Another year has almost come and gone. Where did the time fly? I don't even want to talk about 2016. A lot of stuff happened in 2016 that I want to try to move on from where possible. My thoughts are now on 2017. What will the new year bring? Will things get better in the new year since last year wasn't that great? I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens. Right now I can't stop thinking about 2017 and the new year, so I want to share some of my thoughts on the topic.

New Years is the time for resolutions to be made. Resolutions that we probably won't remember to keep, and that we will find written down on a random piece of paper half way through the year and feel guilty that we didn't accomplish our goals. I'm not saying that I'm going to stop writing New Year's resolutions, that's a tradition that I enjoy. What I'm thinking is that for the new year, I should have things more out in the open. So instead of writing my resolutions on a piece of paper and then forgetting where I put it, I think I will make a vision board or some kind of display where I can see my resolutions and have them out in the open where I will be more likely to not forget about them.

I turned 21 in 2016 with means, to me at least, that I am officially an adult in every sense of the word. But being an adult comes with responsibilities. I plan to find a job or internship this year, to work on my future career. I need to start taking care of my financial obligations and try to take some of the pressure off of my parents. Basically, I have to grow up and eventually learn to fend for myself. One of my greatest responsibilities that I have to continue working on is doing well in school. A lot of money was spent sending me to college overseas so I need to make sure that I do not waste the opportunity and work hard again in the new year.

Personally, in the new year, I also want to work on me. I know that this seems like a weird thing to say and maybe a bit conceited. But when you are someone like me who has low self-esteem, then you will understand what I mean. I have to work on building myself up and realize that this is an important thing to do so I can stop putting it off. I am the one who had to live with me, not just in 2017, but for the rest of my life, and therefore I have a responsibility to myself to help me. That sounded confusing, but you know what I mean.

Most of all, even though I hate surprises, I am looking forward to what 2017 has to bring. I really wish all the best to my friends and family and to everyone reading this. Even if 2016 sucked for you, don't worry. We can make it better in the new year.