Anyway, a few more beautiful blizzard day pictures. Loving the icicles.
The new year always inspires me to make big plans for the next twelve months. I don't always follow through. If you've been reading this blog from the beginning, you've read I started a lot of projects (coffee, eating well, wedding planning, spending hiatus) and they've began really strong but ended really weak. I wouldn't say I became lazy, just uninspired. It's a new year though and like I said, it always inspires people for new beginnings and new projects. So I'm not making any resolutions because they're always broken, but I'm making a list of things to do this year. What's the difference - I love lists and I find it so satisfying to accomplish something and cross it off the list. It's motivation for me to move forward with where I am right now and help me make myself better. This includes myself in a partnership that has evolved into something beyond what I could have ever imagined (in a good way of course!).
The big items on the list...
- I just started a new position at work last October. I still feel like a newbie. I plateaued at my old position which was one of the reasons I transitioned into my new role. However, I was good at what I did and I knew it inside and out. Today, I'm not there yet. So my to-do for work this year is to work really hard. Build relationships. Learn and read as much as I can. I won't bore you the boring details on what I'll do day-to-day to get there. (I have a dry erase board on my wall for that!) I will keep you updated every few months to let you know how I'm doing.
- Become fluent in Cantonese. This has been on my list for the last few years. This is the year. Seriously. I tried last year. I signed up at Baruch twice but the class was cancelled due to low attendance. I even got Em and Cyndi to sign up but the class was still cancelled. This year, I'm doing Wossing. First class starts in a couple of weeks. I understand the language so I know it's in there some where, but for some reason when I try to speak, I sound like a baby. Hopefully by the summer, I'll have the basics and will be able to get over my embarrassment so I can speak with my parents without stumbling over every word.
- Be a good wife to my husband. This is a biggie. There isn't anything specific I feel like I/we need to address. I want to put it on my list though so I can remember that maintaining a relationship takes just as much work as anything else. I don't want to take our day-to-day for granted, which can be easy to do.
- 52 Week Photo Project. I read somewhere that a few photographers were going to do a 365 Project where they would take a photo every day in 2011. It's a fabulous idea but a little ambitious for me. I'm doing a 52 week project instead where I'll have a meaningful/inspiring/NYC-centric photo every week for the entire year. I'm excited for this one! It gives me a chance to explore more. It might give this blog a little more structure too (maybe).
