Dariane Nabor

So today’s my birthday! After frantically Googling for birthday tradition ideas, I found a few things to help reflect on the year and to set goals for the new year.  I was most inspired by this post.  Here’s my take:

22 Things I’ve Learned this Past Year

1. There’s ALWAYS something you can be grateful for. And that’s a comforting feeling.
2. Being a part of the Press isn’t necessarily the best way to experience an event.
3. Twitter is one of the most useful (and important) Internet tools anyone can use.
4. The United States Health Care is in dire need of reform.
5. Cleanliness is Godliness.
6. Everyone has something to offer.
7. Taking terrifying risks can pay off in big ways.
8. I’m apparently a celebrity magnet?
9. I do a very poor job at imitating a Filipino accent.
10. Coldplay is actually mindblowingly fantastic live. Seeing them perform THREE songs on SNL previously turned me completely off to ever seeing them. Oxfam changed my mind.
11. Hard work isn’t enough. It also takes drive and a positive attitude.
12. How to swallow pills!
13. At any given time, there is someone who loves you and cares about you.
14. David Allen’s GTD method and Covey’s Seven Habits are must reads for everyone.
15. Crash course in social activism! But there is still much left to learn…
16. Such a diverse group of people enjoy consuming frozen yogurt.
17. What it takes to build and maintain a successful brand, how to network, and the importance of social media.
18. Love is incredible.
19. How to solve a Rubik’s cube in under a minute.
20. How to play a game of Hold ‘Em.
21. Heaven is a Las Vegas buffet. Namely like the buffet at the Wynn.
22. It is a small, small world indeed.

23 Things to do before I turn 23

1. Play Beatles Rock Band.
2. Get headshots taken.
3. Go to a Kings of Leon concert.
4. Go to a taping of The Late Show with Conan O’Brien.
5. Be able to speak conversational Spanish. Like seriously. This is a realistic goal that can definitely be achievable in the next year.
6. Watch the entire Battlestar Galactica (2004) series.
7. Go skydiving.
8. Go salsa dancing.  Okay, I know I’ve done this before, but it’s been waay too long since the last time I’ve gone dancing.
9. Find an avenue of performance. (i.e. theater, film, web video, instrument playing, singing, etc.)
10. Watch a musical on stage.
11. Put $$ in my savings account.
12. Be able to play 10 songs on the guitar (memorized).
13. Sew an awesome outfit.
14. Read 12 good books.
15. Write well, often, and consistently on this blog.
16. Rekindle old friendships.
17. Have a wardrobe that Tim Gunn would be proud of me for.
18. Inspire someone to make a difference.
19. Give or sell most of my possessions.
20. Watch people I love and support achieve their goals.
21. Celebrate an anniversary.
22. Be able to do more than 10 pull-ups.
23. Grow in love.