My First Blog

As many others have already done, I have made some resolutions for the new year. In the past few years I have made some simple resolutions that I have actually kept.

2010 - Cook/bake one new thing a week. Some weeks I skipped, some weeks I cooked multiple new things, but the overall goal of experimenting and trying new things has been a success and something I still enjoy doing.

2011 - Throw away all my socks and underwear that have holes or are wearing out. For some this might seem odd, but because of a strange family tradition of holey socks, a strong dislike for shopping, and a desire to get the most out of everything, I struggle to throw away these things. Despite the challenge, I succeeded and intend to continue this healthy habit for the years to come.

2012 - Actually do the things I keep saying I am going to do (such as run in the Camp Pendleton mud run, run a half marathon, learn to SCUBA dive, live overseas, explore artistic photography and many others), which leads me to the initial purpose of this blog and my other resolution.

I have wanted to start a blog for awhile, but haven't felt like I have much to say. While traveling this summer, an inspiration came. I will take at least one picture a day and blog about it. The photos can be documentary in nature showing what I am doing, but I want to challenge myself to explore my artistic eye. So thus begins the journey of 2012 through my eyes. From time to time the pictures may be interspersed with updates, rants, or whatever else comes to mind, but the challenge has been set. Let's see how I do.