these are just flames.

it was a small new year's party, but it was a good one. 

(don't ask why clay is wearing an apron...)

(photo cred to the asian.)

well folks, it's resolution time again. 

i've been seeing a whole lot of hatin' on the new year's resolution thing lately, and i'd just like to say, i don't agree with most of it. i believe that a new year is the perfect time to try a little harder to be the person that you want to be. yeah, you can and should work to better yourself at all times of the year, but sometimes the change of the last digit in that year stamp is enough motivation to make you think you really can do it. and you can do it! assuming you make realistic resolutions, of course. 

so here are my resolutions. i'm typing them up mostly for myself, but i also like the accountability that comes with having them out in the world somewhere.

health: 

1. run 300 miles this year! (about 6 miles/week)--the me of a year ago would look at this goal, throw her head back, and laugh. but 2013 brought me running, and i love it, and i want to be better at it. so there. take that, 2013 kylie. 

2. run a 10k and a half-marathon--what up, ambitious but still realistic goals?!

3. eat better--i don't care about my weight, but i do care about my health, and i need to start paying a little more attention to what and how much i am eating. not because i want to look any different, but because i want to feel different. so i want to try cooking healthier recipes, and eating less sweets, and drinking less dr. pepper. it's all about moderation.

blog:

1. continue to post 5x/week--i think we've got a good thing going on here, don't you?

2. continue to grow--i'm at the point where i put a lot into this space, and i'm just starting to get something back. i don't intend on being a "famous" blogger, but i would love to have some real sponsors on here that make my blogging hobby more manageable.

3. never compromise who i am for views--i try really hard to stay open and honest on here and not make it seem like i live a perfectly glamorous life. cause i sooooo do not. and i refuse to write posts that i don't enjoy writing, because that kind of takes the point of blogging away, doesn't it?

other: 

1. read from the book of mormon every single day--this is by far the most important goal for the year. i know from experience that everything in life can be going wrong, but if i'm doing this one thing right, i will  make it through with a smile on my face. 

2. talk to god before making decisions--sometimes i'm good at this, and sometimes i'm not. i just have to remember that he knows better than i do or than any of my friends do in every situation.

3. save enough to buy a nice camera--i think i'm at the point in my life where i want a dslr camera enough to make some sacrifices for it. so i'd like to quit buying so many dang clothes and save my money for a camera instead.

4. travel to as many states as possible--i'd love to see as much of this wonderful country we live in as possible.
5. keep writing rachel and laura--i haven't missed a week writing my best friends yet! gotta keep that up.

here's to 2014!

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