This year I have a few things going on. Stay tuned to this blog or to my Twitterfeed @mpinkelton to see if I make it through without falling flat on my face. A few to-dos on the calendar include:

• Taking the GRE
• Applying to graduate school
• Going on a cruise for our 5th Anniversary
• Going to Beer, Bourbon and BBQ at Atlantic Station
• Competing for the first time in the Warrior Dash
• Attending my first TED
• Attending my first Geekend
• Doing Dragon *Con with my husband
• Participating in Leadership DeKalb
• Working with two local non-profits as a board member

I must be out of my mind right? The easiest way to get through it all successfully is to be realistic about my goals, smart with my time, and grateful that I have supportive family and friends to help see me through 2014!

I think I will call it the “Year of Maria”. That sounds vain; but if I can’t be vain at 42 when can I be vain!

Here I go.