I'm never one of those cliche people who set unachievable New Year's resolutions. I've never been one of those people who think a new year is going to begin and I'm going to become a totally new person.

Until now.

In the last 4 months, I've changed a lot.

I've grown as a person. I've learned more than I ever thought I would about myself and who I want to be.

So I'm going into this new year a little different. For lack of a better phrase, "New year, new me."

Well, kind of.

I'll be the same me I've spent the last 4 months becoming. But I'm definitely not going to be the same me I was this time last year, or even 6 months ago.

So many things are about to happen to me this year. I'm going to graduate college. I'm going to have a bachelors degree. I'm going to get a full-time, adult job.

So obviously, I'm going to be a new me. I'm going to be in a totally new place in my life.

I'm ready to have literally the best year of my life. I'm ready to have the most fun ever in my last semester of college.

I'm ready to enjoy my last moments of being able to do whatever I want before I have to think about bills and adult stuff.

I'm ready for all the new experiences I'm going to have this year. I'm ready for new opportunities and tons of adventures. I'm ready to do things I never dreamed of or thought I'd actually do.

Yeah, of course, it's cliche to say, "New year, new me." But when it's actually true, how can it be?

I know a totally new and better person is going to come out this year. It's already started. I can't wait to see what happens and where this year takes me.

No matter how cliche it is, maybe 2018 is the year of a new me.

I'm definitely ready for it.