That’s kinda my theme right now. What do I want more of? Life! I want adventures, I want blog fodder, I want to spread my wings and learn to fly! Okay, maybe nothing quite that dramatic but really, I want to, at the end of 2008, be able to look back at all that I accomplished during the year. To that end, here are some of my plans for 2008:

• The perennial favorite, lose weight. But not just lose weight to lose weight. I want to be more energetic. I want to be healthier. I want to climb the six flights of stairs up to my apartment, if need be, without panting and feeling like I am going to die at flight 4 1/2. I want to feel smokin’ hot in my jeans. I want to be giggly and giddy and free in a way that I can only when I am confident.
• I am going to create — and stick to — a liveable budget. No more guessing where all my money went. No more panicky feelings those last few days before payday. I want to save money and live life, but more importantly, live within my means. Goodbye, impulse shopping!
• I am going to get an A in each of my classes this year. I am not paying a fuckton of money to get anything less. And I am going to have a kick-ass graduation party in 2009.
• I am going to commit to my spirituality and accept the fact that I need some sort of weekly structured religious observance in my life in order to maintain a balanced state of mind.

You may notice that all of my plans relate to me. That’s because the theme of 2007, Be Good to Monique, is being carried over to 2008. Wheeee! I encourage you to have your own “Be good” year. It’s amazing what you can get done when you’re being nice to yourself.