Showing posts with label resolution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label resolution. 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?


Tuesday, 10 January 2017

Life: Why I'm going to be living 2017 for myself and myself alone!

Life: Why I'm going to be living 2017 for myself and myself alone!
Tuesday, 10 January 2017
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Living for myself in 2017

I have a habit of putting everyone I know before myself and my own needs. I’m not necessarily saying that this is a bad thing. I’d actually even go as far as to say that it’s one of my better qualities. However, there comes a point where it all gets a bit too much and you have to start thinking of yourself and what you need, for a change.

This starts in 2017 for me.

I’m going to travel around Europe as much as I possibly can in 2017. I’ve sacrificed a lot of things over the last few years of my life; most of these things, I’m okay with. I’m not okay with the travel I’ve missed out on. A lot of it was fear of the unknown: I’m okay with the unknown, now. I have a weekend in Paris with one of my closest friends planned for the beginning of February and then a little semi-solo trip to the South of France planned for the end of the month. I’ve booked a flight out to a city on one side of France and then the Eurostar back from Paris at the end of the week with a stop off in a Southern city halfway between. That’s as far as I know so far. I’m buying a rail pass for the week, booking into the nicest looking cheap hostels I can find and praying for the bloomin’ best. I also have the opportunity to meet up with a very old, very close friend of mine who’s now living down in London. It’s been about a year since I last saw him so I’m really excited to have a much needed catch-up.

I’m going to stop saying yes to things to please others. The amount of times that I’ve done something that I don’t want to do over the last few years because SOMEONE ELSE wanted me to do it is alarming. I’m going to stop feeling guilt-tripped into taking on extra shifts when I’m exhausted after a 60-hour week. I’m going to stop agreeing to meet up with people who don’t replicate the effort that I put in. I’m going to stop feeling guilty for doing things that make me happy. 

I’m going to stop hiding my hobbies and the things that I’m good at. Until last month, very few people were even aware of the writing work that I do; work that pays a good amount each month and leaves me feeling the most fulfilled. If I achieve something worthwhile and worth sharing, I’m going to share it and stop worrying about what other people will think or say. My achievements deserve to be acknowledged and acknowledged they will be.

I’m living for me, and me alone.
That is my 2017 resolution.


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