New Years Resolutions
Been thinking about this for ages (after saying i wasn't going to have any XD), though to be honest they are more like goals than resolutions. In no particular order:
1. Draw more - for the last two years i have let my art really slip by the wayside. I always felt like i had too much else to do to have the spare time to doodle. Recently i have had the desire to beging drawing again and i think my creativity is fuelled by intense emotions more than anything. My last lengthy bout of producing art was in my first year of being in London, while i was giddy from love and on a constant high from making new friends and having new experiences. So while the emotions are now on a more negative tangent, i still think that it could inspire me to draw again and that it might be a good outlet for these intense feelings aswell. I would also LOVE to be good enough to do paid commissions one day ^_^
2. Challenge my body - while weightloss is a pleasant side effect of being healthy and active, my main goal is to have a fit and healthy body and to start trying out more extreme types of exercise when the opportunities arise. I have managed to get back into my routine of working out every other day and have increased my weights (i actually bought new ones, they are all pastel lilacs, blues and greens, deliciously girly XD). At the moment i can only afford to do my home routine or go running in the country, but when money isn't such an issue i intend to take up kickboxing again, and look into things like rockclimbing, surfing, horseriding, and i'd quite like to climb a mountain too. I have a feeling that i will have to make sure my weight doesn't drop too low, i am currently at 8st 11lb (Thank you Spy =P Genuinely!) and it shows no sign of going back up again at the moment. This means i get to eat more cake! Always a good thing :)
3. Earn some decent money and replace my savings - I'm not sure yet if i am going to get a full-time salaried job, or a couple of part time shift based jobs so i can treat my regular clients from home in the evenings. Whatever i do, money is finally taking precedence over job satisfaction. The setting up costs of my business totalled almost £8000, which is about 3/4 of my inheritance (which i have used in advance XD), so while my mum says it is my money and i don't need to pay it back, i would feel happier to put back what i can incase it is needed again in the future. I would also like the security of my own little pot of savings to put towards things i want to do, without feeling like i am "borrowing".
Last time i was in London i went shopping with Mosey and she bought two pairs of trainers at the same time O_o That might seem totally normal, but i am still trying to make the trainers i bought in Japan last as i can't afford any more! XD It opened my eyes to the financial freedom i would like to experience, and that this is the time of my life where i should be able to have that instead of a failing business consuming all my money ^^;;
4. Appreciate my friends much more - the last few months have shown me how valuable good friends are, and how important it is not to underappreciate them or take them for granted. So this year i want to make a real effort to show them how much they mean to me, in all sorts of ways. From making the time to phone someone, to drawing them a picture or buying them a token of thanks, making sure i don't forget their birthdays, remembering to send xmas cards or simply just telling them more often. And with the help of having some extra money for a change, i hope to be able to visit people alot more too.
5. Visit 5 countries this year! - this one is just for fun XD At present i am going to Hong Kong and Australia, and i intend to visit Scotland and Amsterdam again during the summer. So i only need one more! (If only i could afford to gatecrash the Japan trip ^^;;)
1. Draw more - for the last two years i have let my art really slip by the wayside. I always felt like i had too much else to do to have the spare time to doodle. Recently i have had the desire to beging drawing again and i think my creativity is fuelled by intense emotions more than anything. My last lengthy bout of producing art was in my first year of being in London, while i was giddy from love and on a constant high from making new friends and having new experiences. So while the emotions are now on a more negative tangent, i still think that it could inspire me to draw again and that it might be a good outlet for these intense feelings aswell. I would also LOVE to be good enough to do paid commissions one day ^_^
2. Challenge my body - while weightloss is a pleasant side effect of being healthy and active, my main goal is to have a fit and healthy body and to start trying out more extreme types of exercise when the opportunities arise. I have managed to get back into my routine of working out every other day and have increased my weights (i actually bought new ones, they are all pastel lilacs, blues and greens, deliciously girly XD). At the moment i can only afford to do my home routine or go running in the country, but when money isn't such an issue i intend to take up kickboxing again, and look into things like rockclimbing, surfing, horseriding, and i'd quite like to climb a mountain too. I have a feeling that i will have to make sure my weight doesn't drop too low, i am currently at 8st 11lb (Thank you Spy =P Genuinely!) and it shows no sign of going back up again at the moment. This means i get to eat more cake! Always a good thing :)
3. Earn some decent money and replace my savings - I'm not sure yet if i am going to get a full-time salaried job, or a couple of part time shift based jobs so i can treat my regular clients from home in the evenings. Whatever i do, money is finally taking precedence over job satisfaction. The setting up costs of my business totalled almost £8000, which is about 3/4 of my inheritance (which i have used in advance XD), so while my mum says it is my money and i don't need to pay it back, i would feel happier to put back what i can incase it is needed again in the future. I would also like the security of my own little pot of savings to put towards things i want to do, without feeling like i am "borrowing".
Last time i was in London i went shopping with Mosey and she bought two pairs of trainers at the same time O_o That might seem totally normal, but i am still trying to make the trainers i bought in Japan last as i can't afford any more! XD It opened my eyes to the financial freedom i would like to experience, and that this is the time of my life where i should be able to have that instead of a failing business consuming all my money ^^;;
4. Appreciate my friends much more - the last few months have shown me how valuable good friends are, and how important it is not to underappreciate them or take them for granted. So this year i want to make a real effort to show them how much they mean to me, in all sorts of ways. From making the time to phone someone, to drawing them a picture or buying them a token of thanks, making sure i don't forget their birthdays, remembering to send xmas cards or simply just telling them more often. And with the help of having some extra money for a change, i hope to be able to visit people alot more too.
5. Visit 5 countries this year! - this one is just for fun XD At present i am going to Hong Kong and Australia, and i intend to visit Scotland and Amsterdam again during the summer. So i only need one more! (If only i could afford to gatecrash the Japan trip ^^;;)