2018

Wow, if I had waited one more day it would be exactly one year since my last post. Alright, 2017 is behind us and 2018 is here! So happy belated new year. 

They say each year you should pick a word to define and guide you into that year. I've never done this before but it sounds like a really great idea. I've chosen my word and that is... experience.

Experience: the observing, encountering, or undergoing of things generally as they occur in the course of time. 

Basically what I'm getting at is that I want to experience things. That might sound strange or confusing to some of you. I want to be in the present moment more often. I want to say yes to things more often - even if I'm scared. Life begins outside of your comfort zone for one. And right now I'm the youngest I will ever be in this present moment. I want to experience what I can when I can because I don't want to get to that point in life when you realize you aren't scared to do what you've been scared of but now you're too old to do it. You know what I mean? Like hiking, maybe one day, my legs won't work like they do now, or my back... so if hiking a mountain is something I want to do, I want to experience it. 

I've create a bucket list of things I would like to do and experience in 2018. I'm sure things will be added and I'd really like to take you along for the journey as I go. The plan is to use this blog like a journal; to be able to check things off my list as I go and share it with you.

Here is what I've got so far in no particular order....

Go somewhere new

Camp a minimum of 5 times

Go tubing down the river

Hike 5 different "local" parks

Kayak the river

Read at least 1 book a month

Reach personal financial goals

Make coconut lavender lemonade

Ice fishing

Visit a lavender farm

Be more eco-friendly

Develop a healthier lifestyle 

Come up with a healthy hair routine

Make The Canine Cabin into something bigger

Be more cruelty free

Let's see where 2018 takes us!

Taryn