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A twenty two year-old's view on life, death,
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1/1/2015 0 Comments My 15 for 2015So, as I mentioned in a post recently, I started this blog on December 31st last year with my 14 goals for 2014. I think that I did a fair job considering what I aimed to do and where I ended up. This year I want to do the same thing, giving myself 15 goals for 2015. Hopefully this year I will return more frequently to this as a reminder of what I set out to do so that I can make even more of my goals. So here it is: 1. Write a full screenplay - this is something I have been kind of tinkering with for a while. I have been writing more and more complete stories lately. Some a absolute rubbish (another word that I always say with a British accent in my mind) and others have some potential to be something with a little time and effort. I have been writing down many of ideas for SPEC scripts and even original shorts, but I really want to bunker down and write a feature length script that I am really proud of so that I have something tucked away for that perfect moment. 2. Create more videos - I am a film student, and this should be a no-brainer. No matter whether it is a small project for a friend or family matter or something scripted to keep for my portfolio, I want to be working and creating. It's not something that should actually need to be on this list since, in my opinion, I don't really have a choice in the matter. 3. Take a risk - I put this on my list for last year and I can't really think of any time where I really did this. I want to do it and I want to do it right, not just taking an overwhelming class load. I want to take a risks that adds to my life experience, that has the potential to lead to something great. That is worth the risk. And I think that this year will provide many of these opportunities. 4. Get back to the healthy person I was - as most know, I have been letting the healthy-eating priority start to slip a bit and I think it is one of the main causes of any present unhappiness in my life. When I was eating right, I just felt right. I felt better and happier and my skin was like a baby's bottom. Now I'v got my muffin top back and my face is covered in acne. 5. Have an affair with a European boy - Sorry Dad, but I'm not sure when the next time is that i will be living in Europe. So this one is just something for me. Plus, I'm sure it will enhance the quality of my writing...right? 6. Finish a full-length novel - Ok, even I know that this is a stretch. But I figured that putting it on my list might give me a bit of motivation to get back to it. Though, we'll see what happens once I'm overseas and using all my free time to experience the world. Part of me pictures myself spending Sunday mornings at a local cafe typing away and sipping on one of the greatest (and daintiest) coffees I've ever had. The other part of me is saying, shut up, your a fucking idiot and your life isn't an Audrey Hepburn movie. 7. Build my network/continue to stay in touch with those who are already a part of it - This is a big part of what I will be doing at the Cannes Film Festival, but I also need to work with those that I made in LA and I hope to expand even more when I move to New York. Boring for you, but important to me. 8. Meet someone I admire - This one doesn't seem completely in my control, but I think that there might be times this year where I can initiate it's potential. And I mean more than just hello. I mean a full-on conversation with said person. Whether it be Ed Sheeran, Ellen DeGeneres, M. Night Shyamalan, Jennifer Lawrence or the people that own the mansion down the street, it doesn't really matter to me. 9.Make a difference in someone's life - this is open-ended and similar to my "pay it forward" goal of last year. But I think that if I spend an entire year without reaching out to help those around me, then what was the point? Aren't we all on this planet together? We might as well help each other out now and then, right? 10. Stop waiting for someone else to make the first move - this might be a bit personal, and it's pretty self explanatory, so I'll leave it at that. 11. Come back home - By this I mean not to forget where I came from. To come back and visit the people who have gotten me to the point that I am at in my life. To visit my grandparents, whom have been a huge support of my recent life choices, Chickee's Dance World, which has made me into the woman I am today, Camp Harrington and the people I met there, which might not be in operation anymore, but will always be my home. 12. Take a minute to breathe - this is something I always have had trouble with. I tend to be go, go, go until I just break suddenly and spend a day crying and eating ice cream or just make myself sick (which has actually happened and I was sent home from work early because I kept claiming that I was dying...). This year, I need to start making more time for myself, my physical health, and most importantly my emotional health. 13. Stop caring so much what everyone thinks of me - this is always going to be a work in progress. Not I nor anyone else in the world will ever completely stop caring what others think of us. That is actually the Oxford Dictionary Definition for the word "Chaos". We'd be picking our noses in public and dying in fiery car accidents. But hopefully I can find a good place where I care just enough, and not in the rather debilitating amount of care I seem to be dealing with currently. 14. Tell someone I love them - I never been in love before. I might have thought so when I was younger and even the slightest bit of feeling toward someone was all-consuming and life-altering. But looking back I know that I have never and still don't love anyone (excluding family and friends, of course) and I think it's about time that this changes. Though there are many other factors that come into play, most of which I don't have time to discuss currently, I think that such a goal is definitely possible. 15. Live a life worth writing about - If I can't fill five books with things to say about what happens in 2015, I haven't done it right. So...What's your 15 for 2015? Thanks for reading, Amanda Lucille Song of the dayLove Rage On by Nizlopi a awesome little British band, Check 'em out!
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