In the beginning of 2022, I had three goals for myself: to not stay in relationship/friendships that don’t benefit me, start going to the gym consistently, and not spend as much time on my phone. I understand that certain new years resolutions and goals can be pretty cliche and have a stigma around them. However, I do always try to accomplish at least one of the goals I make for myself at the start of every new year. While the phone goal was accomplished for about two weeks after the new year, the two other goals did stick throughout the year. At the beginning of the school year, my roommate asked me if I wanted to accompany her to the gym. Since then, we’ve gotten into a routine schedule to lift together every day. I was never able to push myself to go, especially due to the fact I would be going alone, but now that I have Britney, I feel way more comfortable and enjoy going. Regarding serving relationships/friendships that aren’t beneficial to me, I started to distance myself from certain people who didn’t have my best interest in mind. By distancing myself from everyone, I was able to see who my true friends were.

I’m going into 2023 feeling satisfied and more motivated to accomplish my new goals. I have created four new goals for myself. First, I want to finish out the second semester and end of my freshman year of college on a high note with at least a 3.3 GPA. I know I can do it, as long as I keep my motivation up and procrastination at a minimum. Secondly, I want to come out of my shell a little bit more, be social, and meet new people. I believe I’ll be able to achieve this with the help of rushing in early January. Third, focus on efficiently saving money. The broke college student lifestyle is not enjoyable and has made me realize I’m not great at saving money. Lastly, I want to continue going to the gym. I’m so grateful to Britney for showing me the ropes in the gym. I want to get to the point where I feel experienced enough that I could go home and enter my gym there and be able to work out comfortably knowing I can work out safely and efficiently without a partner there.