These types of posts and videos have never appealed to me in
the past because to me New Years feels like nothing more than the passing of
time, just like any other day. However last night after catching up on a whole
host of resolution style videos and blog posts, namely, of which Essie’s from
essiebutton, I realised that using the New Year to focus some self improvement
techniques in no bad thing.
In the last few months of 2014 I had already made quite a
few changes in my life, and I aim to continue those into 2015. Most of these
come about because of me moving into my first house without my parents, which
means the cooking, cleaning, house running can no longer be left to mum and
dad!
When setting these aims it was really important to me to set
ones which I believe are realistic. As although it would nice to say that I was
going to give up chocolate and watch less TV, it makes no sense to be to set
goals which I already know I will not achieve. So instead here are my five 2015
New Year resolutions:
Eat Better – thought I would start with the most
obvious, and the one that you can probably find on almost everyone’s New Year
resolutions. Having said this, this year I do truly want to continue what I had
started at the end of last year, which is incorporating more , fresh food into
my diet and cutting back on processed, readymade meals. To me this resolution
is not about not eating the things that I enjoy, like cheese, no way am I
cutting out my love of brie! But what it means is that where I can eat healthier
alternatives I will, for example swapping potatoes for sweet potatoes and
reducing the amount of meat I eat.
Waking up Earlier – I love sleep, along with
eating and Vampire Diaries, it is up there with my favourite things ever.
However when I am sleeping in until mid morning, this is a result of laziness
rather than a love of sleep. During the week when I have lectures and seminars
to attend, I think I need to set a target of being up and out of bed by 8:30 at
the latest, which compared to the time I had to get up for school should be no
difficult task. By waking up earlier, it means I can actually start my day at a
reasonable time rather than only being ready to face the world by lunchtime!
Save then Spend – I have a very bad habit of
spending money that is not necessarily always being replaced in my bank
account. As in, the money going out of the account, is not the same as the
money going back in on payday. I am lucky enough I have a part time job, which
means I do have a cash flow coming into my bank, but that does not entitle me
to spend whenever I want. So my plan for this year is to be more sensible about
money, meaning during the month I spend when I need to. And then on payday at
the end of the month, allowing myself to fulfil by shopaholic addiction and
treating myself to a more #feelingspendy purchase.
Work Play Balance – this is something which I
feel strongly about, and has also become increasingly difficult in recent
months. For those of you who don’t know, I am currently in my second year at university,
so therefore workload is fairly heavy, which results in a lot of time spent in
the library. Whilst I treat my studies as my number one priority, I also know
how important it is to take time to chill and distress. Whether this is taking
time to myself to catch up on Pretty Little Liars, or hanging out with my
friends, this is time that I have to balance out with my workload. Last year I
fluctuated from one extreme to the other becoming somewhat of a hermit in my
corner in the library at one point, to going out multiple times a week, so my
aim for 2015 is to find a happy medium between the two.
Take More Chances – saying yes to things has
always been a massively problem of mine whether that be because of shyness or
laziness. But increasingly it is becoming more obvious to me the hundreds of
opportunities and experiences you miss out on when you fail to say yes to the
right things. So to conclude my resolutions for 2015, I want to, in the words
of my spirit animal Taylor Swift become more Fearless.
I realise that none of these resolutions are particularly
groundbreaking or revolutionary, however I do feel that with these small five
guidelines in mind I can hopefully use 2015 as a year to change and improve
some things about myself. And hopefully I will be able to report throughout the
year and then in 2016 how successful I have been.
Thank you for reading, and Happy belated New Year!
B xx
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