I have to admit, my 2016 wasn't awful. There were ups and downs, but I feel like that is just life in general. No one is going to be happy all year, there will be things that break them, and there will be things that build them up. I had both of those things happen to me in 2016 and I am trying not to be bitter about the bad things that happened in my life this year. There are people out there who had a much worse 2016 than I did, but I am still hoping that 2017 will be my year.

I want 2017 to be the year where I find motivation to do well in school again. My first semester of my sophomore year was a rough one. I lacked so much motivation, it was quite sad, and I never really gained it back. Even now, I feel almost no motivation, but I am trying to get that back. My grades really suffered because I let outside events distract me from what really matters to me. My future really matters to me, I have had too many people talk down on me and tell me I wasn't ready for college. In 2017, I want to prove those people wrong.

I want 2017 to be the year that I find love. I am only 20 years old, but I want something real. I have loved before, and when I love someone I love hard. No one has ever been able to match me. I have always ended up loving the other person way more than they ever intended on loving me. I want something that is going to last a long time. It seems like this generation just wants to play mind games, and if I'm honest, I am tired of playing them. I am tired of wasting my time on people, so in 2017 I am planning to stay away from people who seem like they are gonna play me. I am more than a booty call, I am more than a one night stand, I am a person and I deserve the same love and respect as anyone else.

I want 2017 to be the year where I lose weight and keep it off. I have always struggled with weight. For awhile, I was in really good shape, but then I got stressed, so of course I started stress eating. Since starting college, I have gained 40lbs, and that grosses me out so much. I hate seeing people I went to high school with because I feel like a total cow. I miss being in shape, so this is something I really want to do for myself, I just need to figure out how to get back on track.

I want 2017 to be full of good things, because I feel like I deserve a year of good things. I am letting things and people go in 2016, and am hoping that new doors open for me in 2017. I want to find what I am looking for in 2017, and I am determined to be happy and live for myself. I am so tired of living for someone else.