Random Musings

2015, Here I Come!

Week 54 / Prompt 7 - We are fast approaching the end of 2014 what are your goals/hopes/wishes/dreams for 2015?

I've got a few big goals for myself for this year. It's not going to be hard to have a better year than I did in 2014, as the last two years have been probably the worst of my life so far. But, I'd really like for 2015 to be leaps and bounds better, and take the seeds I have planted in the last few months of 2014 and turn them into a beautiful masterpiece.

I have decided my attempt at selling jewelry did not go as well as I planned. Yes, women love the jewelry. But I am simply not extrovert enough to go out and seek bookings. I don't like imposing myself on others. I don't want to do it anymore. Instead, I want to focus on writing. I love writing. I want to get better. I want to succeed. It matches my personality so much better than the jewelry selling did, and gives me an outlet for my creativity in a way that satisfies my needs. My specific goal for 2015 is to finish writing my first Cinra novel, that which I began during NaNoWriMo. If I can convince myself to do another month of fast paces writing to try and get another giant chunk of it written, then great. Otherwise, I just hope to plod along on it over the course of the year. I'd love to get it done so I can start revising it, getting it ready for sending to an agent/publisher. But right now, i just need to get it written. And that's my concrete writing goal for 2015.

I want to begin a life shared with my SO. We are currently dating, living apart. I want to move in with him; get engaged, and start planning a wedding. Yes, I honestly want all of that. I'd marry him this year if I didn't think it was too soon. Funny, really; we've been dating for about 5 months now. But I honestly feel like this is the man I should have been with ten years ago, instead of my horrible ex. It just feels too perfect. I've been away from my ex for about 11 months now; formally divorced for 7.  I haven't been with my new SO for long but.. I'm of an age that I know what I want, and so far he is fitting every bill. And no fighting. When do couples start fighting? If you don't fight in six months.. is that telling enough? Yeah.. I want to marry this guy. And I think after one year (say..August?)..that should be long enough to know, right?  Grins

I also plan on buying a car this year. I want to save money every month so I can put a sizeable down payment on a new car by July.

Oh, and I need to lose a bit of weight. I know my SO and I intend to work on that together over the next few months.