I don't really believe in resolutions but...
But I do believe that the new year is a good time to think about things and a great time to start making changes.
So here is a meme I found on Pinterest. Turns out it is mostly a wish list but hey, wishing shows hope. Here's to looking forwards!
~ New Year / 2014 ~
Bad habit I am going to break:
One of my major problems/bad habits is treating myself rather poorly both in mind and in neglect. I want to treat myself with more respect and hopefully do things to make myself last longer. I have realized that if I am lucky I get 40 more years. That it's not much time to do the things I have always wanted to do. Also going to try to work on my procrastination. It is a nasty one though. Cultivating motivation will help bust through it. Wonder how someone does that...
New skill I would like to learn:
There are a great many skills I would like to learn. Advanced leather working, watercolour painting from my grampa, singing a bit better, using my loom, working with silk, flower gardening in my front yard, more woodworking, jewelry making as in casting gold and working with silver, more brewing, etc...
A person I hope to be more like:
I have a long list of people I hope to be more like.
A good deed I am going to do:
I hope I can do a lot of good deeds for my friends and my family. I like making people happy. Part of that is spending time with as many people as possible so I don't miss a chance to tell them I value them and even love them. Remembering birthdays might be a good start....
A place I would like to visit:
Germany is on my to do list. But it will take almost two years to save up the money. I want to visit my aunt Helga, uncle Ernst, cousins Birget and Ernst in Töging. I want to visit my aunt Marty and uncle Barry in Munich. I will seriously need to learn some conversational german. Yes I know people there speak English but I speak with a lot of slang. I will also have to learn how to trip plan and make a list of things I need to see that doesn't take up all the time we are there!
A book I'd like to read:
I am looking forward to reading the next George RR Martin book if it gets released. I would like to get a few more books on my research list and actually study them a bit. I would also like to read a book that catches my interest but isn't just brain candy, I want to read things that inspire me....
A letter I am going to write:
I was thinking it would be cool to write a letter to my nephew every couple of years and save them for him for when he is older and might want to read them. He is almost 2 now and I have hung out with him 7 times since he was born. I love seeing how fast he grows and learns. When he starts to remember me and learn my name permanently I will believe I am being a useful part of his life.
I am going to do better at:
I have a long list. I want to do better at cutting out negativity in my life. Keeping it out of my head, keeping negative people at arms length, keeping it away from my family. This means I need to project positivity in my own behaviour and towards people I care about. I want to be better at being more thoughtful, considerate and less selfish. Trying to think of others before myself more often than not. Doing things for people as a surprise or gifting my time and energy to helping them would make me feel pretty damn good but it will be hard for me because I have always been a rather selfish person. I am going to do better about being artistic. I miss painting, drawing, and printmaking. I know if I don't use it, I will lose it. I do not want my crafts to be my only outlet for creativity. I want to be better at being friends with people. There are so many people I want to hang around with and get to know better because I think they are awesome, but my low thoughts about myself always makes me feel rather unworthy of their time so I never push for it. Maybe I should plan dates with people. Maybe I should invite people into my life...
So here is a meme I found on Pinterest. Turns out it is mostly a wish list but hey, wishing shows hope. Here's to looking forwards!
~ New Year / 2014 ~
Bad habit I am going to break:
One of my major problems/bad habits is treating myself rather poorly both in mind and in neglect. I want to treat myself with more respect and hopefully do things to make myself last longer. I have realized that if I am lucky I get 40 more years. That it's not much time to do the things I have always wanted to do. Also going to try to work on my procrastination. It is a nasty one though. Cultivating motivation will help bust through it. Wonder how someone does that...
New skill I would like to learn:
There are a great many skills I would like to learn. Advanced leather working, watercolour painting from my grampa, singing a bit better, using my loom, working with silk, flower gardening in my front yard, more woodworking, jewelry making as in casting gold and working with silver, more brewing, etc...
A person I hope to be more like:
I have a long list of people I hope to be more like.
A good deed I am going to do:
I hope I can do a lot of good deeds for my friends and my family. I like making people happy. Part of that is spending time with as many people as possible so I don't miss a chance to tell them I value them and even love them. Remembering birthdays might be a good start....
A place I would like to visit:
Germany is on my to do list. But it will take almost two years to save up the money. I want to visit my aunt Helga, uncle Ernst, cousins Birget and Ernst in Töging. I want to visit my aunt Marty and uncle Barry in Munich. I will seriously need to learn some conversational german. Yes I know people there speak English but I speak with a lot of slang. I will also have to learn how to trip plan and make a list of things I need to see that doesn't take up all the time we are there!
A book I'd like to read:
I am looking forward to reading the next George RR Martin book if it gets released. I would like to get a few more books on my research list and actually study them a bit. I would also like to read a book that catches my interest but isn't just brain candy, I want to read things that inspire me....
A letter I am going to write:
I was thinking it would be cool to write a letter to my nephew every couple of years and save them for him for when he is older and might want to read them. He is almost 2 now and I have hung out with him 7 times since he was born. I love seeing how fast he grows and learns. When he starts to remember me and learn my name permanently I will believe I am being a useful part of his life.
I am going to do better at:
I have a long list. I want to do better at cutting out negativity in my life. Keeping it out of my head, keeping negative people at arms length, keeping it away from my family. This means I need to project positivity in my own behaviour and towards people I care about. I want to be better at being more thoughtful, considerate and less selfish. Trying to think of others before myself more often than not. Doing things for people as a surprise or gifting my time and energy to helping them would make me feel pretty damn good but it will be hard for me because I have always been a rather selfish person. I am going to do better about being artistic. I miss painting, drawing, and printmaking. I know if I don't use it, I will lose it. I do not want my crafts to be my only outlet for creativity. I want to be better at being friends with people. There are so many people I want to hang around with and get to know better because I think they are awesome, but my low thoughts about myself always makes me feel rather unworthy of their time so I never push for it. Maybe I should plan dates with people. Maybe I should invite people into my life...