Thoughts... | On 2017 & resolutions
I've always tried to set myself some kind of New Year's resolutions and at least attempt to stick to them. 2016 though man - what a year. I can't even remember what my resolutions for the past 12 horrendous months even were, so I'm going to take a wild guess and say that I definitely didn't stick to them.
So in thinking about what I was going to write for the blogger's clichéd resolution post, I ended up just reflecting on the past year I've had - the good and the bad (and the incredibly bad). Looking back, there are a lot of things I would change, but you can only go forward right? Here are three things that I've learnt over the past year...
Towards the end of our first semester in second year of uni, everything went tits up. And not just for me, I'd say I was hit the least on a big scale because all my close friends had something to deal with as well - sometimes it was because of me. Whether it was boys, girls, mentality, general health or work - we were all struggling. The year brought us closer together and I'm so grateful for it. So number one, I've learnt the importance of a really close group friends who I can tell just about anything to. They're the people who've seen me at my best and (maybe more often) my worst.
The second thing I've learnt is that I need to work on forgiving myself for making mistakes. I'm not entirely sure what it's supposed to feel like when you've 100% gotten over something big but I'm pretty sure I haven't felt like that at all about some things. So 2017, coinciding with my final year of uni, is a chance to make up for some of the wrongs and really wrongs.
Two wrongs make a right, right? So time for a positive reflection now! Eyebrows. They did get better. Since making more of an effort with make-up, I've grown to become reliant on filling them in. I'd never really gone near an eyebrow pencil in my first year, but using Urban Decay's Smokey Eye palette to fill them in instead does a top notch job. I cringe looking back at photos from a time when my brows were big enough to be Sarah and Sally the slugs but not shapely or thick enough to be considered 'nice'. Oh how times have changed. It may be hard to believe but I actually did achieve a drawn on arch once. The only thing is it had rained and I accidentally wiped my brows off when I dried my face. RIP.
I'm really hoping that I can make myself a better person this year, it has a lot of potential for a new start and to do things differently. And I'm aiming to go travelling once I get my degree, so as long as it all goes to plan, I could be jetting off around the world ticking off all kinds of activities on my bucket list (cheeky little plug oi oi).
So in celebration of screaming au revoir to 2016, this year I plan to:
- Work hard for my degree, including apply for more work placement schemes.
- Really work on my friendships
- Give people more compliments
- Meet new people
- Dress more stylish
- Drink 2L of water a day
- 10,000 steps a day
- Communicate better, avoid silly arguments
- Travel, travel, travel
- Take more photos and document life - photos of friends, of things, of really good food, of scenic walks and even selfies. Confidence boost yourself girl.
- Get more sleep
- Wear more hats
I guess my aim for this year was to set myself reasonable and achievable goals: they've definitely been inspired by things I've been super aware of for the past year. Perhaps even longer.
So what have you learnt from 2016, perhaps about yourself or about anything in general? I'd love to hear what your resolutions are, and what you're hoping for in 2017!
Happy New Year anyhow.
