I've been reading so much about New Year's resolutions, and it always brings out the angst in me. On the one hand, I love setting goals for myself. I like to plan, to organize, to break things down to the nitty gritty. On the other hand, I've learned that you really cannot plan for life. It does what it will and the best you can do it be adaptable enough to roll with the punches and make your own successes. (Even that sentence was so angsty-teen-vibe, ugh.) Anyway, I remembered that in 2013, I made a new resolution each month and had some good success with that until I ran out of ideas for resolutions. I considered doing that again because it was the most successful I've been with NYR in my memory, ever. So here we are.

For January, I've decided to read at least two books and write a little review of them on the blog. (Not because anyone cares what I have to say about them, but because it will help me be more accountable to have written that review.) I started the first book on New Year's Day: Postcards by Annie Proulx. Thoughts to come.

In other life news, I got some good news from one of my two residency interviewers. I'm waiting to hear back from the second place, which I expect sometime this week. Our rank lists are due January 16th! As soon as I know where I'll end up, I can enter crazy planning mode.

I am also (finally) embarking on changing my last name after getting married in May 2013. To be honest, I feel a little twinge of sadness at the thought of adding a new last name that I hadn't expected. But I'll be going ahead with it anyway, and I know my husband will certainly be excited :)

Anyway, that's all for me for now. Stay tuned for the book review!