Birthday Celebration

I recently celebrated another birthday and I have to say, when I was a young kid I would get so excited about birthdays.  A lot of it was because my parents did a great job at making me feel special... like I was the only thing that mattered on that day.  Also, I always felt like I was older than I actually was so turning another year older was always a bonus.  Now as birthday's come, I don't get as excited to turn another year older (after all there are no huge excitements with age after 21) but it does make me look back and reflect on my life.  It makes me appreciate all the special people that I have around me and everything that I have been able to accomplish this far.  Similar to New Year's it is a time to look at the future and consider all of the things I want to accomplish by my next birthday.  Here is a list of a few things that I want to focus on for the coming year, both with my clothing line and personally.

MB:
    - Find a consistent wholesale fabric retailer
    - Source sewing manufacturers
    - Get my clothing line into boutiques across US
    - Hire an intern
    - Learn new fabric dying techniques
    - Show at MNFashion week at a larger scale
    - Be open to future opportunities

Personally:
    - Be a better friend/daughter/sister
    - Spend more time with my pup Scout
    - Be more spontaneous (Sky diving with my brother's on the list!)
    - Smile more
    - Volunteer with Dress for Success
    - Travel as much as I can
    - Enjoy life and the people in it!  

A little cheesy, but I think it's so important to be able to reflect on your life and make sure you are heading in the direction you want to be!  Every year brings something new and it's great to take a moment and just appreciate those things!  Cheers!