Everyone sets goals for themselves as the new year arrives. Many set the goal to get healthier and lose weight. Others set goals to make themselves happier. For me, I have a giant list. Here are some of the things I wish to achieve in 2017. Maybe you can add a few to your list, too!

1. Get the body I've been dying to have.

Everyday I am reminded of why I need to lose weight. I constantly compare myself to others, constantly pick at my skin, and constantly bring myself down. But this year, I have already become extremely motivated to lose weight. Healthier snacks in the cabinets and trips to the gym? Hopefully 2017 will bring me the body I've been craving!

2. Stop letting people walk all over me.

Apparently, people look at me as a door mat. They walk all over me, mentally abusing me, and making me feel as if I'm only the person they need when they need to complain about something. Or, I'm the person that gets their feelings hurt while I let the other person hurt them. Not anymore.

3. Get a higher GPA.

Although college is extremely difficult, achieving a higher GPA is something I really want to do. I want to prove to myself, and my mother, that I am capable of getting a better GPA. I do know that a GPA is just a number, but I know if I try my absolute best, I can raise it.

4. Travel

I never leave the state of Massachusetts. I feel like I am constantly driving aimlessly, looking for something new and exciting to do. This year, I want to explore other states and see what it's like to live there. Hopefully I can travel to a few different ones before 2017 ends.

5. Stop letting boys fuck with my feelings.

For some reason, guys look at me as someone they can talk to for months but act like we're nothing. Can flirt with me for weeks on end, but consider it 'friendly'. Worst of all, guys look at me as girlfriend material but don't label it because society just doesn't do relationships anymore. This year, I'm not going to let someone mess with my feelings because they are unsure of their own.

6. Go to more concerts.

I seem to conquer this goal every year. During the summer, my favorite thing to do is go to concerts at Xfinity. Being on the lawn with hundreds of people my age, dancing our asses off to country music, is my ideal summer night.

7. Talk to people I haven't talked to in a while.

I hope this year I can reconnect with old friends. Bring back the good old days and make new memories with the people who made my upbringing so memorable.

8. Stop holding in my feelings.

I have got to learn to stop holding back my tears. To stop holding back my anger, and to stop letting people mentally abuse me. I need to express how I feel and confront those who hurt me.

9. Do something drastic to my hair.

I've tried many different shades of colors in my hair, but this year I want to do something drastic. Something that no one will know I'm doing. Will I cut it? Will I dye in completely? Who knows.

10. Get the tattoo I've been dying to get.

For years I have been telling people I want to get this tattoo. I've had the exact design in my head since the day I turned 18 (two years ago). And this year I am getting that damn tattoo.