As I sit here with my overpriced iced coffee, I am reflecting on 2016.
2016 was an eventful year. I celebrated my 22nd birthday and it has been quite the Tswift year! A few huge events that occurred during 2016 include: acceptance into graduate school, graduating from college with a B.S. in Communication Sciences & Disorders, a Disney trip with my best friend, an office job at my university, unforgettable memories with family and friends, and almost 300 subscribers on my YouTube channel! 2016 was good to me, but I cannot wait to see what 2017 holds.
As one year ends and another begins, I always make a list of resolutions. This year, these resolutions are slightly different.
While sitting at a local Japanese restaurant, my friends and I began discussing the new year and our resolutions. My friend, Lindsay, said it best: "new year, better me." This struck a chord with me. New year, better me. I am 100% content with who I am. Over the years, I have truly achieved great things and I am proud of my accomplishments. I love myself and instead of the motto, "new year, new me," I am adopting this new one.
My wish for 2017 is to better myself. I want to continue to exercise and push myself harder because my body deserves to be healthy. I want to continue pursuing music because my soul craves it. I want to continue creating better content on my YouTube channel because my followers want it. I want to be the best person I can be in 2017 and I don't think I need to change anything about myself to reach that goal.
2017 is going to be tough because my expectations are always too high, but with this new mindset of new year, better me, I believe I can achieve great things.
2017 is my year. 2017 is your year. 2017 is the year of bettering ourselves, not changing who we are.
xo,
Hannah
