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Happy new year!
One thing I've learned from 2011: Don't hold so tightly to expectations that you allow yourself to wallow in disappointment. Life is always defying expectations, in good and bad ways, but every disappointment is a chance to grow. My motto for 2012 might just be "go with the flow."
Love Kelly.

New Years Resolution No. 2

Go (mostly) vegetarian.
I decided a little while ago to do a 6/7 vegetarian plan, mostly because I am not a huge meat person, but also because it is a healthy lifestyle choice that I can make for myself. Thankfully, I won't have to change much (I already only have meat about 4 days a week.) All it means is that for most of the week, I avoid meat and get my protein from healthier sources, like egg whites, nuts, and beans. One day a week I get to indulge in a nice juicy burger or whatever else seems yummy ;)

New Years Resolution No. 1

Do at least a few rounds of Surya Namaskara (Sun Salutation) every morning.
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2012 is almost here!

Isn't it crazy how time flies and things change? I am nearly three-fourths of the way though my associates degree, and I am trying so hard to figure out what I am supposed to do with my life. I had thought that I could be happy being a teacher, and I'm sure I would, but there is something in me that is driving me to not just look for something to settle on, but to choose a career that will challenge me and allow me to use my gifts. Journalism has crossed my mind many times before. My father and I were having a conversation recently about what major might be best for me, and he mentioned that he always thought that communications was the field I'd end up in. So, I'm rethinking journalism. But here's the question that's bugging me: Can success and happiness coexist, or will my ambition cause me to never be able to enjoy my place in life, always pushing me on further?
...2012 is going to be a very important year for me. I wish it wouldn't be.