2016 was literally an insane year. I actually have not spoken to a single person who has said that 2016 was a great year or that it was even good. I personally didn't have an atrocious year, but honestly, it wasn't all that hot either. I want to take on 2017 like it's nobody's business. I want to enter 2017 like I've got it all in the bag like I always have.

We all make "New Year's Resolutions" that make us feel better and we never end up keeping them. This year will be different because instead of making a list that says, "Lose weight, make straight A's, get a perfect score on the SAT, find new friends," I am going a little deeper and really pushing myself in the upcoming year.

In 2017, I will start focusing in on things more. Maybe at school, I can make sure to pay attention as much as possible during class so that I am able to find my strengths and weaknesses in certain subjects. This also applies to anything else in life. If I start a project, I am going to focus on that project. I am going to put everything I have into it so that the project is done to my best ability and not just something that I did halfheartedly. Also in 2017, I am going to start studying more because I really just don’t study enough and studying is important.

I feel like 2017 is going to be a crazy year for me again but not in a bad way. I really feel like I am going to find myself and finding what I love or falling even more in love with the passions I already have. In 2017, I am going try new things and find new hobbies without trying to do everything. I am going to meet new people through these new hobbies and I am going to be able to shed a positive light on new people's lives and these new people will also affect me positively. I am going to surround myself with people who inspire me in 2017. I am going to inspire people in 2017.

In 2017, I am going to have more compassion for those around me. I am going to get new perspectives and learn to walk in other people's shoes. I will have more compassion in 2017, but I will also make sure that in whatever I am doing, I am doing what is best for myself. I am going to remember that it is not my job to please everyone in the universe and I am going to apply that to my life. In 2017, I will do what is good for me. Not in a selfish way, but in a way that will keep me as the best me I can be. This is going to be a real challenge and I am going to have to remember that I cannot be best friends with everyone and some people are just toxic and I can't change that about them.

2017 is going to be a year to remember. 2017 is going to be the year your girl rises to the challenge. 2017 will be fun, stressful, hilarious, difficult, successful and so much more. I am going to make 2017 my own. 2017 is going to be my best year yet so look out new year, here I come, ready as I will ever be and ready to fight to take this year as my own.