If I write them down that means I'll stick to them, right?
Drink more water
Start off with an easy one, I am
thee worst at drinking water or just drinking anything at all.
I can go a whole day without having anything to drink, I know how bad for me this is but I just don't get thirsty. So starting from 1st January I will be forcing myself to drink more water. I don't actually like water so maybe this isn't such an easy one butut I'll try my best
Stress Less
I don’t think this one will work,
I think if you’re a worrier then it’s so hard to just switch off and to not
worry anymore. Nothing is more annoying than when someone tells you to ‘calm
down’ or to ‘stop worrying’ as if it’s that easier to just switch off the
emotion and be calm.
I’m going to do my best not to
stress about the small things, it doesn’t matter if I’m running a bit late and
someone’s waiting to meet me, it doesn’t matter if every single traffic light I
get to is turning red. IT DOESN’T MATTER IF THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME IS
DRIVING AT 10MPH. * breathe* Maybe I’ll
take up meditating? Who knows. I’m just going to think about something happy,
sing a nice song and forget about whatever is stressing me out.
Do More
When I think about 2016 I feel
like I’ve done absolutely nothing at all. I went to Tenerife with Billy, France
with my parents and also we got engaged which were all amazing times but in
between those times, there was nothing. I haven’t come away from this year with
hundreds of wonderful memories or hundreds of pictures of adventures and happy
times and that’s what I want from 2017. I don’t want to spend my time wishing
away the months till it gets to my favourite few months of the year ( Christmas
months ) just do go through it all over again. I even felt like I didn’t enjoy
the build up to Christmas this year, I didn’t go to any light switch ons, no
Christmas pub nights, no nothing.
I want to enjoy the summer
months, go on adventures go to events and be happy not shut away in a room
24/7. Whilst some of this is my own choice I feel as though money has played a
big part in my dull year. Not feeling like I can do anything as we’re supposed
to be saving for a house. There has also been complications with work meaning I
wasn’t getting paid for months at a time which has also been a factor but
there’s always things to do that don’t involve money.
Move out
This one I want to happen more
than any of the others. Living with parents is fine but living with someone else’s parents is a different story.
Every family has their own routines and habits and when they’re so different to
your own it makes it a lot harder.
Don’t be Scared
I’m such an anxious person, the littlest
things scare me and they shouldn’t. I find things hard that any normal person
wouldn’t think twice about. It scares me to go to the hairdressers, it scares
me to drive a new route, it scares me to go into a shop I have never been into
before. I want to learn to be brave and to not have to psych myself up to do a
meaningless task.
It would be nice to be able to
walk through town without feeling like the world and it’s dog are staring at
me. The more I say YES and do things and stop being scared the easier things
will become and I hope to look back at the times when I was afraid to go into a
shop to get liquid for Billy’s vape because he’s run out and feel happy that
I’m not that person any longer.
Dress Properly
For what feels like forever I
have been stuck in a rut with clothing because of a variety of reasons. I feel
uncomfortable in clothes, it’s taken me a year to get back into wearing skinny
jeans after throwing them all away because they made my ‘pouch’ look too
obvious. I live in leggings and oversized jumpers with a coat chucked on over
the top. I work in a warehouse where
it’s just me and my mum so I have nobody to look nice for, it’s easier just to
dress comfortably and cover up. I am constantly buying clothes and giving them
away months later hardly worn as I don’t feel they look right on me, I want to
find my style and actually wear the clothes I have and not reach for the same
baggy hoody everyday.
Eat Healthy and Exercise
Finish on a resolution cliché.
I’m not someone that’s into pizzas and cheesy fatty foods but not having my own
place makes it a lot harder to avoid foods like this, its easier to accept
what’s been cooked for you rather than have to awkwardly turn it down and say
you would actually rather have a salad or a healthy meal you’ve cooked
yourself. I exercised a lot in 2014 and I felt good in clothes and was happier
with myself than I have ever been and then I gave it up and the weight piled
back on and now my tummy is getting a new roll every week it feels like. I WILL go
to the gym at least 3 times a week and I WILL eat good healthy meals.
Wish me luck!
