Why no, I don't know how to make short posts anymore.
I decided that I need to institute a new birthday tradition. New Year's resolutions shouldn't be made at New Year's. Sure, it's when the calendar changes over, and sure, there's a great support system (read: peer pressure) to achieve the goals you set when people ask what your resolutions are, but that's not the true beginning of your year. The year starts on your birthday. That's your new year. Your new year is on the day you were born. Why can't we start with a blank slate then? I've done so much growing in the past couple of years...but it'd be nice to start with a direction in which I want to grow. What should I accomplish before I turn 23? Before I graduate and set out into The Real World?
1. Keep your temper, missy. Don't rise to bait. You can be assertive and speak your mind without alienating people.
2. Learn to say 'no' without feeling guilty. You don't have to do people's homework for them. You don't have to be the one that always volunteers and always helped. You managed to pass on some things this year, but the agonizing guilt afterwards is completely unnecessary. Everyone else can say 'no' after something and still be dancing afterwards. You know what you can take on and what you can't, stick with it. Don't follow Mum's bad example.
3. But still pull your weight. Which, y'know, should work out if you're balancing things correctly and are less stressed and therefore can do all of the things you're supposed to be doing instead of other people's work. Stop making up excuses that aren't exactly true unless you really do need to bow out and take time to yourself.
4. Put yourself out there. You whine about being single, and then you stay home all weekend. You, missy, are going to go on at least one real date in the next year, and you're going to be happy about it, whether it flops or whether it's amazing. You don't really have to be the Crazy Cat Lady you keep saying you'll be.
5. Buy some real adult clothes. Hoodies can only get you so far.
6. Stop ignoring your health. 4 hours of sleep is nothing to brag about, even if the rest of RLS does it. It's terrible. You're going to die young. Stop it. Exercise, sleep, and stop eating the fries at Vanier. Nap after duty shifts.
7. Job search. Not in May when you've graduated and are sitting in Haliburton in your pyjamas. The time to start is now. Or, well, September. You could at least find a few organizations you wouldn't mind working at, or truly decide to teach English abroad for awhile instead.
8. Be nice to your family. Things may get tense, and everyone may be at their wit's end at times, but you really ought to respect them as people and maybe they'll do the same.
9. Do things that help you grow in the direction you want to grow. Like reading a worthwhile book instead of junky TV shows, or instead of picking up another chick flick. Develop some morals and show them through your actions. You're a role model, kiddo.
10. Keep a check on this list and update accordingly. :)
I like it.
Low-key evening tonight- Mum just walked in with Chinese food, and then we're watching Gilmore Girls season 3 and drinking Pina Coladas. I think I might miss birthdays at home in the future. I may not have wild parties or anything, but it's relaxing and comfortable.
22, here we come.
1. Keep your temper, missy. Don't rise to bait. You can be assertive and speak your mind without alienating people.
2. Learn to say 'no' without feeling guilty. You don't have to do people's homework for them. You don't have to be the one that always volunteers and always helped. You managed to pass on some things this year, but the agonizing guilt afterwards is completely unnecessary. Everyone else can say 'no' after something and still be dancing afterwards. You know what you can take on and what you can't, stick with it. Don't follow Mum's bad example.
3. But still pull your weight. Which, y'know, should work out if you're balancing things correctly and are less stressed and therefore can do all of the things you're supposed to be doing instead of other people's work. Stop making up excuses that aren't exactly true unless you really do need to bow out and take time to yourself.
4. Put yourself out there. You whine about being single, and then you stay home all weekend. You, missy, are going to go on at least one real date in the next year, and you're going to be happy about it, whether it flops or whether it's amazing. You don't really have to be the Crazy Cat Lady you keep saying you'll be.
5. Buy some real adult clothes. Hoodies can only get you so far.
6. Stop ignoring your health. 4 hours of sleep is nothing to brag about, even if the rest of RLS does it. It's terrible. You're going to die young. Stop it. Exercise, sleep, and stop eating the fries at Vanier. Nap after duty shifts.
7. Job search. Not in May when you've graduated and are sitting in Haliburton in your pyjamas. The time to start is now. Or, well, September. You could at least find a few organizations you wouldn't mind working at, or truly decide to teach English abroad for awhile instead.
8. Be nice to your family. Things may get tense, and everyone may be at their wit's end at times, but you really ought to respect them as people and maybe they'll do the same.
9. Do things that help you grow in the direction you want to grow. Like reading a worthwhile book instead of junky TV shows, or instead of picking up another chick flick. Develop some morals and show them through your actions. You're a role model, kiddo.
10. Keep a check on this list and update accordingly. :)
I like it.
Low-key evening tonight- Mum just walked in with Chinese food, and then we're watching Gilmore Girls season 3 and drinking Pina Coladas. I think I might miss birthdays at home in the future. I may not have wild parties or anything, but it's relaxing and comfortable.
22, here we come.