Jan 7, 2011

2011 and a list

new years seriously did not start off on a good foot.

~i blew my tire.
~took 1 1/2 hours to fix it in -10 temps. (my cousin Craig rescued me. love him)
~then when i set off for home i got maybe 2 blocks and my heater went out.
~spent the next couple hours freezing and crying while driving 40 mph.
~feet were so cold i thought i was going to lose them.
~and to top it off i missed coop so bad it hurt worse then my frozen feet.

But then as I was waiting there for my brother to come rescue me from the cold, I began to realize that while a lot of things went terribly wrong, i was so blessed.

~i had family to help me change my tire.
~i had a car to get me as far as i did.
~and i had a brother to come switch me cars 30 miles from home.

i am blessed.

(pic taken by my amazing sis and mr. nik)

my life had been a wonderfully beautiful bumpy road.

i have been so nervous and all about what to do with my unsure future that i have failed to see how blessed i am to live in such a wonderful place.

i'm tired of holding myself back.

last year i decided i was going to prove myself wrong.

this year i am going to move forward.

i am also going to accomplish 29 things for 2011.

1. be positive

2. have fun

3. pay off debt

4. run a half marathon

5. DATE

6. take Coop on a vaca

7. record CD for my grandma

8. go to the temple at least every other month

9. pay full tithe

10. live healthy

11. do a service project once a month

12. hike havasupai

13. get my own place

14. read the book of Mormon

15. take Coop camping

16. go to a concert with friends

17. volunteer during Christmas

18. take Coop to the zoo

19. paint my table and chairs

20. be organized

21. take CNA test

22. run 10k in spring

23. spend time at Uncle Tom's cabin with Coop

24. show my love

25. go to 3 temples i haven't been to

26. learn to make bread

27. work with Coop on him numbers and letters more

28. learn to sew

29. BE CONFIDENT

it's going to be a great year.

3 comments:

Melissa said...

Katie, I sure love ya lots! You inspire me. I love your picture, you look beautiful! Let me know if you need anything!

Katie Dotson said...

What I need is to see you! I miss ya!

Sylvia said...

Your such a strong amazing person. What a great list I might have to still some of them and do them myself.