2017 Goals Evaluation

I like keeping track of these if for no other reason to see how my priorities change from year to year. I don't focus as much on meeting them, but it's a good way to see what is still important to me and what is now less important. Let's take a look at where I was in early 2017.

1. Summer vacation somewhere cool. Iceland's in the mix.

I went to Iceland! I did! And it was amazing! I love that place so much, and I cried the first time I really stepped out of the car into the wilderness and felt like I was there. It lived up to my extremely high expectations, and I can't wait to go back.

2. Take classes for Girls Develop It

I didn't do this. But, I did quite a bit of coding as I completed a website for my job at Hamline's Sustainability Office.

3. Look into GIS and maybe start taking GIS classes

I didn't do this. I still love geography, and I've recently (as in, the past week) been playing around with Google's My Maps functionality. This might still be in my future.

4. Publish at least 15 posts on this blog.

Not that far off, actually. Thanks to my early-2017 TV obsessions.

5. Read at least 3 books. Super low standards here, dude.

I almost finished reading Cooked by Michael Pollan. So, I read like 80% of one book. I just don't think I'm much of a reader and I should stop putting this on my list.

6. Make a craft with my flag drawings.

Good intentions, not met, but I still plan to do this.

7. Make some websites for work and for fun.

I made a pretty neat website for my job, as mentioned, and I played around with coding a few other things. I don't want to completely lose my know-how in that area.

8. Do Collaborative Research in Sustainability over the summer.

I decided to not do this, which was a smart decision because, turns out, I hate research.

9. Move off campus.

I landed a pretty sweet apartment in the Summit-University neighborhood in Saint Paul.

10. Get good grades.

As always... And this fall was my last semester of college!