I know I'm already pretty late to the party, the idea of making New Year Resolutions is that you make them on the 1st of Jan and continue them throughout the year but as I was very busy with work, aka Gossip Girl, I didn't really even think about it until now. Every year I make a few half-hearted resolutions and successfully break them within a week, as do the majority of the population. I was going to write a blog post about WHY we feel the need to write resolutions, maybe I will- haven't fully decided yet. However this year I am determined to really put some effort into making these resolutions a success- none of mine are unreachable, although some will really test me at times so a lot more willpower and energy will be needed!
Here listed below are some of my Resolutions for 2015:
- Get into a proper eating routine and lose some weight.
I have the most awful diet, for the majority of 2014 I didn't really have 'meals' as such, I just snacked on crappy, junk food when I was hungry which did me absolutely no favours and as a result I gained a bit more weight. I'm never going to be a size 6 but I am slightly overweight now which makes me feel uncomfortable and unconfident at social events, surrounded by my much slimmer friends. Losing weight will help my confidence and self esteem as well as having a more healthy lifestyle.
-Have more faith in myself and don't allow others to put me down.
I'm a pretty open person so if someone upsets me then they will most likely know about it. However, I feel like some of 2014 I felt really, really crappy as I allowed other people to undermine me and insult me which they justified because we were 'friends'. I know who my real friends are and they would never knowingly make me upset and having people in my life who don't add anything, just make me doubt myself is pointless.
- Try and keep my room tidy.
It sounds simple but as I naturally messy person my room is usually a tip. Having it so messy makes me even more disorganised and stresses me out, but I am either too lazy or seemingly incapable of keeping a tidy room. I'm going to make a real effort to make my room a tidy, calm place- it will definitely help me in the hectic exam period to come!
- Concentrate on my studies more and stop procrastinating as much
I am literally the procrastination queen- I will do anything to avoid doing work which inevitably ends up with me having to do LOADS very last minute, resulting in panic, tears and less than perfect work, a nightmare for a perfectionist. A lazy perfectionist- the most frustrating thing you can be, aka me! Instead of focusing on school dramas and TV shows I need to put some real effort into my studies, I'm only going to be at school a couple of months more and then hello gap year! I will be disappointed if I don't get the grades I want so this resolution is crucial.
- Make more effort with my blog.
As someone who epically failed at attempting to write my blog last year, I am going to put a lot more time and effort into writing blog posts- beauty, lifestyle, whatever! I enjoy writing on here and I think its a good place to express my thoughts and feelings.
I'm also going to make some more effort to spend as much time as I can with friends & family and to try and be more positive. 2014 had some really good parts but a lot of that year was very difficult for me, so I'm hoping 2015 will be happier and hopefully more of a success! At the end of 2015 I'm going to review this post and hopefully I will have achieved, some, if not all, of my resolutions :)
Love, Laura x
