1. Travel to a new state.
[Hoped to use our summer travel time to head to Austin, Seattle, or Portland - all of which would have qualified here - but a return visit with friends in Tampa was in order.]
2. Learn to cook a perfect homemade veggie burger.
[Disappointing, mostly because I simply let this slip my mind throughout the year. Ready the black beans and oats, I'm revisiting this one soon.]
3. Make faster decisions.
[Did I feel more decisive in 2013? Sure. But it took me, like, ten minutes to decide if I achieved this resolution, so...]
4. Visit the American Museum of Natural History in NYC.
[A perfect birthday present from my love. Also...DINOSAURS!]
5. Volunteer or donate to a new cause each month.
[This is the one resolution I changed midyear (see #10 below). I adapted the sentiment to focus on sorting through our excessive clothing collection and donating a significant portion to charity. Dozens of clothes-filled shopping bags later, resolution complete.]
6. Purchase a musical instrument.
[Why didn't I just purchase this harmonica and call it a day?]
7. Mail a hand-written letter to President Obama.
[This was a cute idea when I thought of it last year, and then I remembered I have terrible handwriting. I'm sure the President was very disappointed.]
8. Take a photo from the top of a mountain.
[No hiking in 2013, unfortunately.]
9. See Mumford & Sons live in concert.
[Nope. And given the recent announcement that they're taking an indefinite break from touring, this one hurts.]
10. Change one resolution in the middle of the year.
[As #5 elaborates above, check.]
1. Take a tour of the U.S. Capitol building.
3. Support someone's artistic expression.
5. Grow a robust beard.
7. Learn to use advanced video editing software.
9. Focus on long-term, big-picture perspectives.
