Things I love: Hearts & Sparkles

I hope you all are having an amazing Holiday season. My Christmas was filled with some Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga and Audrey Hepburn goodies. I love having inspirational TALENTED ladies as my heroes and idols. My Christmas was also filled with toys, gadgets and games because I believe you should always remain a kid at heart (however, emotionally you should ALWAYS be growing!!).

I love this time year because all my favorites come back to town and all my high school friends hang out just like they used to. I managed to squeeze in time with my high school clique, neighborhood gang, and reconnect with my guy friend crew.

They all make me feel young again, and there's a reason I've kept them around & so close for so long.

Being around those whom I love & respect shined a light on as to why I was keeping people close to me that were only bringing me down.

Never be afraid to remove people from your life that truly don't deserve your time, energy or love. It's not easy and it's a hard pill to swallow but sometimes it's just necessary.

Angie is my favorite Britney Spears fan and she's a LOV-ar & I heart the sparkles out of her!!

Today I'm off to LA to spend time with all my SoCal faves. I have very little planned besides an amazing white party on New Years Eve (my first time out celebrating since I was 20!!).

So excited to rock this hot little thing:

So seriously, if you're in LA and have some time I'm ALWAYS down for a coffee (or cocktail) you should hit me up.

And in the meantime watch me live blog from LA on Facebook (Amber Lane - friend/subscribe me or fan me Ambersnotebook) Twitter and on Instagram (Ambersnotebook).

I hope you use this time to think about what goals you would like to accomplish this year, BIG & SMALL.

My Goals, you ask?

-apply for Survivor

-continue my mission of spreading positive energy around

-attend as many parties as possible

-learn a new photobooth pose

-start making more money

-find a more permanent living situation

-hop back in the dating pool (SCARY!!)

-continue to ROCK MY THANG OUT!!

Goal Oriented

Blog friends are some of the best, I made many new friends through my blog and I love them all. I love chatting with Jen from The Looks for Less and Jenmadigan.com about blogging and traveling. My new friend Traci (who does not have a blog but reads them) and I chat about shopping via emails. And my friend Chelsea and I have really gotten to know each other better through our blogs. Today I received a special surprise from Chelsea, her homemade cranberry jam! I can't wait to try it! Thanks Chelsea!Chelsea is currently working on a 20+10=30 challenge for the year 2010 (get it 20+10=2010?). So I decided to come up with my own list of 30 things I want to do in 2010.
1. Try to go to bed before midnight
2. I want a exercise hobby, Casey has softball and I want my own active hobby. Yoga, dance and tennis are my ideas, I need to narrow it down and DO it!
3.Read more books, I am done with school so no more excuses. I used to be an AVID reader, now I just read blogs I guess??
4. Become neater, my husband out neats me like crazy. I need to get with it, I used to be a neat freak! I just got used to someone else picking up after me and dong my laundry (I am one lucky girl!)
5.Make the most of the 52 weekends of 2010.
6. Shop Less
6.Focus on pieces I can wear more then once, or wear once at all, I gave away so many clothes last year, I want my closet to be more focused with interchangeable pieces.
7. Expand my vegetable garden.
8. Travel as much as I can. You have a couch? A Floor? An invitation?? I'll be there, I want to get in as many weekend trips as I can this year.
9. Really figure out my camera and new lens
10. Use exclamation points less (or should I use them more??)
11. Go to the World Series and watch the Giants win! (in my dreams!)
12. Come to terms with the fact I am tone deaf and realize when I sing I sound like those people on the American Idol try outs that think they sound JUST like Mariah Carey.
13.Travel to Prague!!
14.Sew more or do more DIY's. I have slacked since the holiday rush took over.
Wait..how many more of these things do I need to list???
15. Eat good food
16.Drink nice wine
17.Live and laugh like there is no tomorrow
18.Stare at clouds and stars
19.Buy lots and lots of flowers
20. Wear dresses and bows and ruffles and feathers and pink and heels!
21. Love my family and friends (and Kitty) lots, and let them know =)
22. Dream big
23. Attempt to be less clumsy
24. Keep track of my cell phone and keys
25. Have personal dance parties whenever the mood strikes
26. Blast the radio when songs I love are on (no one can hear me sing when I am alone in my car)
28. Enjoy being in my 20's
29.Become a better cook, expand my recipe repertoire
30.Thank each and every one of you for reading blog! It makes my day for every email, comment and view I get!
Thank you! I hope to make many more blog friends this coming year. For other great lists of 2010 goals check Kara's, Dee's, Sass's,Stephanie's and Jen's.