Julia Anna Moore

When I write each week out in my planner, I like to write down goals, my to-do list, and dinner ideas. All pretty generic. But, something that has helped me get through some of the harder weeks, and given me motivation and inspiration, is writing down things I hear other people say. If a quote resonates with me, I like to remember it, so I read it every time I open my planner. Here are some of my favorite from this past year, maybe some of them will resonate with you for your new year.  "Enjoy where you are now, and look to the future."  "Indecision is the worst decision."  "If you don't build your own dreams, someone will hire you to build theirs." "You are your only limit." "Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know." "Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and align themselves. Nature may heal and give strength to body and soul...

A very little known fact about me is that I pay for absolutely everything in my life at 19 years old. I grew really early anyways, but when I went to college, all of my living expenses were basically thrown at me, and it was a lot. These expenses include: health insurance, tuition, housing, gas, etc. Over the years, I have honestly learned so much about saving money, and I starting going an amazing streak of putting a ton of cash into my savings account. I figured out how my lifestyle functioned, where I spent the most money, and where I could save money. My biggest mistake my Freshman year of college was eating out every weekend when at dance rehearsals away from the university. But, in my own defense, it was very hard to cook because I lived in a dorm with one tiny kitchen for 200 students. Plus, I was at rehearsals for 8-12 hours at a time, or at a competition that could be hours away from home. A couple of years after my Freshman year, while becoming an actual adult, this is w...