Good afternoon all. 

I know it’s now January 4, but I felt this had to be typed out sooner or later since it is the new year already and I’m late 4 days now.

I have some resolutions I’d like to state. They’re nothing out of the ordinary really. And I probably make the same ones every year and don’t follow them. But this year, since the year has a 5 in it, I’m going to try and stick to them. (I have this thing with 5’s and I think it’s my favorite number, don’t judge me.)

Here we go. 

1. I want to sign up for a gym. I haven’t done anything active in the past few years, and I think I need to do something to help my back. Not just physical therapy like I did, but an actual gym and get in shape more. I can’t run worth crap and my best sport is bowling. Because it doesn’t require alot of activity in a way.. I need to change that. I want to be able to play other things, like hockey maybe or wiffle ball or something like that. I’m actually really good at baseball and would like to play, even if it’s just with friends. But I need to go to the gym in order to work towards that. I’m not talking about getting buff, but I need to stay in shape. Maybe even zumba at home, or yoga to relax or something. Meditation helps, and I recently went to a massage and my god did that feel good. I so needed that for my back. I scheduled another one for 2 weeks because well, it was so damn good. I can’t stay un-active and be a ball in bed all the time. I need to get motivated somehow. I don’t want to lose massive amounts of weight either, maybe 10-15 pounds and stay fit.

2. Writing more. I don’t write enough on here and I have 200 followers finally. It makes me really happy when people read my blog and can stay up to date. I’m going to try and write atleast 2 times a week to start off with. Whether it be long, short or just a Photo of the Day or something like that. I have been neglecting this and I feel bad to those who actually enjoy my writing sometimes. (I know there are a few out there sometimes.) I want to make one post a Photo of The Day and then the other a long blog and wrap up of the week (if anything exciting happens.. but that’s most likely not going to happen at all aha.)

3. Pick up my camera more. I haven’t actually used it in months because I’ve been stressed busy and well just didn’t feel like doing anything. I’m more active in the summer, and I feel like a bear hibernating in the winter and just sitting at the computer. I really need to get out more and capture the winter beauty that’s out there sometimes. I see things and I just want to capture them, but I’m not one to carry my camera with me everywhere I go. I want to… but it’s too big and used for professional use mostly. Not that I’m a professional really but there are things I’m good at and well that’s one of them. I’m proud of my skill for the camera, but I wish I could put it to work.

4. Get my artwork into a gallery. Photography mostly, since that’s what I usually do. But, I have yet to get my art into a gallery here because there are more established photographers in the area. And that’s a real heartbreaker to me. I’ve been doing photography for how long? And I have yet to be in a gallery except at my community college? Something’s not right here. This year, my goal is to be in one of the galleries in Scranton or Arts On The Square, or something of the like. I need to be more active in the art community here. There are people here that are active… and they’re not that great. If they can be in it, why can’t I?

That’s really mostly it right now. There might be a few others I come up with along the way but right now I think those are the 4 I really need to focus on. It’s been too long since I completed something for myself and I’m tired of being lazy.

“January 4, 1958: New Year four days gone, along with resolutions…”