I can hardly believe that 2022 is here and that it’s time to set my goals for the year! It feels like yesterday I was having surgery on my knee and prepping for the new school year. Last week, I shared my recap of 2021 and how I did on those goals. This year, I knew I wanted to make my goals visual (hence the vision board) and I wanted to really focus on long-term things. Goals for 2022 Buy my first house | Y’all, I have the money for a down payment, so hopefully I can find a house this year. Last year, everything I saw didn’t quite fit…

Welcome back to my 101 in 1001 list. It’s literally been a year since I’ve looked at it. I have until February to see what else I can accomplish. I went from having completed 28 things completed to 42-so quite a big jump. 101 in 1001 lists originated with McKenzie Horan at Design Darling. I will say it’s often a challenge to come up with my list for 101 in 1001. My 101 in 1001 Things Career/Grad School 101 in 1001 Graduate with my M. Ed in Reading from UVA. (August 2021) Walk the Lawn at UVA. Take and pass the RVE for Reading Specialists. (June 2021) Maintain straight A’s…

Travel. Such a hot topic. People are tired of staying at home, and I’m no exception. Especially since I’ve been doing grad school for the past year and a half, I’m ready to go travel. Travel has been on my list of 101 in 1001 things list for as long as I’ve been doing them. My passport still only has stamps from England and France from when I studied abroad. I’ve been saving to buy a house, and I’m now over my savings goal for the price range I want to be in. So now, I’m adding savings for a car (if y’all have suggestions I’ll be looking in the…

What to look for in a hair care product? Well, honestly, I have no idea. I keep seeing different things on social media, and every time I go to a hairstylist they recommend a different product. Typically, I find myself looking for a new hair product every 4 months. I definitely want to try to be as healthy as possible when picking new items. I started here with health.com, but they have a ton of products on there that people on social media said never to use. Allure seemed to have some better options listed for their 44 best hair products of 2021, but some still seemed questionable. I love…

Single. This seems like a daunting fact of life. Especially as you get older, everyone wants to know who you’re dating, why you aren’t dating, or what happened to so and so. Between the people who I work with and my close friend group, I’m one of two people that are single. Yes, you read that right-two. Everyone sees all these people, and believe me, all over TikTok, that are gushing about their relationships. They may be talking about Ring by Spring (this is a pretty southern tradition, where people meet in the fall time and get engaged by the spring). I also keep getting thrown into the wedding/engagement side…