New Year, New You? Now that we are 1 week into the New Year do you ever feel the pressure to really make sure you make some type of 'change'? I do. January is usually a stressful month for me because I go through this 'what am i doing with my life?' faze. As I started to go into one of my usual freak outs last night my wonderful boyfriend reminded me how much I have accomplished in my 23 years already. He always has a way of opening my eyes and making me feel better. So today I am looking at it a little differently. 

I am going to take over the world... someday. I just need to give myself some time. Instead of just having dreams, wants, desires I need to learn how to take baby steps towards those goals so that those dreams can come true. Corny,..but true. Everyone in life has a dream, or if your like me you have LOTS. 

I am trying to teach myself that I do not have to do everything TODAY. So I making a list of what I am going to do before I am 31...

Open a boutique in LA, not just for B. Original Shoes but to showcase all ONE OF A KIND funky items in the LA area. Then of course... expand into different markets; San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Chicago.

Get B. Original Shoes on the red carpet (correction) a celebrity wearing my shoes on the red carpet.

Write a book, not sure if I want to do an 'about me' book or about fashion but I am going to do one of those or both. ;) 

I want to get my pilots license and then fly somewhere really cool.

I love to cook, but sometimes I feel like I cook the same things over and over. I would like to take a cooking class or a few to add a few things to the menu. 

Lots of traveling, need to go to NEW YORK ASAP, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Hawaii, Miami, Cabo San Lucas, and Tokyo.

Get out of debt :) Almost there! But are you REALLY ever not in debt? 

Exercise and eat healthy.. maybe even take a few dance and kickboxing classes. (my grandma actually inspired me to do this one, she just started a dance class herself!)

Someday walk in the AIDS walk and Relay for life. 

Give an abandoned dog the best home ever. 

Volunteer on Thanksgiving one year to feed the homeless. 

And of course marry the love of my life and have 1 child maybe 2 before 31. 

of course laugh as much as I possibly can.

You know there is so much more that I would like to do before I am 31 but this is my start and this is what I am writing down for now.. more to be added. ;)

You see how a girl can get a little stressed out?! I don't want to be someone who just sits back and watches life pass them by. I want to grab life by the 'you know what' and do everything I can. I want to be an example and an inspiration to the people around me and in my life. I wanted to write this to tell you that its OK to dream big... just listen to C.J's advice and take baby steps to get where you want. 

Just because its the beginning of a New Year do not put the pressure on yourself to do EVERYTHING you want in this year. Write down what you want out of life, give yourself a deadline and go for it.  Just act like everyday is the beginning of the year :) 

Love to all, 

xoxo