My not-so-new New Year's Accomplishments

My awesome friend Lauren is always thinking of cool, different ideas.  She's so inspiring.
Today I was talking to her on the phone & she told me that instead of making a list of New Year's Resolutions she made a list of things she accomplished this past year.  Hearing her accomplishments made me happy for her and also made me want to make a list of my own accomplishments from 2011.  (I'm such a copycat.)  So without further ado, I present my list of accomplishments from 2011:

• I successfully completed my first semester at a four-year college.  Only three more semesters to go!
• I took Logan on a vacation to the beach.
• I paid off my credit cards.  (Right now I currently have balances on a few credit cards, but I plan on paying those off asap.)
• I bought a brand new car.
• I purchased a gym membership.....today, but hey, I still got one, right?
• I saw A Perfect Circle, Weezer, Stone Temple Pilots, The Avett Brothers, Band of Horses, The Black Keys, & John Butler Trio in concert-- bands I'd never seen live before.
• I was chosen to present some work from one of my classes at the 2012 College of Arts and Sciences Research Symposium.
• I wrote an article for the school newspaper.
• I took Logan to see the circus.
• I made new friends & built new relationships.
• I was at the hospital on my birthday to witness the birth of my niece.
• I was with one of my best friends, Crissy, on the day she became a mother.
• Another of my best friends, Brandi, finally got her wish to become a mother and will be one in January!
• One of my teachers published some of my work from the class I took with her in the spring.
• Logan & I started taking Taekwondo classes.
• I put together Logan's massive swing set that he got for his 4th birthday.
• I discovered Florence + The Machine, Adele, Mumford and Sons, SONOS, and The Civil Wars.  All of which I intend to see live in concert one day.
• I got a new tattoo.
• I took an interest in yoga.
• I de-activated my Facebook account....for a few weeks, anyway.
• I visited St. Augustine, Florida.
• I visited the German town of Helen, GA.
• I saw the very interesting Bodies Exhibition in Atlanta.
• A few important people went out of-- and came back into-- my life this year.

That's all I can think of at the moment, but just re-reading this list has lifted my spirits.  Make one for yourself!