Resolutions, Reflections, and Intentions for 2016
I always enjoy taking a bit of time at the start of the year to reflect back on the resolutions made 1 year prior, to see where progress was made and where opportunity still abounds. :)
I was pleasantly surprised to note that most of my monthly goals were achieved, as was my daily intention of exercise. There were a lot of highlights over the past year, as noted below:
January brass spoon making workshop with Lue
February work off-site in Tahoe
March trip to Dallas for Eric's cousin's wedding; ski trip to Tahoe with friends; Tartine baking class
April first visit to New York!; attended a screening of City of Gold, which only further fueled my love for LA food
May camped in Big Sur; inspiration trip to Xanadu Gallery, the only SF building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; trip to Austin for Nicole's graduation; invited by The Aesthetic Union to participate in their group pattern show, On and On; saw Jenny Lewis at the Fox
June attended a 1-day House lettering class with Ken Barber; family visited and we spent a few days in Occidental and Dillon Beach; Tania, our first graphic design intern, started!; trip to wine country with the boys (Shed, Unti, Acorn, Benziger)
July trip to LA for the 4th of July and work, plus Eric's surprise visit; whale watching for my birthday
August jam party to use up some of the 60 jars of plum jam I canned; toured Matt Kahn's incredibly inspiring house
September visited Japan!!; trip to visit family in Hobbs, NM; dinner in San Francisco with visiting family
October traveled to New York to attend the National Design Awards on behalf of Heath; job promotion; excellent Halloween party at Dr. Rick's Farmhouse Mansion
November visited Los Angeles for fun/work; led factory tours in Heath Sausalito on the myths and legends of Heath, overcoming fear of talking to groups; inspiration trip to the Letterform Archive; applied to and was accepted to the FactoryX fellowship, which I ultimately turned down
December traveled to spend Christmas with family in Mississippi; toured Anchor Steam brewing facility and attended a very sweet progressive dinner party with hosted by our neighbors; trip to wine country to celebrate Maribel's birthday
Looking ahead to 2016, I'm persevering to continue focusing on myself in an effort to stay centered and deepen the muscle memory of what the best version of myself looks like. After so thoroughly enjoying my time spent alone in Big Sur at the start of the new year, I wrote out some intentions for the year ahead based on the experiences that made that trip so special.
Exercise
Use my muscles, appreciate their capability and power.
Food
Pursue a healthy, balanced relationship with food. Try to limit eating to 9am–9pm window. Eater slower. Smaller portions. Fruits and vegetables in abundance.
Water
Drink copious amounts.
People
Stay open and let new people come into my life. Learn from them. Approach the world with genuine curiosity.
Travel
Seek beauty in the world by visiting new places (even ones nearby). Don't be afraid to take space.
Solitude
Don't be afraid to prioritize yourself. Carve out time for reading and writing.I'm looking forward to the 12 months ahead and to checking in on my progress in 2017 (yikes, that sounds terribly far off in the future!).