4 Quarters

I apologize for waiting until today to post I had family in town and lots of things going on. My best friend in the whole world just got his mission call today. Colorado Springs is getting a very awesome Elder in March. I'm so happy for him but all I could think about was I have 2 weeks left. What am I going to do? I only have that much time to be with him until he leaves for 2 years. Like dollars and most sporting events, I decided that I'm going to break up the time apart into 4 quarters (6 month intervals). I know that a lot can happen from now until March 2019 but I need it to if I have a shot at keeping up with this guy. He means so much to me and I want him to be the very best he can be and really find out what he wants out of life and who he can be. I have set goals for myself so that I can also figure out who I want to be and better recognize my potential so when he gets back the new him can meet the new me. Here are my goals that I hope to accomplish:

1. Become spiritually stronger- I want to come closer to my Heavenly Father than I ever have before. The gospel has been such a blessing in my life and sometimes I catch myself taking it for granted. I really want to understand it, learn it on a deeper level and just really focus on who God needs me to be. I know that I have a purpose and I want to be able to figure out what exactly that is.
2. Focus on school- This probably sounds like one of those "Duh!" type of goals but this is so important to me. The reason I want to focus on school is because that is what is going to set the stage for the rest of my life. I want to really succeed in school so that way I can excel in my life.
3.  Love myself more- For a long time I have struggled with being able to love myself which sometimes causes me to hurt others along the way. I am my worst critic, I used to beat myself up about everything I could and I would let myself get stressed out for no reason (still do a little bit of this). This is important to me because how will I be able to love someone else if I don't love myself first? I don't think I'm as bad as I used to be but there is definitely room for improvement.
4. Have fun!- It has been a long time since I just did something for fun! There is a quote from Night at the Museum 2 from the character of Amelia Earhart and she says "Do you know why I became a pilot? For the fun of it! Why else would anyone do anything?" I want to just have fun with everything I do whether its learning or laughing. I want to find something I am passionate about and maybe go somewhere I have never been before. I just don't want to look back on these 2 years of my life and wish I would've done something that I was presented with.

These upcoming 4 quarters of our lives are going to be essential to who we want to be and what we want to give to the world. I know that I don't want to let them pass me by. I want to make the most out of the time I have. Pretty soon I will be responsible for kids, bills and the cleanliness of a house. I want to make memories that are going to last me a lifetime because I know that I won't ever have this time again. Why waste it right? I'll see ya next week for some more Vitamin "C" !

-Chelsea