So I haven't posted on here in ages for the sheer fact that I deliberately sought out to take pictures of my outfits/jumble sale bargains. Considering that one of my goals for this year was to post at least 50 times, yet I've posted less than 1/5th that amount, it's safe to say I've failed.
I haven't failed because I've been purposefully lazy, it's just a case of me being highly self-conscious and not wanting to have pictures of me/my outfits taken in public. Crazy I know! And if you know me in real life you'll find that pretty hard to believe as I "come across as very confident and sure of myself" but I'm really not. One of my goals for 2015 is definitely going to be to work on becoming more confident in my own skin.
I stumbled across the manifesto above when pinning religiously at 2am this morning, as you do. I really value each and every point Rachel's raised and will definitely try to incorporate them into daily life as I struggle with almost all of them anyway.
Some other goals for 2015 include:
☐ Lose two stone
- I've gained quite a bit of weight since starting at sixth form/working full-time. Although I used to row/take part in other compulsory physical exercise while at sixth form, comfort eating prevailed especially in the run up to exam season(s).
☐ Engage in a week-long phone detox from my beloved phone
- My phone is definitely like a tablet to me - the addictive kind, not your average Nexus
7 haha! A week without it will be interesting and definitely take me out of my comfort zone!
☐ Post on here at least three times a month
- 2015 is going to be a phenomenal year in terms of travel, voluntary work, me starting university... the list is endless. There will be no excuse for me not to document it here!☺
☐ Read 19 new books ~ excluding those that I have to read for my course at university
- I just don't read enough! This year I read two amazing books by Zadie Smith: On Beauty and NW - both I cannot recommend highly enough. Zadie is definitely one of my favourite authors and I can't wait to finish off reading the rest of her works. I've also got a few bestsellers knocking around my room that should have been read a while back. (I chose 19 books to read as I turn 19 next year ☺)
☐ Improve my German
- German is such a funny language to me, but I absolutely love it! Since studying it at GCSE I've flirted with the idea of improving my vocabulary and while I can ask a few funny questions such as whether you are "kaugummi kauen?" (chewing chewing gum), I'd like to be able to say a lot more!
☐ Spend 3 weeks abroad in a country/countries that I've never been to before
- I want to travel! I'm off to Valencia next week and even though I've been to Spain before - it's my first solo trip! I've never travelled somewhere alone i.e. not stayed with relatives/anyone I know so that should be interesting! I'm also looking to go to Bolivia in the Summer + my sights are set on Oz, Canada and a few other European countries too.
☐ Get another piercing
- When applying to Cambridge I jokingly said that if I got in, I'd get a nose piercing. I half-believed I wouldn't get in but half-hoped that I would so I could justify the piercing. Now that I have got in... I still haven't got my piercing haha. My mom and dad are anti-it but I've always been a little rebel. If not a nose piercing, I definitely want to get the top of my ears pierced... or I could get both!
☐ Declutter my room
- My parents, my room and I have been in a love-hate relationship for years. Each month I have a mass "tidy up" and my parents are impressed and hope that "it stays like that". But of course it never has. I've too much junk in my room - I'm definitely a hoarder, but I need to live and let go. I hope to halve the contents of my desk, wardrobes and shelves and hopefully my room will be able to stay tidy for longer than 5 minutes in future!
☐ Improve my relationship with Money
- I haven't completely fallen off of the wagon, but I've definitely relinquished my title as Queen of the Jumble to some extent! Since I've started working full-time, I've spent ferociously and lived like there's no tomorrow. Getting back in touch with my thrifty roots is something that's essential especially if I'm going to survive life as a student!
Ok so I think I've gone on enough about myself, it's almost 3.30 and I need to be up for work in just over 3 hours... eek! Excuse any typos/grammatical errors made, it is 3am after all :p
What are some of your goals for 2015? I'd really love to here all about them!
I hope 2015 is uber magical for you all!
Much love,
Liv xx
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