My New Year’s Eve with Idris Elba
Posted by Akuba | Posted in Community Relations | Posted on 10-01-2012
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So…I spent my NYE with Idris Elba!! Well, not really. But I did get to take this awesome picture and have a little convo with him. I ACTUALLY spent NYE with my awesome boyfriend, high school bff and a group of awesome individuals who I hope to become good friends with. We went to the Biltmore with about 3,000 other individuals. Based on my experience a couple years ago, I wasn’t too keen on going to another NYE party unless we could get a group to go. We got a group together last minute. I enjoyed myself thoroughly.
I’m not one for making new year’s resolutions but I am going into this year very purposefully. There are many milestones I want to hit this year both professionally and personally. To be quite honest, i’m still in planning mode but I can tell you in advance they will be in the areas of: Fitness, Finance, Spirituality, Faith, and expanding my network (i.e. – making new friends).
Overall, 2011 ended up being a great year thanks to career risks I took toward the end. I could have been a better friend, girlfriend, sister and daughter. I met some really amazing people and established relationships that I need to make sure I build on for 2012. I left 2011 asking only one question: WHERE DID THE TIME GO??
Regardless, I have a renewed energy going into this year that I hate to admit has everything to do with my career progress. I honestly let my discontentment with work affect my life outside of work. I just need to figure out what my 2012 is going to look like.
Here are a few things I KNOW I want to do this year:
- Attend SXSW
- Start a CSR program for a company
- Write a Social Media plan
- Lose 4 inches in my belly
- Learn a programming language
- Be on a reality tv scavenger hunt
