I like New Year’s Resolutions. I like making plans, goals help me focus and reflecting on my achievements helps me grow.
For this reason every year I make resolutions. Some will be specific with a certain achievement in mind at the end, others will be more ambiguous, more about my personal development. I enjoy making them and I love striving to be successful in each one. By writing my goals on my blog, I am opening up to you my readers, it isn’t so much about being held more accountable, it’s more about sharing with you my aims, my hopes and dreams. I know that I can succeed. And I know that you fantastic people will help me and for that I am grateful 
So here they are, I am pleased with my ideas:
- Eat healthily – cook healthy dinners, 3 square meals a day and one snack, fresh produce, more protein, good quality food and get back to my happy body.
- Exercise more – get to the gym and strength train weekly. Build up the workouts; do them more and more often.
- Work hard. Do my reading and work as early as I can. Get a good mark at the end of my first year.
- Find a way of doing more that I enjoy – join the university choir, do more with friends, make new friends, cook more, try pilates and yoga, maybe even join a new society.
- Care more for my appearance. Buy new clothes, stylish and sexy clothes. Try new things with my hair. Buy nice makeup.
- Go to church more often. Pray. Spend time reflecting. Be more active in the church and the Catholic society.
- Procrastinate less in my life: spend less time on the internet needlessly, watch less TV, do more, be more proactive.
- Read more. Write more. Blog more. Devote my time to words.
- Treasure, appreciate and cherish my loved ones. Strengthen my relationship with my friends. Stay close to my family. Love Tom with all of my heart.
- Fight the pain. Stay strong, refuse to give up.
- Improve my self confidence. Find my own feet, my independence. Be a better person. Volunteer. Try hard at everything.
- Find a way to happiness, whatever that may be. Don’t give up on myself.
Everyone always says things like “this is the year” and it has become a bit of a cliche. Life always gets in the way of exact goals anyway, you never what is going to get thrown at you that might change your goals or even your outlook on life. But I like making these resolutions anyway because it is positive and motivating to have something to work towards. And this year actually might be the year that I finally manage to overcome some of my issues, I might actually end the year feeling happy. For now 2012 could bring anything, you never know, it be the start of a stronger me…
What do you think of my resolutions?
Have you made any?
What is your main aim for the year?
Sophie x
Lovely goals, especially the one to keep fighting the pain and refusing to give up. if anyone can do that, you can!
Less procrastination is my goal too. I really need to work on this.
Happy new year xxx
Thank you so much for this comment, I’m really touched!
Procrastination is such a pain but it’s so hard to not to get distracted! But we can beat it!!
Happy 2012 lovely
Good luck with your resolutions! I want to exercise more and work harder in school. That view is so beautiful! And I hope you have a very Happy New Year!
Thank you
I’m sure you’ll be able to succeed in all of your goals!
Wishing you a wonderful New Year too!
this made me smile. wonderful and inspiring resolutions!
I’m glad you enjoyed it
You make me smile too!
I think your resolutions are great… and varied too which is important! I am totally with you on #11… I mean what a fantastic goal to have
Thank you Tessa! It means a lot from you
Very strong and important resolutions! I hope you do everything in your power to achieve them. I really enjoyed this post!
I will try my best everyday!
Thank you for your kind words
I can really relate to 2,4,7,9,11.
Wishing you a great 2012! I know you’ll achieve all your goals this year!
Thank you so much Shannon!
Ah everyone procrastinates really, it’s the eternal problem with needing to study!
I hope you have a wonderful year
Happy New Year! Your resolutions look great- good luck with them!
Thank you Jemma!!
I think those are fantastic resolutions. I like your attitude – life does get in the way, but that’s no reason not to strive towards achieving something and trying to overcome obstacles.
Thank you, it means a lot to me because you have such a great attitude yourself!
I am definitely going to work really hard on my resolutions
All of your new years goals sounds great! I hope you had a wonderful new years!
Thanks Kim!
Happy 2012
Great goals. You have to really, really want to make some changes to be successful. It will be fun reading about how you meet each goal.
No resolutions for me – I’m just trying to get over the holiday back log then maybe I can look to the new year. Phew!
I definitely really really want to meet each of my goals and I’m determined to succeed!
Oh I know what you mean, the holidays can be really hectic!
Happy New Year
Your goals sound great!! I only have one, and it is simply to run more this year!
That’s a great goal and I’m sure you’ll achieve it!
Thank you, happy 2012 girl
Happy new year! Wow, you’ve made a lot of resolutions! I defo need to do nos 2, 6, & 8! xxx
I like making several as it allows me to aim high and I can never narrow down the number anyway!
I’m sure you’ll be able to achieve them
Wishing you a wonderful year!
Great goals, lady! I love the mix of general aspirations with specific goals–keep us all updated on how it’s going!
Thank you
I will definitely keep you all updated!
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