I celebrated New Year’s Eve with friends, and welcomed the new year with a bit of positive thinking. But I never wrote down my goals. I’m now about a week late, but honestly, I figure sitting on your year long goals for a few extra days never hurt anyone. So now that 2012 has begun to set it, I find myself having two different types of goals for the new year. The easy, simple kind. And the more complicated kind.

Let’s start with the easy ones. These are the things I should be doing all the time, regardless of it being a new year. These are the things I know will do my body, heart and mind good, yet continue to ignore from year to year to year.

1. I want to start running. Or walking. But preferably running.
2. I need to drink more water. Like 8 cups each day, more. Every, single day.
3. I should read more. Doesn’t matter if it’s the newspaper, on my iPad or a paperback. Reading is good for my brain, and I don’t do nearly enough of it.
4. I have to spend less. Or I’ll never start saving.

And then there are the goals that I want to set, that just don’t seem as simple. Whether it be because they cost money, or cost time. Because they are challenging or embarrassing. Certain things that are just good for the soul, and I truly believe will make me a better, more mature person.

So here are a few more things I’ll add to my list of new year’s resolutions.

1. Travel to new places. Travel internationally, twice.
2. Set up an online photography store. And sell at least one of my own photos.
3. Cook, bake. Get familiar with new foods, new ingredients. And bake at least one new recipe a month.
4. Volunteer more frequently. At least once a quarter. Hopefully a lot more.
5. Forgive. A lot of people. Including myself, for a lot of things. Time to move on.
6. Become more outgoing. Speak up at work. Talk to strangers. Ask a question, if I have one.
7. Dress boldly, accessorize freely. Wear lipstick, whenever I want to.