2010 NEW New Years Resolution Complete

I made it – 52 (I think it actually ended up being more) new experiences in 2010.  Sometimes it was a lot of work – finding and researching new activities, determining if I would be comfortable going alone – if not, finding a companion to accompany me and all this is before I did my new adventure. 

Some people asked me to continue on with my NEW New Year’s Resolution into 2011.  I thought about it because it was so great for me, however there are so many other things I want to accomplish this year: learning to cook well, starting to paint again, maybe relearn Spanish and starting to do the crossword puzzle on Sunday. I had so much fun and will continue to try new things, but I won’t have to be so rigid about it.  I also have so many things I did this year that I want to do again –  Books and Bars, cooking classes, volunteering with WomenVenture, all the festivals, such as Bockfest and Tour de Fat.  Life has so much to offer, I hope to always have a zest for new experiences and not to get sedentary before my time comes.

I learned a lot from my new adventures in 2010.  I learned a lot about my independence.  If I want to do something, I will now just do it if I have someone to join me or not. I learned about my friend’s and acquaintances, those I could count on and those who would continuously cancel last minute. Some people I wished would have canceled once we made it to the event/activity.   I learned a lot about the people of the Twin Cities and Minnesota – how inviting and welcoming they are to new people, even if you are completely ignorant to their cause.  And I learned that assumptions are truly that – some of the activities I was most looking forward to were not what I was hoping for and some activities/events that I was leery about were fantastic.

Thank you to those who supported me by attending my new adventures, everyone who read my blog and those that appeared on my blog, but maybe didn’t realize they would be on the Internet. J  Thank you CityPages, VitaMN, MeetUp.com, MetroMix, the Southwest Journal and the Uptown paper for continuously giving me ideas for my new experiences.

Sincerely,

Stephanie Miller

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