Violins, Spanish Lessons, and an Abundance of Delicious Indian Food

The first few days of 2014 have been rather successful. I have made some serious headway on my 2014 goal list. I might actually complete this beast of list this year! 

2. Lean to play the violin: I rented one from a local music store and have started looking into lessons. I did learn the first few bars of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star via Youtube… Not nice sounding yet but I'm trying! 

3. Buy only one handbag this year (and make it count) – I have not found the perfect bag but I did stop myself from purchasing a bag during the Kate Space Saturday sale. Seriously difficult! The bag was only $67! 

5. Learn Spanish – I just downloaded the Duolingo app and am already hooked. It is a free app with many language options. 

8. Learn more about wines – I had such a great chat with the sommelier at Rasika DC who helped me choose a region and grape to research first.

17. Read more non-fiction and try a new fiction author every month – My nonfiction reading this month will be Tina Fey’s Bossypants. I have no doubt I will love it as Tina Fey is my idol! 

18. Establish a date night with my husband – My husband and I celebrated our 4^th wedding anniversary this past week. We treated ourselves to a fabulous dinner out at Rasika.

21. Maintain a budget – I bought a budget book to help me track daily purchases from May Designs. I love that not only will it keep me on track, it will be pretty little addition to my purse!

24. Take a tap dance class – I found a great Living Social deal for Adult Dance classes here in DC. Now…to order tap shoes!

26. Be thankful always - I'm working hard to look on the bright side. I've also set the 4agreements as the lock screen on my phone. That might seem silly but it reaffirms my goal every time I look at my phone. 

I hope you all have had a stellar start to the new year!

2014

I spent most of 2013 settling into a new job and acclimating to life in DC. I am really looking forward to trying a few new things in 2014. Below is my list of 26 goals this year. I hope to document a lot of them here on the blog. (Honestly, quite a few involve making a fool of myself. So yeah, why not post more embarrassing moments on the internet?)

My New Years resolutions for 2014 



1. Try a trapeze class

2. Lean to play the violin 


3. Buy only one handbag this year (and make it count) - No more random purchases


4. Plan a girls dinner every month (hopefully including margaritas!)

5. Learn Spanish


6. Learn how to make the perfect tiramisu 


7. Take an Indian cooking class 


8. Learn more about wines 


9. Visit Boston, Chicago, and Philly


10. Volunteer at least once a month in my community 


11. Run my first 10 K 


12. Get a 2nd tattoo


13. Convince my husband to get his 1st tattoo


14. Road trip to the beach


15. Spend more time in New York


16. Discover the perfect neighborhood bar 

17. Read more non-fiction and try a new fiction author every month 

18. Establish a date night with my husband 
each week

19. Finish my first book (at least try to write a page a day or post on the blog .... just write something each day!) 

20. Try my hand at calligraphy 


21. Maintain a budget 


22. Take advantage of living in DC (museums, plays, concerts)  


23. Find the perfect little black dress
 that makes me feel amazing even when I feel like sh*t

24. Take a tap class 


25. Remember to always pay it forward 


26. Be thankful always