Showing posts with label goals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goals. Show all posts
Tuesday, 2 January 2018

Life: Five 2018 Resolutions that I’m actually going to try and keep

Life: Five 2018 Resolutions that I’m actually going to try and keep
Tuesday, 2 January 2018
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This time last year, I posted my 2017 goals. With the exception of buying a house, which is still very much a work in progress, I am pleased to say that I managed to stick to my goals and had an amazing year, for the most part. I’m back here again this year with another list of ‘goals’ that I want to achieve. This year, I’ve made sure I’ve been incredibly realistic with my Resolutions and that they’re resolutions that actually mean something.

KEEP UP THE POSITIVE ATTITUDE 
One thing that I’ve been really proud of myself for doing in 2017 is being much more positive about myself, my capabilities and my life than I have been in the past. I’m hoping to continue on with this as I’ve found that being more positive in myself has made me more positive in general, with regards to work, my relationships and my general happiness has increased astronomically.  

MAKE MEMORIES AND TAKE PHOTOS
This was another resolution I made last year and I kept up the premise and filled pages upon pages with photos and memories, all ready to look back on whenever I fancy. I’m going to carry on doing this, giving my future family the opportunity to look back at the things I did when I was younger if they so wish.

APPRECIATE EVERYONE AROUND ME
It’s so easy to forget how lucky you are to have amazing friends and family around you, and even easier to take everything they do for you for granted. One of my resolutions for 2018 is to show everyone just how much I appreciate them and remind myself just how lucky I am to have a loving environment surrounding me.

UPDATE MY BLOG MUCH MORE REGULARLY
I think it’s fair to say that I’ve let myself go a little bit with regards to blogging and it’s made me incredibly sad to think that something I’ve worked so hard on over the last few years has just gone to pot so quickly. A (realistic) target for me for 2018 is to attempt to blog at least once a week. Getting back on track won’t be easy but a little bit of effort on my part will have fantastic rewards.

SAVE, SAVE, SAVE
As always, I’m saving up for the year. I have lovely things planned and I’m still putting money aside, bit by bit, so I can make a move and buy a house but I’d also love a summer holiday with my boyfriend and a few weekend trips as the year goes on. Travel is my favourite thing to do of all and being sensible with my money means that going away will be as frequent as it used to be!


What are your 2018 Resolutions?


Wednesday, 4 January 2017

Life: Kicking 2017's butt one goal at a time

Life: Kicking 2017's butt one goal at a time
Wednesday, 4 January 2017
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2017 life goals


VISIT NEW CITIES & REVISIT SOME OF MY FAVOURITES.
It’s been a few years now since I lived in France, and I’m starting to get that travel bug again. A few days ago, I booked to go and see a few of my friends in Paris for the weekend. I also have the intention of taking full advantage of my passport and visiting as many new cities as I possibly can. I went on to book more flights out to France yesterday, spur of the moment – I’m enjoying the more spontaneous side to me that 2017 seems to have brought out.

READ 52 BOOKS.
In 2016, I managed 53 books, all the while teaching, working another part-time job and blogging. I’m not sure how I managed it; the summer holidays definitely helped matters but I’m hoping to get as many under my belt this year. I’ve got off to a pretty bad start- I haven’t read a single page so far. I know we’re only 4 days into the year but it feels like I'm slacking already! 

MAKE MEMORIES.
This one’s a pretty vague one, but what I mean by this is to take pictures, scrapbook, write down amazing things that happen to me. I’ll be utilising my blog and Instagram for most of this but I’ve also just bought myself one of those little portable mobile printers. I was tempted by the polaroid cameras but I’m not sure I trust other people to take decent pictures so the idea of taking them on my phone/camera first and then printing them out appeals to me a lot more.

SAVE UP ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY A HOUSE.
This morning, I set up an ISA for my mortgage savings. I had a little chat with a mortgage adviser over Christmas and got some amazing advice as to how to go about buying my first home. I have a lot of work to do but I’m very, very happy with the advice she gave me and am really looking forward to getting the money saved and starting to look at finding a little place to call my own.

BE MORE CREATIVE.
I’ve already got my creative head on this month, making little cards for my aunties and a birthday card for my friend. I’ve made a few prints for my flat, to make it a little bit homelier as well. I’m enjoying taking photographs of my travels and my day to day life – I’m thinking of collaging these photos and making a print for my bedroom as the walls in there are looking pretty bare.

REACH 2000 INSTAGRAM AND 3000 TWITTER FOLLOWERS.
This one’s a bit ambitious, particularly where Twitter is concerned but hey, God loves a trier. My followers are growing on a daily basis but not quite to this extent yet. Hopefully I’ll continue putting out blog posts and you guys will keep on reading my posts: that really is all I can ask for.


What are your 2017 goals? Please let me know! 


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Monday, 7 December 2015

Life: December Goals

Life: December Goals
Monday, 7 December 2015
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Can anyone believe that it’s already December? I’m SUPER busy at the moment with final deadlines, celebrating with my boyfriend and getting my Christmas shopping all finished but I’m hoping to have the chance to complete a few of my monthly goals this month! They are… 

1. Get all of my work, revision and assignments finished and the ones which are due after the holidays started so I can have a few days off over the festive period! It’ll be nice to sit down between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day and not feel too guilty about enjoying myself instead of working. 
2. Start to blog more regularly again. Uni has really got the better of me over the last few weeks and the last thing I want to do when I’m home after a day of working is sit down and write even more. I’m getting back into it a little bit at the moment so I’m hoping to post a little bit more consistently this month. 
3. Reach 800 twitter followers! This one’s a little bit of a silly one because I don’t really concern myself with figures and statistics but I would like to have a few more followers and get my writing out there a little bit more. I really love working with brands so I feel like more exposure will allow me more opportunities to do this.
4. Make a full Christmas dinner all by myself! I’ve cooked roasts before obviously but I’ve never had the responsibility of cooking a turkey so that’ll be a bit of a challenge for me. I’m excited for pigs in blankets as well, of course! 
5. Complete my Goodreads challenge. This one’s looking ridiculously unlikely at the moment as I’m so behind on my reading but I’m hoping a few days of solid reading over the holidays will push me over the finish line. Wish me luck! 

What are your targets for the month ahead? Let me know down in the comments!