New year New you ?So we only have a few more days left of 2017 ( I’m pretty sure I was only tu
New year New you ?So we only have a few more days left of 2017 ( I’m pretty sure I was only turning 23 a few days ago). Where has the time gone ? With the new year comes new years resolutions,but is the saying “new year new you” really realistic. We all have those friends or know of people whos number 1 goal come January is to loose weight , burn off all those bucksfizzs, mince pies and chocolates. But really how realistic it this? Surely if you wanted to loose weight so much you would wait until January to do this.So instead of new years resolutions why cant this be the start of self improvements instead of one main goal. What i’ve learnt over the past few years are that if you have yourself too focus on one main goal that you end up destroying your self esteem , you pick yourself apart until there’s nothing left but the feeling of emptiness. Small steps towards self improvement means higher self esteem , more likely to achieve things and you end up becoming a stronger person. So for 2018 my main self improvements that I want to achieve both professional and personally are…..1.Take better care of my finance. I must admit that rarely keep receipts , I rarely look at my online banking (other than when I’ve been paid) so if anyone took £100 without me knowing I wouldn’t have a clue which is really bad I know. Over the last year I’ve tried numerous of times to set budgets and spreadsheets with in comings and out goings but I give up too easily or get easily distracted. The plan for 2018 is to start keeping receipts and go through them against my bank statement at the end of each month ( a little tip I got from mother bear). I know its just easier to ignore and be oblivious to my money, you know ignorance is bliss and all that. But its just another stress factor in my life that I dont need , I feel like if I get on top of my money I’ll fee a bit more organised (I’m getting onto that point next). It also means making sure I know how much I have to pay off my staff card before my bill comes.2. Be organised. This means on the 1st of Jan my calendar will go up and every important date (payday) will be marked and as soon as I know another important it will be written in ASAP . This year my memory is awful so I’ve been double booked on quite a few occasions and as well if I go back to uni this year I need to make sure it will be stress free as possible especially as my course is a pretty full on course.3. “Say yes” more. Say yes to shifts at work , say yes to trying new things , say yes to new opportunities. We only have one life , am I going to say one day “I wish I did X” you’ll never know by saying yes you can flip your life 180. This leads on to NO. 44.Move on job wise. I know I’m only 23 but I’m not getting any younger . I’ve come to realise that retail isn’t for me its not what I want to do for the rest of my life and at this moment in time I feel stuck in my job , if I don’t make the move now I don’t think I’ll ever will. But that means interviews……. something I dread , I guess it’s a fake it till you make it kind of thing.5.Keep in contact more. I’ve met some AMAZING people over the years and the majority of them live in different cities so it’s easy for me to loose contact with them and its something I don’t want to happen. These people have supported me so much over the last few difficult years, all of them I’ve met not in the normal way but I wouldn’t have changed it for the world, I would go to say they are my best friends and the only stable friendships I’ve had. So even if it means travelling hours away to meet so be it. (You guys know who you are x). Friendship isn’t about how often you see someone its how much of an effort you make, its a simple “hope things are ok” now and again to check in with them.6. Keep up with my skin care. I’ll admit it I’m not one for skincare. I’m a leave your make up over night kind of girl and i know its awful to do but especially if I’ve been on the late at work and I’m up again early I just don’t find the motivation but my skin isn’t getting any better and I still have the skin of a 15 year old going through puberty not an attractive look when all your friends have glowing skin.So lets see next year how many I’ve managed to have kept up with.And to the rest of you “May the last day of 2017 be the plot twist you wanted” -- source link