32 goals for my 32nd birthday

Yesterday was my 32nd birthday, and I am feeling pumped about this next year. As we anticipate our move to Hawaii, and I'm leaving behind the fog of post-partum anxiety, I'm ready to "have life to the full" (John 10:10). I'm ready to pursue the passions and creative identity that God placed in me 32 years ago. That may not mean that I'll ever go into art full-time, but simply that I follow His calling for me moment by moment.

I am leaving behind a season of surviving, and entering into a season of thriving.

This is gonna be a good year.

I made a list of 32 goals for this next year, and I thought I'd share them here. Some are small, some are big, some are merely dreams. Some I've left a little more vague, while I gave myself parameters on others.

1. Get LASIK eye surgery (I made my consultation appt yesterday- well on my way!).

2. Eat more colorful things

3. Learn about finances

4. Release at least 3 collections (small or big!) online

5. Finish 2 books per month

6. Take care of my skin-- find a good clean SPF and wear it!

7. Buy (and wear) a pair of overalls

8. LESS yelling at my kids, more GENTLE words

9. Fill up 6 sketchbooks-- with anything!

10. Memorize one passage of Scripture per month

11. Take an art class

12. Write in my journal more regularly

13. Write real letters to friends and family

14. Create helpful rhythms for our household

15. Create outside my comfort zone (different medium, different styles, play more!)

16. Pick up my phone LESS

17. Go back into counseling (get Chris to join me for a few sessions!)

18. Run a race with Chris

19. Pray for our kids MORE

20. Take more pictures and video with my DSLR

21. Get STRONG- kick my diastasis recti to the curb

22. Do a podcast interview

23. Find an art mentor

24. Create an official will with Chris

25. Play more with my kids

26. Hold an IG meet-up on Oahu

27. Wear a bikini on the beach without worrying about my mama belly

28. Take the kids on a hike by myself

29. Make a big deal of other peoples' birthdays

30. Spend more time in the Word before the world

31. Don't sweat the small stuff (adventure perspective, over stress perspective)

32. Don't be so flaky

Here we go! Follow the hashtag #lindsays32goals on Instagram throughout the year to see how I'm doing!