1. Have a better Christmas
Last year wasn't exactly the Christmas I had hoped for and it kind of put a downer on things. So on boxing day, I told myself that I wouldn't let that happen again. I plan to do everything in my power to make my 2017 one of the best I've ever had. Since I was a tiny tot Christmas has always been a magical and the most wonderful time of the year, so I want to bring that gleeful feeling back in full force.
2. Draw everyday
I have been a lover of art and creating things for as long as I remember and since completing studying fine art I've sort of let myself go in that respect. Casey Neistat pushed himself to create a film everyday to push himself out a creative rut but committing to creating something everyday. And whilst I can't commit to daily vlogging, I feel as though daily drawing is within my stride. Hopefully it will help me improve my dormant skills and push me to have style of my own since I've recently got into illustration lately.
3. Read more, at least one book a month
I am forever trying to compel myself to read more, and whilst I have, it's not been enough I think. So I've been building up a wishlist, stocked up on some books and will try to take it in month at a time. The books I've currently got on the go are; Diary of A Teenage Girl by Phoebe Glockner, Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler and A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. I'm hoping that book reviews will become a regular part of my content both here on my blog as well as my channel. I also want to step up my reading around architecture, since I study it and university and architectural theory is a genuine interest of mine.
4. Make more of an effort with friends
I've been so fortunate to meet and connect with some great people in my life and I want to make and effort to cherish those relationships more. Sometimes I feel like I'm usually the instigator of some reunions, but I need to put pettiness aside and just make and effort to spend some time in the company of valued by estranged friends. Friends are important and it's very easy to lose sight of that.
5. Be kinder to myself
2016 for the most part was okay, but I feel like I wasn't the kindest I could've been to myself. And so it's time I started treating myself better. I definitely neglected my health both physically and mentally, so I need to take a step back, be self-devoted and look after me. It's okay to be selfish at times, because if I don't look out for myself, how can I expect anyone else to? The self-depreciation & loathing needs to stop and I just need to choose to love myself above all else.
6. Exercise for the right reason
I have come to accept that I will never be a flat bellied, size 8, muscle machine. It's just not on the cards for me. And having aesthetics at the forefront of my motivation for exercise just isn't plausible. That slim, covergirl look that seems to be what I feel pressured to strive for isn't me. I am naturally, larger and full figured than most and whilst I need to reign it in a bit I have to realise that the end goal should not be to look a certain way but to be and feel healthier. Health should be my main motivation, not appearances because they are transient and health is worth so much more.
7. Being open to trying new things
Now this doesn't mean absolutely anything and everything. I can be a somewhat neurotic and introverted person and this holds me back from taking the plunge and gaining new experiences. I can be racked full of anxious feelings and often talk myself out of things I want to do. Basically I just need to say to things more. I also want to take more initiative to adventure and explore more in my own convoluted way.
8. Be more responsible
As of Sunday January 22nd I will be embarking on a new chapter of my life, my twenties and this marks the point at which I am a child no more. I just want to become a smart, responsible, independent individual that people can depend on, trust and hold accountable. I want to make a proper go f a adulting and look back at the end of the new year, smug with the content that the formerly new 20 year old me has grasped adulthood but with a childlike twinkle in her eyes.
9. Write more
I have always had an inherent love for writing, hence this blog, but I've a real hankering for poetry. I have written sporadically over the year past, but would like to commit to writings some on a weekly basis. Whilst I just write what comes to me I hope I will be able to develop a real knack for writing that is calculated, well composed and somewhat brilliant at times. I find writing incredibly cathartic and think it's such a healthy thing to do. I tried to keep a daily journal but I think that doing it this way will make the process much less forced and wonderful for my mental health. I also want to start writing people letters more. I am very much an old soul in some ways and there's nothing like taking the time to write and send something analogue and take a breather from the a digital world we are consumed by.
10. Do more of what I love
I want to indulge myself more. I love film but hardly get out to the cinema, I love beauty and should treat myself to a pamper every now and then. I love blogging and YouTube and need to make time to do more of what makes me happy, whatever that maybe.
Thanks so much for reading,
Margaret xXx
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