2. Keep a simpler and more organized life. I don’t like having a messy room, it stresses me out, but that’s how it’s always been. Spending a little bit of time each day organizing or throwing away old receipts and junk mail will make me feel better.

3. Stop being critical of others, and have more patience. I know that I snap at the people who I care the most about. I put on a very kind and even-tempered face to most of the world, but to the people who I truly love and feel comfortable around, I can be very exacting and easily annoyed. I know that I especially do this to JP, and I can see that it hurts his feelings, which is awful because he is more patient, kind, and accepting towards me than anyone ever has been, but I often get short-tempered with him if he says the wrong thing. This year, I’m going to choose to be kinder.

4. Take vitamins every day. I know that my skin gets awful when I don’t take the cocktail of supplements my Mom discovered two years ago, but the truth is that I’m bad at forming habits and I haven’t taken them in a long time, and my skin is a disaster. So I’m going to order more, and make sure I take them every day.

5. Overcome social anxiety. I seem really outgoing and vivacious most of the time, but I actually get really really nervous about going out with people. I don’t like arriving to parties or nights out alone because I get anxious about walking up to a group of people, and I often don’t see movies or go to things I want to go to because I’m too scared that I’ll ask people to go with me and they’ll say no. Which I know is stupid, because I realistically know that most people like being around me. But I’ve always been like that, great at talking to big groups (public speaking, theatre, tour guiding), really nervous about small groups (nauseous before VIP tours). This year, I’m going to be the one to call, text, or do whatever it takes to keep in touch.