A Resolute Piece of Pink Construction Paper

Today is January 1st, 2013. This general time of year is meant for giving, so I am giving you all my personal goals that I hope to reach this year. I wrote down ten of them, and I hope to achieve at least seven.

1. WORK TOWARDS MY GOLD AWARD. I'm a Girl Scout, as some may know already. I'm a Senior (I think) and I got my Silver Award last year. The Gold Award is an independent project that "reaches beyond the Girl Scout organization and provides a sustainable, lasting benefit to the girl's larger community." Girls usually earn their Gold Award in their Junior or Senior year.
2. GET ON THE HONOR ROLL. I just barely got on the Honor Roll in Quarter 1 with a 3.6667 GPA. In the past, I've gotten on the Honor Roll for one quarter per year. This year, I want to get on the Honor Roll every quarter. I think it might be attainable.
3. BE MORE POLITE. Although I think I'm a generally polite person, I realize that too often I take compliments without returning them, and I don't say bless you all the time, and sometimes I'm mean without thinking about it. I just want to be nicer this year.
4. GO OUTSIDE MORE OFTEN. I hate the outdoors, but I really want to experience more in the outside world. I want to take walks around the neighborhood, and learn how to, God forbid, climb a tree. Also, I might get my parents to buy me a quad to ride in Pennsylvania.
5. PAY MORE ATTENTION TO PERSONAL HYGIENE. Okay, don't jump to conclusions. I am a generally clean person. But this year I want to remember to wash my face every morning and brush my teeth three times a day like I'm supposed to.
6. NO MORE SODA AND COOKIES. Last year, I gave up soda, but I still caved every once in a while. But this year, I am going totally without and adding cookies to the mix. I have no self control when it comes to cookies.
7. LEARN THE NATIONAL ANTHEMS OF FIVE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. I just think that this would be a cool skill. I plan on mastering the Canadian, British, Scottish, Australian, and Guyanese national anthems by the end of the year.
8. READ TEN BOOKS. My reading has been sadly lagging lately. Enough said.
9. LEARN HOW TO COOK TEN MEALS SUCCESSFULLY. Cooking is a useful skill. I think that if I learn ten family recipes, then I'll be okay if I ever have to be on my own.
10. GROW MY HAIR OUT (NO HAIRCUTS). I love my hair. Part of my elaborate Gold Award plan involves donating my hair, which I was supposed to do last week, but I chickened out. I think that if I grow my hair out this year, I will have enough to donate without my hair being too short.

That's it. I'll be checking off the boxes as I complete them. Happy 2013!